PSB's Cybersecurity, Fraud & Artificial Intelligence Hackathon 2026

PSB's Cybersecurity, Fraud & Artificial Intelligence Hackathon 2026 is a national-level initiative by the Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, and Indian Banks Association, in collaboration with Bank of India and IIT Hyderabad. This hackathon aims to foster innovation, prototype development, and entrepreneurship in the banking sector by challenging students, dropouts, and aspiring entrepreneurs to solve real-world cybersecurity, fraud, and AI challenges. Participants will tackle problem statements related to Generative AI-based analysis of fraudulent mobile applications and AI/ML-based classification of suspicious mule accounts, with winning prototypes receiving national recognition and prizes worth up to Rs 20 Lakhs.