Young people designed the solutions of the financial future at FinHack, organized in cooperation with Allianz Türkiye, Habitat Association and UNDP Türkiye.

FinHack: Financial Access Hackathon, which was implemented within the scope of the "Future with Finance" project carried out in partnership with Allianz Turkey, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Turkey and Habitat Association, was held at Istanbul Modern between 27-28 June. The winning teams in the event, which brought together high school students in Istanbul to develop innovative solutions on the themes of financial access and financial future, were rewarded with technology gift certificates.

FinHack: Financial Access Hackathon, organized within the scope of the Future with Finance project carried out in partnership with Allianz Turkey, Habitat Association and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Turkey, in order to spread financial literacy awareness throughout the society, was held on 27-28 June at Istanbul Modern with the intense participation of young people. At the event, which brought together high school students aged 14-19 living in Istanbul, participants developed innovative solution ideas in the fields of financial access and financial future.

Students from 46 different high schools in Istanbul applied to the program in teams of 2 and 3 people. 10 teams and 25 students selected from a total of 50 applications qualified to participate in the final program. The 10 teams invited as finalists had the opportunity to develop their projects with the support of expert mentors, as well as training on entrepreneurship, design-oriented thinking, business model development and presentation techniques for two days. The works of the students who presented their projects to the jury members on the final day; They were evaluated in line with the criteria of innovation, feasibility, sustainability, social impact and contribution to financial access.

After the jury evaluation, the winning teams were determined as follows:

BEF won the First Prize, which collects the tracking and management of all subscription payments in a single application, SAGAN - Antifreeze, which aims to minimize the financial risks faced by farmers by combining data analysis and IoT payments, won the second prize, and finally Parova, which designed an artificial intelligence-supported financial simulation and investment management tool for young people, won the third prize.

First target: Reaching 10 thousand young people

Allianz Turkey, Habitat Association and UNDP Turkey, which has reached more than 5 thousand young people so far within the scope of the Future with Finance project, continues to support the empowerment of young people in the fields of financial literacy, entrepreneurship and future skills. With the Future with Finance project, financial literacy training has been provided to 7,328 young people in 68 different provinces through face-to-face and online channels. All digital content of the project, which aims to reach 10 thousand young people in the first stage, is accessible to young people free of charge via the Allianz YouTube channel and the Habitat Association website.

About Allianz
Allianz Group, one of the world's most powerful insurance and finance groups, provides insurance and asset management services to 97 million customers with more than 156 thousand employees in approximately 70 countries. It is among the largest asset management companies in the world, with 764 billion euros managed on behalf of insurance clients, as well as approximately 2 trillion euros managed by PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors. Allianz Group, which had a total business volume of 186.9 billion euros by the end of 2025, reached an operating profit of 17.4 billion euros. Allianz Group operates in Turkey through the companies Allianz Trade, Allianz Partners and Allianz Türkiye. Allianz Turkey, which started its activities in these lands under the name of Şark Sigorta in 1923 and has the honor of celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023, as old as the Republic, has been continuing its activities as a part of the Allianz Group since 2008. Under the roof of Allianz Turkey, there are Allianz Sigorta in non-life insurance, Allianz Yaşam ve Emeklilik and Allianz Hayat ve Emeklilik companies in private pension and life insurance. Allianz Türkiye, which leads the industry in customer experience, agility, digitalization, employee engagement, sustainability and innovation; With its 2,500 employees, 12 regional directorates, more than 5,000 agencies, 1,500 bank branch channels and 9,000 contracted institutions, it works to be able to say 'Allianz is with you' to its more than 8 million customers in 81 provinces whenever they need it.Allianz Teknik, which was launched in 2019 with an investment of 35 million liras with the support of the Allianz Group, currently serves as the first and only accredited earthquake laboratory in Turkey in accordance with international accreditation standards. At the same time, together with Allianz Teknik, one of the 3 accredited institutions authorized to conduct reaction to fire tests in our country, Allianz's investments in Turkey since 2008 exceed 1 billion euros. Allianz Turkey, which has been the owner of the first and only integrated report among non-investable companies in Turkey since 2019, aims for a permanent transformation in its ecosystem while activating the transformative power of insurance for society, planet and economy, in line with the "Your Future is Safe with Allianz" strategy.