Zenith Bank Zecathon 6.0 brings together developers, entrepreneurs, and visionary innovators to drive Africa's digital transformation. This flagship innovation challenge features three unique programs designed to empower startups, innovators and students to drive impact and turn bold ideas into real-world solutions.
Africa's stage for bold founders shaping the future. The 2026 edition highlights Generative AI, Agentic AI, and emerging technologies transforming industries across the continent. The program identifies, nurtures, and accelerates growth-stage startups across sectors including Fintech, AgriTech, HealthTech, ClimateTech, E-commerce, and beyond, providing continental visibility, mentorship, and growth resources.
Cash Prizes for Top 5 Finalists:
The hackathon invites developers, innovators, and designers to create cutting-edge banking solutions addressing critical challenges in the financial services sector. Designed to spark creativity, collaboration, and innovation, participants leverage emerging technologies to drive transformational impact.
Cash Prizes for Top 5 Finalists:
The Zenith Future Innovators Challenge is a flagship national innovation competition designed to identify, nurture and showcase Nigeria's brightest secondary school innovators by challenging them to develop practical, creative solutions to pressing national issues across selected priority sectors.
Cash Prizes for Top 3 Finalists (Schools):
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Program Implementation Partner
Beyond Limits is an organization dedicated to advancing innovation, leadership transformation, and business growth. With a clear mission to inspire excellence and empower communities, the company focuses on three pillars: fostering entrepreneurship development by equipping individuals with essential skills, facilitating tech ecosystem growth by connecting innovators with opportunities, and promoting leadership and digital transformation to help organizations embrace change, adopt technology, and remain competitive in today's evolving global marketplace.
Zenith Bank Plc was established in May 1990, and commenced operations in July of the same year as a commercial bank. The Bank became a public limited company on June 17, 2004 and was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on October 21, 2004 following a highly successful Initial Public Offering (IPO). Zenith Bank Plc currently has a shareholder base of more than half a million and is Nigeria's biggest bank by tier-1 capital. In 2013, the Bank listed $850 million worth of its shares at $6.80 each on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).