Kathmandu. Global IME Bank is going to organize the second edition of Hackathon. The second edition of the hackathon is being organized with the aim of promoting technology and innovation.
Last year, the bank organized the first edition of the AI-ML Hackathon in Nepal’s banking sector. The Bank is organizing the second edition of Global IME AI-ML Hackathon on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) from May 29-31, 2026. The competition is open to students interested in technology, startups, developers, engineers, data scientists, researchers and technology professionals. Applications can be submitted through the bank’s website till May 4, 2026.
The first edition witnessed enthusiastic participation of students, start-up operators, developers, data scientists and researchers. The bank believes that the competition was helped to promote technology-friendly students, startups, developers, engineers, data scientists, researchers, technology professionals and the development of technology-based banking services.
In addition, this hackathon will help to develop innovative services and solve potential challenges in the field of digital banking. The competition will focus on thematic areas of the competition such as The Autonomous Credit and Lending Orchestrator, Agent Fraud Detection, Multilingual Voice Banking Assistant, Sentinels of the Network – AI Driven Intusion Detection (IDS) among others. The best teams will be awarded cash prizes as well as an opportunity to collaborate with the bank.
The bank believes that this hackathon will play an important role in promoting technology-friendly financial services and encouraging innovation to make digital banking services more effective. Global IME Bank has been honored by various national and international organizations in different categories. The bank is the recipient of many prestigious awards including Bank of the Year 2014, Best Internet Bank 2016, Best Bank Nepal 2024 & 2025, Euromoney Award for Excellence 2022, 2024 & 2025, Best Bank ESG Nepal 2024, Best Employer etc.
Global IME Bank is the first commercial bank in the private sector in Nepal with branches in seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The bank has been providing its services through 352 branches, 379 ATM outlets, 147 branchless banking units, 68 extension and revenue collection counters and 3 foreign relations offices across the country.
Apart from providing banking services to Nepalese citizens, the bank has also been providing remittance services to various countries of the world. The bank has been receiving remittances from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, India, Jordan and other countries.
