On October 4th and 5th, Jacob Andreou and Mark Schumacher, both 4th year Queen’s School of Computing students, represented Queen’s at the MasterCardN>XT Hackathon. There were teams sent from technology companies and computing schools in Canada and the United States to compete.
“MasterCard N>XT is a 2-day developer challenge to create innovative retail and commerce applications using a variety of platforms and APIs. This includes MasterCard’s Simplify Commerce platform, the Nymi, and more. The challenge brings together developers and payment professionals who have a strong understanding of the problems to be solved in industry and what consumers are asking for. By taking part in this challenge, participants have a major say in the future of retailing and a chance to compete for $30,000 in prizing.”
Our students succeeded in taking the overall first prize for the event. Congratulations Jacob and Mark on this fantastic accomplishment! We are very proud of you.
