Hackathon Winner: Divet
Fintech Category: First Place
the prompt
Prompt: In 24 hours, create an app or a program that solves a problem in the fintech industry.
After choosing fintech as the category we wanted to compete in, my team members and I brainstormed different problems in the fintech world. The final idea we came up with allowed for multiple users to pay rent directly. It combines the useful aspects of Zelle, Splitwise, and Venmo.
Once we had our idea, we came up with wireframes. One challenge we encountered was determining a way to securely connect a user's account to their bank. We decided that we could use Plaid in this hypothetical scenario. A major decision we had to make was whether the app's UI would be 'group' based or 'bill' based. For example, if the app focused on the groups the individual was in, the home page would display the groups they are a part of first. We decided to have the main page display the bills that need to be paid instead because it is more likely for users to be in one group and have multiple bills than the other way around.
In order to better organize our thoughts, we created this diagram to know where each page should lead to.
This is what our final setup looks like. We used Figma to create this prototype. We won first place in the Fintech category with this ideation! If you would like to view a live demo, it is linked here.