IFSCA Announces Winners of Hackathon “Sprint03: InsureTech” under I-Sprint’21


International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), in its endeavour to support a World Class FinTech Hub at GIFT IFSC, had launched I-Sprint’21, the global FinTech Hackathon as part of InFinity Forum 2021 (https://www.infinityforum.in/). InFinity Forum is IFSCA’s flagship financial technology event, uniting the world’s leading minds in policy, business, and technology to explore and advance the biggest ideas in FinTech, and to develop those ideas into global solutions and opportunities.


“Sprint03:InsureTech” under the banner of I-Sprint’21 was launched with a focus on Insurance Sector and was hosted by IFSCA and GIFT city in collaboration with FICCI. The Partners to the Hackathon were ICICI Lombard, Max Life, iCreate, India Insure-Tech Association and Invest-India. This Hackathon was open to all eligible FinTechs from across the globe and was one of its kind being backed by a financial sector Regulator.














Name of the Entity

Problem Statement Applied for:

i

UMBO IDTech Private Limited (Riskcovry InsureTech)

Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products

ii

Livwell Asia (Singapore)

Digital Innovation for Global Health Insurance Cover

iii

GOQii Technologies Private Limited

Digital Innovation for Global Health Insurance Cover

iv

Onsurity Technologies Pvt Ltd

Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products

v

ZignSec AB (Sweden)

Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products

vi

Signzy Technologies Pvt Ltd

Development of technologies for increasing penetration, better underwriting, claims management of life/health products


After multiple rounds of assessment, the following 6 (six) applicants (4 domestic and 2 overseas) are declared winners of the InsureTechs Hackathon and are placed below in order of their ranking:


These winners of the Hackathon will be allowed direct entry into the applicable IFSCA Regulatory/Innovation Sandbox. They will receive Regulatory guidance and handholding. After successful exit from the respective Sandbox, they shall get an opportunity to set up business at GIFT IFSC.


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IFSCA issues framework for Aircraft Operating Lease

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Towards this end, IFSCA had issued a consultation paper on Draft Aircraft Leasing Regulations on December 16, 2020. Based on the interest shown by various participants and the feedback of various stakeholders received, a ‘Framework for Aircraft Operating Leases’ has been issued by IFSCA today. This will enable the aircraft operating lease business in IFSCs in India, the projected market size of which is more than USD 50 Billion.

The Circular on “Framework for Aircraft Operating Leases” has been uploaded on the IFSCA website at the URL: https://www.ifsca.gov.in/circular.