Paytm Ideathon 2026
🚨 Paytm Ideathon 2026, Rethinking Everyday UPI Experiences (Eligibility: Age 16 to 21).
Ever faced issues while making UPI payments and thought “there should be a better way to do this”?
This Friday, join us at the Paytm Office, Bangalore for an immersive offline ideathon where students come together to discuss, design, and pitch better digital payment experiences.
This is NOT a traditional coding hackathon.
The focus is on product thinking, creativity, problem solving, and collaboration.
The ideathon will happen in 3 fast-paced phases:
🗣️ Phase 1: Share
Discuss real payment habits, frustrations, workarounds, and everyday UPI experiences with other participants.
⚡ Phase 2: Build
Form teams at the venue and create solutions around the problems discussed.
You can build:
• Product concepts
• Wireframes
• Mockups
• Prototypes
• Pitch decks
• Lightweight demos
🎤 Phase 3: Pitch & Critique
Present your solution, receive feedback, and engage in discussions around simplicity, practicality, and user experience.
All participants receive Paytm Certifications.
🎁 Winners get Paytm merch & goodies
👀 Top-performing participants may receive exclusive hiring opportunities and recognition from Paytm
Eligibility Criteria:
Must own a smartphone Must have access to a bank account (personal or linked family account)
Must use UPI at least 3 times per week
Participants are encouraged to bring laptops required for building or designing.
Whether you’re into tech, product, design, strategy, or just love building ideas, you’re welcome.
📍 Paytm Office, Bangalore
📅 This Friday (29-05-2026)
⏰ 2:00 PM onwards
Limited participant slots.