Sound Credit Union and University of Washington Tacoma to Host Second Annual FinTech Hackathon
Sound Credit Union (SCU) and the University of Washington Tacoma Milgard Center for Business Analytics are hosting their second annual hackathon, HuskyHack: Turning Innovation into Trust. The event will take place on October 17, 2026, at UW Tacoma and invites students from across Washington State to develop FinTech solutions aimed at improving financial confidence and user experience. The competition involves two phases with cash prizes totaling $18,000 in awards. In Phase One, participants will present initial concepts for evaluation by a panel of judges, while the top three submissions each receive $1,000. The final phase sees further refinement before judging based on technical execution and scalability. The event aims to provide students with hands-on experience in product development and entrepreneurship, fostering collaboration between academia and industry professionals.
