AIFUL GROUP “aihack India” Hackathon for University Students for India

AIFUL Corporation (President and CEO Mitsuhide Fukuda) held hackathon for university students in India for three days on November7 and November9 in the Indian Institutes of Technology.

In order to further deepen our "coexistence with society and local communities" to realize our management philosophy of "Earn the trust of society through corporate activity based in integrity" AIFUL Group began sponsoring the hackathon "aihack" in March 2019 and have been conducting ongoing hackathons in Japan and overseas, including our first overseas hackathon in December 2021. Overseas, we have also held events at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and the Thai-Japanese Institute of Technology.

The “ai” of “aihack” has two meanings: "show interest = love" for students who will lead the future and human resources in various specialized fields, and "AI" that reminds of technology.

Through this event, we hope to deepen the understanding of our business model among talented science and technology students, increase awareness of our company, contribute to the development of sound retail finance, and help achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Date : Friday, November 7 - Sunday, November 9, 2025 (3 days)
Place : Indian Institutes of Technology Mandi
Participants : 183 Students (48 teams)
Theme : Predict the Probability of Default for the Customer in the Unsecured Loan Dataset

The teams analyzed and developed their modelsusing data held by AIFUL and competed for the high accuracy of the prediction model.
As a result, The Unplaced team won first place in the Best Team Award, and the Finja team won first place in the Best Model Award.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Finja Team　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Unplaced Team

Through "aihack" , AIFUL Group has been fostering with both domestic and international students. The "aihack" program also serves as a recruiting activity, as some of the students who participate in have become interested in AIFUL and have joined us.

Numerous students have developed an interest in AIFUL Group through their participation in "aihack Thailand." Since the launch of this international hackathon, students from top Thai universities, including 14 from Chulalongkorn University, have been recruited, totaling 17 students. Additionally, students from the Indian Institutes of Technology in India have also been hired, bringing the total number of international recruits to 33.

＜Overseas Recruitment Results＞
・2023　8 hires
・2024　11 hires
・2025　14 hires

AIFUL Group is promoting "human resource transformation" as the foundation for company growth, and in our recruitment activities, we are focusing on acquiring diverse talent regardless of attributes such as gender, nationality, or employment status, to realize the AIFUL Group's vision of "For Colorful Life."

AIFUL currently has 91 international employees from various countries including China, South Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, India, and Mongolia, who are actively contributing in fields such as Digital promotion division and Data analytics division.

We will continue our efforts through "aihack India" to contribute to the development of India scientific personnel and acquire excellent science and technology students.