AIFUL GROUP “aihack” Hackathon for University Students

AIFUL CORPORATION (President and CEO Mitsuhide Fukuda) held hackathon for university students for two days on March18 and March19 in Kyoto.

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. The “a i” 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).

*“Hackathon” is a term coined from “hack” and “marathon.” In one event, teams of computer programmers compete with each other by intensively devising programs and services over a given period of time on a given theme.

Date :  Wednesday, March 18 – Thursday, March 19, 2026 (2 days)

Place : Kyoto Office of AIFUL CORPORATION

Participants : *Out of the 23 qualifying teams, 8 teams from the following 9 schools have advanced to the finals.
23 Students of The University of Tokyo, Keio University, Kyushu University, The University of Electro-Communications, Yokohama City University, Kitasato University, Musashino University, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, The University of Tokyo Graduate School (8 teams)

Theme：Maximizing the AUC of Risk Prediction Model for existing Clients

The teams analyzed and developed their models using data held by AIFUL and competed for the high accuracy of the prediction model. As a result, students at The University of Electro-Communications won the grand prize.

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.

“Grand Prize-winning student with  Managing Executive Officer Fujii

Comments from the winners
Although I participated under pressure after winning the grand prize last year , I was able to enjoy the experience throughout the process . One of the unique attractions of “aihack” is the opportunity to work with real-world data; the more I learn about the industry, the more my perspective on data evolves, and I can feel my growth each time I participate. I plan to pursue a career in data analysis, and having the chance to work with raw data as a student has been an incredibly valuable experience.

“The Excellence Award-winning student with Head of Data Analytics Department 1, Kaiden

The Special Prize-winning student with respective presenters