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TechSprint registration is closing <span dir="ltr" style="text-decoration: underline;">on 20 June 2025… see </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">the following links</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">:</span></p>
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<a href="https://www.bis.org/hub/2025_g20_techsprint.htm" style="color: rgb(156, 218, 236);"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext;">https://www.bis.org/hub/2025_g20_techsprint.htm</span></a><u><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></u></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
<u><span lang="EN-GB"><span dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(156, 218, 236);">https://www.resbank.co.za/en/home/what-we-do/fintech/techsprint</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></li></ul>
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As per the organizers, “Winning this TechSprint will be a big achievement and reputational boost for any start-ups in this space and as such we would like as many high-quality start-ups as possible to apply.”</p>
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I have been asked to be a judge for the final event Nov 10/11…and I plan to accept, family and travels allowing. </p>
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I hope we will see many OIDF members and OpenId4VC implementers apply for this effort, for a global audience. :) </p>
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