Riyadh, Sept. 29 -- Sahm Capital Financial Company ("Sahm Capital") supported The Financial Market Innovation Hackathon as a strategic partner. Organized by The Financial Academy in collaboration with the Capital Market Authority (CMA), the initiative brought together emerging talent to foster innovation and develop solutions for the Saudi capital market.

More than 500 applicants applied to this initiative, with 60 participants selected to form 12 multidisciplinary teams spanning finance, data science, design and technology. Between 6 and 10 September, the teams worked on defining problems, validating market fit and developing business models, with support from mentoring and coaching sessions. Six teams advanced to the final round, held ...