Square announced the winners of its Local Community Hackathon, which drew over 1,000 participants from 57 countries to build solutions using Square APIs.
•First Place: Wallaby Markets, a React Native and Firebase app bridging online and offline commerce through marketplace stall bookings and local pickups
•Second Place: Square Coupons, a Next.js/Node.js app using predictive modeling to reduce food waste by generating discount coupons tied to local charities
•Best Local Business Solution: Impact2, a Next.js crowdsourcing platform using Square OAuth and Catalog API to fund community neighborhood projects through product sales
•Best Customer Loyalty: PhotoWall, which incentivizes customers to share business photos via Square Loyalty rewards to build brand trust
•Best Seller Visibility: SquareEdge, claiming 8X more engagement than traditional catalogs through interactive virtual retail experiences built with Next.js and Square APIs
