Frequently Asked Questions

  • 1. Who can apply?
    All undergraduate students regardless of their major and year, Newly-graduated youth professionals who graduated at most 5 years ago, and All TEB customers and prospects. In addition, Technology Entrepreneurs who have Technologic Entrepreneurial Ideas can also apply TEB Entrepreneur House over the category designated for them.
  • 2. In which format should I send my ideas? Should I prepare a project document?
    You may submit your suggestions just by filling out the application form, or you may also present them by enclosing your project document to be prepared in any format you wish. We do not give you any project document template in order not to restrict your creativity
  • 3. Can I send more than one idea?
    Certainly! You can enter our competition with as many ideas/projects as you wish.
  • 4. Can I change the rewards that I won? Can I transfer them to someone else?
    Unfortunately no. The competitors cannot transfer the rights and responsibilities that are related to the prizes to the third parties partially or compeletely, and they cannot demand cash in return for the prizes or the rights related to the prizes. The waiting period for the MBA Scholarship winners is at most two enrollement periods. In case the MBA Scholarship winners are not able to enroll within two enrollment periods (due to Graduation, ALES exam results, restrictions related to their Undergraduate education, military service etc.), the TEB-BAU MBA scholarship can be transferred to the next finalist in line. In case the finalists fail to flfill the requirements related to the visa, the TEB Travel Prize can be transferred to the next finalist in line.
  • 5. What are your expectations from innovative ideas/projects or suggestions
    You may review the products and services of our Bank; and by adding your own creativity, you may generate new products and services. In addition to find out what has not been made yet, it may also be a customization of innovative products and services previously employed by different sectors to the finance sector.
  • 6. In which illustrative subjects I can convey my ideas?What might be the new business models in banking?
    - How can we differentiate services we offer via Internet, ATM and Call Center channels? What might be the novel features that we will offer?
    - Which new features can we add to TEB Credit Cards? What might be the innovative, creative credit card campaigns?
    - How might we increase the number of automatic payment users more? What might be the innovative campaigns?
    - How might we make the users prefer TEB in their MTV (Motor Vehicles Tax), OGS (Automatic Toll Collection System) and Donation payments?
    - Which novel products and services can we offer to our Private and Star Banking customers?
    - What might be the innovative services we can offer to our Corporate Banking customers?
    - What might be the innovative and creative insurance products?
    - How might we increase the number of Private Pension System participants more?
    - Which additional innovative products and services can we offer to make our customers invest their deposits at TEB?
    - How might we increase the number of our customers who hold gold deposits? What might be the innovative campaigns?
    - How might we increase the use of mutual funds more?
    - What kind of features can we add to separate TEB House Loan products from other house loans?
    - What might be the new campaigns that would differentiate TEB in the personal loans?
    - What might be the distinctive services we can offer to our wage-payment contracted customers?
    - What might be the innovative products and services for the retired people?
    - What might be the innovative products and services we can offer to specific sectors or occupational groups?
    - How might we increase the use of safety-deposit boxes?
    - How might we increase the use of Western Union?
    - How might we use the social media more effectively to promote our bank and its products?
    - How might we design our branches and ATMs differently in accordance with the needs of our customers?
    - What might be the innovative applications we can use to provide a perfect experience to our customers in our branches?
    - What might be the products, services and campaigns that will address the periodic and permanent needs of the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)?
    - What might be the new products and services in the agricultural banking?
    - Which innovative campaigns can we offer to improve the use of TEB POS?
    - What kind of innovative methods can we use for Leasing, Factoring and Fleet Rental?
    - What can we do to acquire the customers who do not work with any bank and use any banking product?
  • 7. Are there any examples of the projects being awarded in previous years?
    Example 1: TEB Display Card

    Example 2: Cash Withdrawal from ATMs via QR Code

    Example 3: TEB Practical IVR
  • 8. Why should I enter the competition?
    Your ideas are valuable to us. We are waiting for your creative ideas to put innovative products and services into practice. Besides, you may also get highly precious rewards and carrier opportunities.
    Furthermore, we are always next to the technology-focused entrepreneurs who we consider to carry our country to future. The chance to join TEB Entrepreneur House is waiting for you.
  • 9. Can I apply for more than one category?
    You can apply all categories, however the ideas should be different.
  • 10. What difference is there between the categories?
    The category where the ideas related to the banking products and services are submitted is different than the category where the technology entrepreneur ideas are conveyed. Other than that, there is no difference in terms of the competition jury, competition calendar and assessment criteria. On the other hand, the rewards would vary for each category.
  • 11. Can we enter the competition as a team?
    Certainly! You can enter the competition as a group composed of maximum 3 members. If you participate as a team, subscription of only one member shall be sufficient. You can also name the other team members in the application. Since the reward shall be given to the team, the team members shall not be awarded individually.
  • 12. If other people submit the same ideas/projects that I suggested, then what type of evaluation is made?
    In such a case, the application of the participant who first submitted and best presented his/her project shall be evaluated.
  • 13. Through which channels can I apply to the competition?
    All applications for the competition shall be received only through icatcikar.com. Applications made through the branches, call-center, email or similar channels shall not be taken into consideration.
  • 14. How many projects can be qualified for the final?
    The number of projects to be qualified for the final shall be determined by our jury members. That number may vary depending on the content of the projects being received.
  • 15. I am a TEB customer and I would like to review the products of TEB first and then submit my idea. How can I access this information?
    www.teb.com.tr/en
    0850 200 0 666