AI Agents in Fintech - Evening Hackathon

150 developers. One evening. Central London.

Build autonomous AI agents that handle real financial operations - agents that don't just analyse money, but move it. Ship a working prototype in three hours and demo it live to judges from Stripe, Meta, and the 10 Downing Street AI Team.

📅 Schedule

  • 5:15 PM - Doors open & registration

  • 5:45 PM - Opening: mission briefing, tracks and scoring explained

  • 6:00 PM - Hacking begins. Go solo or team up (max 4 per team)

  • 7:30 PM - 🍕 Pizza - keep building

  • 9:00 PM - Code freeze. Submit via the event page

  • 9:05 PM - Judging & finalist selection

  • 9:30 PM - Finalist demos

  • 9:50 PM - Awards

  • 10:00 PM - Close

🚀 Why Join?

  • Ship something real - walk out with a working fintech AI agent you built in one evening

  • Win £2,000 - cash prize for the overall winner

  • Stripe credits - £5k, £3k, and £1k in credits for track winners

  • Side quests - bonus prizes for creative builds beyond the main tracks

  • Meet your next co-founder - 150 of London's sharpest AI and fintech builders in one room

🎯 Tracks

Two tracks, revealed at the opening briefing. One hint: your agent will be handling real money movement - think autonomy, policy, and auditability. Plus bonus side quests for builds that go off-script.

🧑‍💻 Who Should Come?

Developers, ML engineers, and technical founders who want to build with AI agents in fintech. Come with a team of up to 4, or join solo and pair up on the night.

Bring: your laptop, a charger, and an idea (optional - tracks will spark plenty).

🤝 Hosted By

Sponsors: Briefcase, Stripe, Cognee

Briefcase: First AI native ledger

Stripe: Payment provider

Cognee: Open Source Memory Platform for Agents

⚖️ Judges

  • Jan Stehlik - Briefcase

  • Fionn O Colmain - Stripe

  • David Gelberg - 10 Downing Street AI Team

  • Dominic Hudson - AI at Meta

  • Akash Bajwa - Earlybird

Organisers: Jan Stehlik (Briefcase) & Fionn O Colmain (Stripe)