Stripe x Briefcase: AI FinTech London Hackathon

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).

⚖️ Judges

Jan Stehlik - Briefcase

Fionn O Colmain - Stripe

David Gelberg - 10 Downing Street AI Team

Dominic Hudson - AI at Meta

Akash Bajwa - Earlybird

🤝 Hosted By

Briefcase × Stripe

Sponsors: Briefcase, Stripe, Cognee

Briefcase: First AI native ledger

Stripe: Payment provider

Cognee: Open Source Memory Platform for Agents

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