Stripe x Briefcase: AI FinTech London Hackathon
Thu, 15 Oct 2026, 17:15
London, United Kingdom
Free
Originally organized by Briefcase. 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) Venue: London, United Kingdom, London, England, GB. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/3k1pazop