AI for Inclusive Digital Finance
A Dar es Salaam sprint on using AI to expand financial access.
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Live API rails
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Build tracks
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Prizes
What this one's about
Fintech Reloaded returned to the TemboPlus office for a sprint themed around AI for inclusive digital finance — practical prototypes that use AI to expand financial access.
Builders and operators gathered for a day of practical product building on live infrastructure: bulk SMS, mobile money payments, virtual cards, collections and bank accounts — aimed at payments, SME finance, and financial inclusion.
With mentors on the floor, teams prototyped AI-powered ideas and pitched them live to the judges.
Food and chai were provided. Prize categories were announced live at the event — the Fintech Reloaded way: no spoilers beforehand.
Inside AI for Inclusive Digital Finance
Builders, mentors and the prototypes they shipped — straight from the room.
The rails you'll build on
Live APIs for bulk SMS, mobile money, virtual cards, collections and bank accounts — pick a rail and build.
Mobile Money Payments
Collect and move money the way Tanzania actually pays — M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, Airtel Money — through live payment APIs.
Bulk SMS & Verification
Reach every phone in the room — and the country. Bulk messaging plus SMS, WhatsApp and voice OTP for signup, login and transaction checks.
Virtual Cards, Collections & Bank Accounts
Issue virtual cards, spin up virtual accounts for traceable collections, and settle to real bank accounts.
WhatsApp Commerce & AI
Meet customers where they already live. AI sales agents, catalogs, orders and checkout — all inside WhatsApp.
Credit & AI
See real incomes — formal or informal — and turn transaction data into credit decisions people can actually afford.
Cross-border Payments
Move money beyond borders: multi-currency wallets, transparent FX and global transfers for African businesses.
Prizes? Announced at the hackathon.
No leaked prize list, no spoilers. Prize categories are revealed live on the day — so build like everyone's watching, because the judges are.
How the day ran
The Fintech Reloaded format: innovate, integrate, impact.
Arrival
Doors open & kickoff
Badge pickup, chai, and a walkthrough of the live APIs you'll build on.
Teams
Find your crew
Come solo or with a team — team forming happens on the spot. Pick a rail, sketch the idea.
Build
Prototype sprint
Build with mentors and partner engineers on the floor. Food and chai provided throughout.
Demos
Pitch to the judges
Live demos, no slides. Show a working prototype and defend it in front of the judges.
Awards
Winners & prizes, announced live
Prize categories are revealed at the hackathon — never beforehand. Stick around for the announcements.
The ecosystem behind the rails
Meet the partners whose live APIs power this hackathon.
Questions? Answers.
The stuff everyone asks us in the group chat.
Registration is open. You in?
Grab your teammates (or just yourself — team forming happens on the spot) and claim a spot. Each person gets their own ticket with a unique QR code.