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💡 Inspiration

Across Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets, over 44 million informal micro-merchants (Dukas, Boda operators, kiosk vendors) drive 80% of employment but face a crippling $330B credit gap. Traditional financial institutions reject them because they lack formal credit histories and bank statements. We built AegisFi to turn raw, informal mobile money cashflows (M-Pesa) into high-fidelity, institutional-grade creditworthiness in real time.

⚙️ What It Does

AegisFi is an autonomous underwriting protocol and credit intelligence engine:

  1. Tri-Agent Consensus Pipeline: Autonomous agents (Fraud Sentinel, Quant Risk Modeler, Regulatory Auditor) simultaneously evaluate transaction streams in under 50ms.
  2. Gemini AI Intelligence: Generates institutional-grade executive risk memorandums and actionable financial remediation coaching tailored for informal merchants.
  3. Emerging Market Rails: Features an offline-first Retro USSD simulator (*384#) and dual-language localization (English & Swahili) for feature-phone access.
  4. Daraja B2C Webhook & Telemetry: Simulates real-time automated fund disbursement and generates audit-ready PDF Credit Memorandums for tier-1 partner banks.

🛠️ How We Built It

  • Backend & Core Engine: Python 3.11+, FastAPI, Uvicorn, Pydantic.
  • AI Reasoning: Google Gemini API (Gemini 1.5/2.5 Flash) via native REST integration for ultra-low-latency structured reasoning.
  • Mathematical Underwriting: Sigmoid-normalized scoring matrix (300–850 scale), Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR), and cashflow volatility weighting.
  • Interface: High-density telemetry dashboard with real-time consensus visualization, USSD simulator, and cryptographic verification logs.

💪 Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Achieving sub-50ms deterministic scoring while integrating complex, multi-agent AI reasoning.
  • Designing authentic emerging-market features, including offline USSD simulation and genuine Swahili financial remediation.
  • Delivering a production-ready, institutional-grade repository with complete architectural documentation.

🔮 What's next for AegisFi

  • Deploying live integrations with Safaricom's production Daraja API sandbox.
  • Expanding on-device local SLM inference for zero-connectivity edge underwriting in remote rural areas.
  • Partnering with microfinance institutions (MFIs) across Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. ## How we built it

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What's next for AegisFi — Autonomous AI Micro-Underwriting Protocol

Built With

  • fastapi
  • google-gemini
  • pydantic
  • python
  • rest-api
  • uvicorn
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