Interac U-Innovate Challenge - First Place

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This student innovation challenge asked teams of students to imagine the future of payments in a world powered by Agentic AI, exploring how intelligent systems could make financial interactions more intuitive, secure, and human‑centred. Teams worked over nearly seven weeks to design concepts and develop pitches proposing AI‑driven tools that streamline shared expenses, personalize financial experiences, or otherwise transform how people connect and transact in a digital economy. The challenge brought together over 200 students across 88 teams Canada wide.

This individual's team placed 1st overall in the challenge.