Ali Jafar@ali_jafar329

**Autonomy when you want it, Control when you need it, Billing infrastructure for AI agents** AgentInvoice is a dual-mode agentic invoicing and escrow system designed for the next generation of autonomous commerce on Arc. It enables AI agents and humans to create, approve, escrow, and settle USDC invoices securely using trustless smart contracts and Circle infrastructure. The core innovation of AgentInvoice is its dual-mode payment architecture. In Autonomous Mode, AI agents can independently negotiate terms, generate invoices, lock USDC into escrow, and release payments once predefined conditions are met — without human intervention. This is ideal for agent-to-agent commerce, API monetization, and automated service marketplaces. In Manual Mode, enterprises and users can require human approval before escrow funding or release, providing compliance, safety, and governance while still leveraging the same on-chain infrastructure. AgentInvoice uses USDC as the settlement asset and executes all transactions on Arc, ensuring deterministic finality, transparent verification, and predictable fees. Smart contract escrow guarantees trustless execution, automatic refunds, and deadline-based releases. To support adoption, AgentInvoice includes a developer-first toolkit: SDK for integrating agentic billing into applications REST APIs for invoice creation, escrow management, and settlement CLI tools for developers and operators Monitoring dashboards for invoice and escrow lifecycle tracking This allows builders to easily add agentic payments to AI systems while giving enterprises the controls they need to safely adopt autonomous workflows. AgentInvoice bridges the gap between fully autonomous AI commerce and real-world business requirements, making agentic payments practical, secure, and production-ready.

The SME Loan Risk Meta-Validator is an end-to-end intelligent workflow designed to streamline and modernize SME credit assessment. It automatically ingests loan applications from spreadsheets, portals, and supporting documents, then extracts and normalizes key information using OCR and AI-driven field extraction. The system enriches each application with external credit bureau and sanctions screening data, evaluates data quality and consistency, and applies transparent rule-based checks to enforce lending policies. For eligible cases, an AI risk model produces nuanced risk and eligibility scores, which are combined with rules to determine whether to auto-approve, auto-reject, or escalate for human review. An agentic policy reviewer ensures alignment with credit policies, fairness guidelines, and regulatory expectations. Every application generates a complete audit artifact—including inputs, risk reasoning, rules fired, and review actions—providing full traceability for risk teams and regulators. This workflow improves decision accuracy, reduces manual workload, ensures compliance, and delivers a scalable, consistent framework for SME lending.

LifeOps – Personal Decision Assistant is a modern AI-powered web application designed to help users tackle everyday decision fatigue. Whether it’s choosing what to cook, deciding on a purchase, or prioritizing tasks, LifeOps provides structured, intelligent guidance. Using GPT-5’s advanced reasoning capabilities, the system engages users in a conversational flow by first asking clarifying questions to better understand their context, constraints, and preferences. It then generates multiple options, analyzes each with pros and cons, and delivers a final personalized recommendation supported by clear reasoning. LifeOps transforms everyday choices into confident decisions, blending practicality, transparency, and user-centric AI assistance.

Grab your ideas, spin up compute, and start building what’s next! Start with $100 in AMD Developer Cloud credits and begin building right away. Get access to hands-on tutorials, workshops, and curated learning resources to help you build faster and go further. To unlock credits and join the hackathon, sign up for the AMD AI Developer Program. 🤝 Go solo or team up — ship something real. 💰 $10,000 prize pool up & 1 × AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700 GPU for grabs. 📍 On-site Venue (May 9-10): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 📍On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑‍💻 Developers, builders, and innovators - bring your boldest ideas and let’s turn them into real AI systems on AMD.

In this hybrid hackathon powered by Arc, developers will build the next generation of agentic commerce systems using Arc with USDC. Explore a world where AI agents and web services can pay for APIs, data, compute, and content in dynamic, usage-based ways, while Arc provides stablecoin-native settlement with predictable USDC fees and deterministic, sub-second finality. This hackathon is supported by Google & Google DeepMind, with a dedicated challenge and $40,000 in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) credits awarded for the best use of Gemini models and Google AI Studio. 📅 January 9 – 24, 2026 • Jan 9 – 23 (Online Phase) – Collaborate and build online with developers and AI innovators from around the world. All projects must be submitted by the end of the online phase on January 23rd. • Jan 23 (On‑site Build Day – San Francisco, CA) – Selected participants will be invited to an exclusive in‑person session to refine their projects and connect directly with mentors. • Jan 24 (On‑site Demos & Awards – San Francisco, CA) – Live pitching sessions to a panel of judges and ecosystem partners, followed by the official winner announcement. Get guidance from Arc and Circle experts through on-site support. 📍 On-site Venue (Jan 23–24): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 🤝 Go solo or team up, it's your flow. 🏆Compete for $50,000 in USDC & GCP Credits. 📍 On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now - sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!

Leverage Orchestrate’s digital skills to design solutions that automate repetitive tasks, orchestrate workflows across tools, and empower employees to focus on high-value work. ⏳ Complete your project in just 48 hours and showcase your innovation. 🚀 Gain hands-on experience building with IBM watsonx Orchestrate. 💡 Develop practical AI agents that reshape the way teams and organizations operate. ⭐ Learn directly from experts who will support you throughout the event. 🤝 Team up or work independently to bring your vision to life. 💰 Prizes: $10,000 🧑🏻‍💻 Sign up before the Kick-Off Stream and start shaping the future with IBM watsonx Orchestrate!

Join the next edition of our flagship AI hackathon — now featuring Google, AppliedAI, and Qdrant as official partners, with over $45,500 in prizes and exclusive partner challenges. After an incredible launch earlier this year, we’re back with the next edition of our AI hackathon series leading up to the /function1 AI Conference & Exhibition in Dubai. Tap into the power of AI to innovate, build, and take your AI skills to the next level in this high-impact hybrid experience. 📅November 14–19, 2025 • Nov 14–18: Collaborate and build online with AI enthusiasts from around the world. All projects must be submitted by end of day on November 18 • Nov 18 (Dubai): An exclusive on-site build day at Festival Arena Dubai for selected participants. • Nov 19 (Dubai): Live on-stage pitching & winners announcement at the /function1 Conference. 🌟 Get support from expert mentors throughout. 👥 Go solo or team up. 📍 Please note: On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation will not be covered for selected participants. Further details will be shared with those accepted. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now—sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!