AI-powered payment agent for Africa and Beyond. Send money using natural language, schedule recurring payments, and auto-pay bills.
# 💰 RonPay
> **Hackathon Note:** We were unable to verify ourselves from Nigeria during the testing period. Please consider this when reviewing the live demo.
> **AI-Powered Financial Freedom for Africa.** Send money, buy airtime, and pay bills using natural language within MiniPay.
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## 🌟 What is RonPay?
RonPay is an intelligent payment agent built for the next generation of mobile users in Africa. By combining the power of **Large Language Models (LLMs)** with the **Celo Blockchain**, we've removed the complexity of decentralized finance.
No more copying long wallet addresses or calculating exchange rates manually. Just tell RonPay what you want to do.
```text
You: "Buy 1000 Naira MTN airtime for 08142293610"
RonPay: "✅ Got it! I've prepared your ₦1,000 airtime purchase for 0.67 USDm. Click confirm to sign."
```
## 🚀 Key Features
### 💬 Natural Language Intelligence
Powered by **Google Gemini 2.0** and **Claude 3.5**, RonPay parses your intent instantly.
- **Multilingual**: Supports English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
- **Intent Detection**: Automatically distinguishes between P2P transfers, airtime purchases, and bill payments.
### ⚡ Instant Cross-Border Remittance
- **Mento Protocol Integration**: Uses real-time stabilized exchange rates for USDm, NGNm, KESm, BRLm, and EURm.
- **Ultra-Low Fees**: Save up to 95% compared to traditional remittance services.
- **Direct signing**: Sign and send in seconds using MiniPay's injected wallet.
### � Utility & Bill Payments
- **Airtime & Data**: Instant top-up for MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile via **Nellobytes integration**.
- **Automated Verification**: Backend validates blockchain receipts before triggering utility fulfillment.
- **Bill Auto-Pay**: (Beta) Pay for electricity and TV subscriptions using natural language commands.
### � Smart Financial Management
- **Balance Tracking**: "Check my USDm balance" or "Show me my NGNm holdings".
- **Real-time Timestamps**: Every message is tracked with …