sahil-darj/Digital-Finance-Assistant

# 🤖 AI Agent for Digital Financial Literacy – Powered by IBM Watsonx This project is an AI-powered virtual assistant developed using **IBM Watsonx Assistant**, designed to enhance digital financial literacy. It helps users understand key financial topics such as UPI, online scams, interest rates, savings, budgeting, and personal finance—especially useful for first-time digital users and students. --- ## 🌟 Features - 💬 Conversational agent built with **Watsonx Assistant** - 🌐 Answers questions on financial topics: UPI, fraud prevention, interest rates, etc. - 📚 Retrieves information from trusted government and banking sources - 🌍 Multilingual support via IBM Watson Language Translator (optional) - 📈 Potential for future integration with RAG, Watson Discovery, and live data sources --- ## 🛠️ Built With - IBM Watsonx Assistant - IBM Cloud - - [Cloud Object Storage (COS)] – For storing documents/knowledge base - - **Watsonx Assistant** – Chatbot interface --- ## 🧑‍💻 How to Set Up and Run > 📌 **No local code or installation needed**. Everything is built and deployed on **IBM Cloud**. ### Step-by-Step Instructions: 1. **Create IBM Cloud Account** Sign up at cloud.ibm.com (use Lite plan – free tier). 2. **Create a Project** - Go to ☰ (menu) → **Projects** → `Create Project` - Name: `FinanceAgent` - Region: `Dallas` (or any other) - Add **Cloud Object Storage** when prompted 3. **Create Watsonx Assistant** - Go to ☰ → **Services & APIs** → Search for "Watsonx Assistant" - Click **Create** - Choose Lite Plan - Go to the assistant dashboard and create a **new assistant** 4. **Build Your Assistant** - Add **intents** (e.g., `#UPI_Explanation`, `#Avoid_Scams`, `#Interest_Rates`) - Add **dialog nodes** to respond to each intent - Train the model using Watsonx's interface - Optionally integrate Watsonx Discovery for document-based answers 5. **Test & Deploy** - Use the built-in chat window for testing - Deploy using the **Web Chat Integration** or genera …