RaceeyXo/Sabi

AI-powered platform that digitally onboards Nigeria's informal economy — connecting traders, artisans, and job seekers to opportunities and financial access via Squad payments. # SABI ### Intelligent Informal Economy Platform *"To know" — Nigerian Pidgin* AI-powered platform that digitally onboards Nigeria's informal economy — connecting traders, artisans, and job seekers to opportunities and financial access via Squad payments. --- Built for **Squad Hackathon 3.0** — Challenge 02: Smart Systems, The Intelligent Economy --- ## The Problem Nigeria has **40 million+ informal economy workers** — traders, artisans, gig workers — who contribute an estimated **57% of GDP** but remain financially invisible to banks, lenders, and formal employers. Not because they lack hustle. Because they lack infrastructure. - No payslip → no loan - No digital presence → no buyers beyond their street - No credit history → no formal financial services - No discoverable skill record → no formal job opportunities **Sabi fixes the infrastructure, not the people.** --- ## The Solution Sabi is a three-layer platform: ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ LAYER 1 — ONBOARDING & IDENTITY │ │ Conversational AI creates a verified economic profile │ │ + Squad virtual account on sign-up │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ LAYER 2 — MATCHING ENGINE │ │ Claude AI matches job seekers to opportunities │ │ and traders to buyers — contextually, not by keyword │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ LAYER 3 — FINANCIAL ACCESS │ │ Trust score built from real Squad transaction data. │ │ Alternative credit identity for the invisible worker. │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` --- ## Demo Flow > **Amaka** sells fabric in Balogun Market. She has been in business for 11 years. She has never had a bank loan. 1. Amaka opens Sabi and chats with the AI onboarding agent …