PayPal AI Hackathon 2026
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About this hackathon
PayPal's online AI hackathon on Devpost: build a working app where PayPal payments and AI do real work together, whether that's an agent, an automation or a new checkout experience. Solo or in teams; the PayPal integration has to be substantial, and you submit open-source code plus a demo video by Nov 12, 2026, 12:00 PM PT (Nov 13, 04:00 Beijing time). $67,500 in cash, with $12,000 for first place, plus $2,250 in Render credits. Mainland China is not on the exclusion list.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-11-13
- Starts
- 2026-10-03
- Who
- Open to all (Mainland China is not on the official exclusion list; local laws and tool eligibility still apply)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- $67.5k · $67,500 cash + $2,250 Render credits; 1st prize $12,000
- Size
- —
- Format
- Online · International
- Location
- San Jose (online; placed at organizer’s city)
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
把PayPal支付与AI结合，做一个真正能运行的应用。
看点：全程线上，个人或团队均可；须实质性集成PayPal与AI，提交开源代码和演示视频
奖金：67,500美元现金＋2,250美元Render积分，一等奖12,000美元
截止日期：北京时间11月13日04:00（太平洋时间11月12日中午）
Summarized from the Chinese “Beginner Hackathon Series” newsletter. Eligibility, dates and prizes are subject to the organizer’s official page.