Davi Silva EleuterioOliveira, Pedro FilipeMatos, Paulo2026-05-202026-05-202025Eleuterio, D. S.; Oliveira, P. F.; Matos, P. (2025) Democratizing Financial Education: An API-Driven Platform Powered by Retrieval-Augmented Generation. In Proceedings of the 2025 17th International Conference on Education Technology and Computers (ICETC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. ISBN 979-833159791-7. p. 108-112979-833159791-7http://hdl.handle.net/10198/36743Addressing the critical gap in financial literacy requires scalable educational solutions that resonate with digital-native learners. This paper details an end-to-end system for delivering reliable financial education through an integrable conversational interface. Our architecture first uses a web scraper to automatically build a high-quality knowledge base from a trusted national portal. This curated data then grounds a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) conversational agent, a crucial step to ensure factual accuracy and mitigate Artificial Intelligence (AI) 'hallucinations.' The entire service is exposed via a high-performance Application Programming Interface (API), transforming the tool from a standalone application into a versatile service. This API-first design enables seamless integration into diverse educational ecosystems, such as university websites, learning management systems, and mobile apps, creating a trustworthy and scalable AI-powered educational platform.engAPIChatbotFinancial-literacyRAGWeb-scrapingconference paper10.1109/icetc66579.2025.11387160