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  1. Financial Inclusion in Nepal: Progress, Prospects, and the Road Ahead

    Explore financial inclusion in Nepal, examining progress, challenges, and opportunities to expand equitable access to affordable financial services.

    Ram Narayan Shrestha, PhD
    9 min read

  2. Namma Yatri: Digital Financial Inclusion in India

    Explore how Namma Yatri is advancing digital financial inclusion in India through a zero-commission, worker-owned ride-hailing model that empowers gig workers.

    Dr Keerty Nakray
    7 min read

  3. Privacy-Inclusive Financial Access in Digital Finance

    Explore how privacy barriers in digital financial services can exclude vulnerable communities and why privacy is essential to achieving financial inclusion.

    Sam Smith
    12 min read

  4. Interledger Awards $20,000 to Five Organizations to Explore Community-Centered Financial Infrastructure

    Following the FOCUS Summit in Atlanta, the Interledger Foundation awarded five organizations $20,000 each to explore new approaches to financial infrastructure, payments, and access to capital. From flexible loan repayments to community-controlled funds, these projects are turning conversations about financial inclusion into practical research and experimentation.

    4 min read
    Group photo from the Focus of CDFIs Unleased Summit

  5. A Strategic Shift for Interledger Foundation

    Interledger Foundation is shifting its focus from consumer products to strengthening open financial infrastructure, grantmaking, and support for underserved communities.

    Briana Marbury
    4 min read

  6. Inside the USIU-Africa Open Payments Workshop: What The Students Built

    Student-led fintech innovations tackling cross-border payments and financial inclusion across East Africa.

    Tšeli Thabane
    6 min read
    Participants at USIU-Africa pose in front of a banner featuring Interledger Foundation and USIU-Africa logos.

  7. Taxes on Digital Financial Services in Africa: Balancing Revenue and Inclusion

    Explore how taxes on digital financial services affect mobile money adoption, financial inclusion, and government revenue across Africa.

    Dmitry Erokhin, PhD
    7 min read

  8. Rafiki & Cards Work Week 2026: The Berlin Edition

    Recap of our annual Rafiki & Cards work week.

    Tadej Golobic
    11 min read

  9. Beyond the Hackathon: Building the future of open payments through collaboration

    Students from six South African universities came together at the 2026 UCT Hackathon to build innovative Open Payments solutions tackling real financial inclusion challenges. Beyond the winning projects, the event showcased the power of collaboration between academia and industry to develop talent, improve technology, and shape the future of open finance.

    6 min read
    Group photo at the University of Cape Town for the student hackathon in 2026

  10. Interledger Foundation Launches Local Impact Mini-Grants to Empower Community-Led Innovation

    The Interledger Foundation is a global nonprofit grantmaking foundation, leading the next revolution in payments through Interledger, the global network for inclusive digital financial service providers.

    3 min read
    New grant alert - Local impact Mini-grant

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