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  1. Hacktoberfest with Interledger 2025: An Open Source Celebration

    A global open-source event where Interledger invites contributors to build inclusive financial technologies through coding, collaboration, and community participation during Hacktoberfest.

    4 min read

  2. Open by Design: Confronting Harmful Patterns in Digital Finance

    Interledger Ambassador Caroline Sinders warns that harmful or manipulative design patterns in digital finance can exploit vulnerable users and undermine trust, calling for transparent, user-centered, and inclusive design standards to ensure ethical financial technology.

    5 min read

  3. Reimagining e-commerce and social media

    ILF Ambassador Gavin Chait envisions a federated, community-led e-commerce model through Hop Sauna that empowers creators with autonomy, inclusivity, and interoperable payments—reimagining online commerce and social media as decentralized and equitable spaces.

    4 min read

  4. Wallet Address Smart Redirect

    One Wallet Address, Two Experiences: Introducing Wallet Address Smart Redirect in Rafiki

    Cozmin Ungureanu
    3 min read

  5. The Call for Papers Program

    The Interledger Foundation’s call for papers highlights global research advancing digital financial inclusion and interoperable payments through diverse societal, technological, and policy perspectives.

    5 min read
    Call for Papers - Engage in building new knowledge

  6. Get Hacking!

    Interledger is hosting student hackathons across Mexico to teach open payments technology and fintech skills, culminating in the 2025 Mexico City Hackathon, where participants develop innovative solutions for financial inclusion and cross-border payments.

    5 min read
    Three hackathon participants collaborating and brainstorming solutions while looking at a laptop.

  7. Interledger Hackathon: An Intro to Open Payments + Live Q&A with ILF Experts

    The Interledger Hackathon invites innovators to build solutions using Open Payments that expand financial access and interoperability, with a 24-hour event in Mexico City (Nov 8–9, 2025) featuring mentoring, prizes, and community collaboration.

    5 min read
    Hackathon Blog banner with the text: 'Discover the Power of Open Payments at the Interledger Hackathon'

  8. Work Weeks 2025: Building the Future of Financial Interoperability in the Heart of Transylvania

    The Interledger Foundation’s 2025 Work Weeks in Romania brought global collaborators together to advance Web Monetization and Rafiki, focusing on new publisher tools, scalable infrastructure, and real-world payment integrations. These gatherings accelerated progress toward building an open, inclusive, and interoperable financial network.

    Marian Villa
    11 min read
    Group photo of the Rafiki team at the July 2025 work week.

  9. Announcing the Awardees of the Interledger Nextgen Higher Education Grant Program

    The Interledger Foundation has announced the first awardees of its Nextgen Higher Education Grant Program, supporting universities in advancing digital financial inclusion through education, research, and innovation. Selected institutions in the Netherlands, Kenya, and the U.S. will develop interdisciplinary programs focused on open payments, the Interledger Protocol, and inclusive fintech solutions.

    3 min read
    Banner consisting of an image of the four members of a winning hackathon team stand together smiling, and the text ‘Welcome to the community’ displayed beside image.

  10. Memorable wallet addresses on your own domain

    If you own a domain, you can set your Open Payments wallet address to be the same as your domain!

    Sid Vishnoi
    11 min read

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