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  1. 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 de lectura
    Group photo from the Focus of CDFIs Unleased Summit

  2. 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 de lectura
    Participants at USIU-Africa pose in front of a banner featuring Interledger Foundation and USIU-Africa logos.

  3. 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 de lectura
    Group photo at the University of Cape Town for the student hackathon in 2026

  4. 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 de lectura
    New grant alert - Local impact Mini-grant

  5. The Future of Financial Inclusion Starts With Trust

    Financial inclusion starts with trust: people need financial systems that are transparent, relevant, and aligned with how they earn and manage money today. As the digital economy grows, institutions must combine modern technology with education and community-focused design to expand opportunity.

    Chiara Ostrin
    8 min de lectura
    Group photo of FOCUS participants.

  6. Why We Funded Research Into Who Gets Left Out of Instant Payments

    Research across more than 20 countries found that instant payment systems often aim for inclusion but are designed in ways that exclude smaller financial providers through governance, regulatory, economic, and technical barriers.

    Ayden Férdeline
    6 min de lectura
    Four participants seated around a table in discussion during a workshop on instant payment systems and financial inclusion.

  7. SDK Grant funds security features in OpenAPI Specification and Arazzo workflow support in Kiota

    The Interledger Foundation awarded its first SDK Grants to improve OpenAPI, Arazzo, and Kiota support for secure API automation and SDK generation. The funded projects add GNAP security support and Arazzo workflow capabilities, helping developers build safer, more automated API integrations.

    4 min de lectura
    Interledger Foundation logo beside a vertical stack of the OpenAPI, Arazzo, and Kiota API client generator logos.

  8. You Don’t Need 3 Apps to Pay Your Friends: Why U.S. Payments Feel Broken

    U.S. digital payments feel fragmented because apps don’t interoperate, forcing users to juggle multiple platforms.

    Casey Ariel Diké
    4 min de lectura

  9. 2026 Policy Activation Grantee: Center for Technology and Society at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro

    Research project funded by an Interledger Foundation Public Policy Activation Grant exploring how BRICS governance models shape digital payment systems and end-user outcomes.

    Ayden Férdeline
    4 min de lectura
    Logos of the Interledger Foundation and the Center for Technology and Society at FGV Law School displayed together.

  10. Web Monetization Meets Google’s Offerwall

    Web Monetization is now integrated into Google’s Offerwall, letting users directly support publishers through seamless micropayments alongside ads or surveys.

    6 min de lectura
    Web Monetization

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