The Interledger Foundation launched “Interledger on Campus,” a global mini-grant program offering up to $5,000 for university student clubs to run short projects exploring open payments, financial access, and interoperability.
The Interledger Foundation has awarded a 2025 Digital Financial Services Grant to Fliqa, a Slovenia-based fintech integrating Open Payments and the Interledger Protocol into its open banking solutions. The partnership will help expand real-time, low-cost, interoperable payment options for merchants and advance more open and inclusive digital financial infrastructure.
The Interledger Foundation has awarded a $200,000 Grant for the Web to the Social Web Foundation to research sustainable revenue and governance models for decentralized, community-run social platforms, with a focus on creators, publishers, and federated servers.
The Interledger Foundation has awarded Alliance of Digital Finance and Fintech Associations to be the first recipients of an Interledger Policy Activation Grant. This grant will enable them to lead a new global initiative to make Instant Payment Systems more inclusive and accessible to fintechs and non-banks.
miPlata has been awarded the Interledger Foundation’s 2025 Digital Financial Services grant to develop an integrated platform connecting employers, workers, and families across borders, expanding affordable financial access for unbanked Latinos.
The Interledger Foundation’s call for papers highlights global research advancing digital financial inclusion and interoperable payments through diverse societal, technological, and policy perspectives.
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.
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.
The Interledger Foundation (ILF) invites applications for the second round of its 2025 Digital Financial Services Grant Program, opening today (July 1) and closing August 1, 2025 at 11:59 pm (EDT).
The Interledger Foundation's 2025 Ambassadors are a dynamic group of innovators tackling financial exclusion through community-driven, inclusive digital financial projects.
The Web Monetization beta release makes it easier for users to support websites with real-time micropayments. Alongside the extension, new docs and tools help content creators promote monetization and grow sustainable revenue streams.
