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  1. Reflections on the 2025 Payments Canada Summit

    The Interledger Foundation (ILF) joined the 2025 Payments Canada Summit in Toronto, hosting a panel on ā€œInteroperable Cross-Border Transfers.ā€ Speakers from Chimoney, The Peopleā€™s Clearinghouse, and ILF highlighted how open protocols and supportive regulation can make migrant remittances faster, cheaper, and more inclusive.

    Julaire Hall
    9 min read
    Thumbnail image showing speakers from the 2025 Payments Canada Summit

  2. Rafiki Remit: Advancing Seamless Remittances in Pakistan

    Paysys Labs, in partnership with the Interledger Foundation, is launching Rafiki Remit to streamline cross-border payments in Pakistan. The pilot with Allied Bank Limited aims to enable ILP-based international transfers, making remittances faster, cheaper, and more accessible.

    2 min read
    Paysys logo thumbnail

  3. Introducing the BessPay Plugin Project

    The BessPay Plugin integrates Interledger Open Payments into Sharetribe marketplaces, allowing MSMEs across the Global South to accept cross-border payments with lower fees, local currency support, and no-code setup. Supported by the Interledger Foundation, the project aims to boost global trade access for underserved entrepreneurs via the pilot Sharetribe-powered marketplace, SouthLink.

    3 min read
    BessPay logo

  4. Kanzu Microloans ā€“ Real-Time Credit Access for the Underserved

    Kanzu Microloans enables instant, mobile-based credit for underserved savings groups using open financial protocols. Built with ILP and Rafiki, it brings fast, inclusive lending to communities.

    2 min read
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  5. Introducing publisher tools: simple monetization for content owners and publishers

    An overview of the toolset and a sneak peek of the future plans

    Arpad Lengyel
    6 min read

  6. Insights from the Future|Money Podcast: Interledger on Campus

    The Future|Money podcast episode "Interledger on Campus" highlights how the Interledger Foundation is integrating open payments and financial tech into academic programs to foster real-world innovation.

    6 min read
    Students at the UCT Open Payments hackathon

  7. Introducing Open Payments PHP: A New Bridge for Financial Interoperability

    Explaining the Open Payments PHP Library features and how it works

    Adi Boros
    4 min read

  8. Exploring Community-based Identification Systems

    For most of us, access to financial services is as simple as opening an app on our phone. But this basic necessity remains elusive for millions of displaced people without government-recognized identification. Often caught on the margins of societies, they face multiple barriers to participating in the formal financial system, which perpetuates cycles of poverty and exclusion.

    Jeremiah Lee and Ayden FĆ©rdeline
    6 min read
    Lady speaking into microphone while on stage

  9. Whatā€™s happened in April

    Our global economy has faced a myriad of tests and challenges over the last couple of weeks. The below articles highlight some of the trending topics that are dominating the headlines.

    3 min read
    News Updates & Global Trends

  10. The Grantee Report: Quarterly Roundup

    And we are back with another quarterly roundup of grant reports and updates from our Ambassadors, Grantees and Partners shared over the past few months.

    Ayesha Ware
    8 min read
    Grantee Report - The Roundup