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  1. What’s Happened in December

    As we come to the end of the year and review the past 2 months, we see that we have continued to make a significant impact in helping to close the financial exclusion gap worldwide. The surge in digital financial services is a major enabler as we continue to adopt services such as mobile banking, mobile money accounts, internet banking, and digital payments. Many have called this period a breakthrough moment for financial inclusion.

    3 min read
    News Updates & Global Trends
  2. 2025 Interledger Policy Activation Grantee: The Alliance of Digital Finance and Fintech Associations

    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.

    3 min read
    Alliance of Digital Finance and Fintech Associations
  3. How Web Monetization uses Open Payments - Part 2: Payment Sessions

    Explore next steps for sending money: how the extension finds receiving wallet addresses and sets up the necessary payment sessions.

    Sid Vishnoi
    10 min read
  4. How the Redesigned Publisher Tools Work: A Technical Guide

    A technical dive into the architecture behind the redesigned Web Monetization Publisher Tools

    Darian Avasan
    6 min read
  5. How Web Monetization uses Open Payments - Part 1: Connecting Wallet

    Understanding how the browser extension uses Open Payments to securely connect your wallet for Web Monetization

    Sid Vishnoi
    10 min read
  6. Building real solutions: The Interledger Hackathon Winners 2025

    At the 2025 Interledger Hackathon in Mexico City, 47 teams developed practical solutions for interoperable payments, with winners tackling global remittances, device-less payments, education-linked funding, and conversational finance to drive financial inclusion.

    5 min read
    Team of developers working together on laptops at a table during the Interledger Hackathon 2025.
  7. Grantee Spotlight: A Boost for MSMEs with BessPay Plugin's Seamless Payment Solutions

    The article introduces the BessPay Plugin, a tool that helps MSMEs in emerging economies receive fast, low-cost, cross-border payments in their local currency by integrating Interledger Open Payments with the Sharetribe platform. The project has progressed through technical development, pilot research, and partnerships, positioning BessPay as a promising solution for advancing financial inclusion and enabling broader participation in global digital commerce.

    4 min read
    Douglas Davidson, co-founder of BessPay, presenting in front of a screen displaying the text: ‘BessPay – Easier, Cheaper and Faster Payments for MSMEs.’
  8. Turning Headlines into Backyard Conversations: Lessons from the 2025 OFN Conference

    The article discusses key takeaways from the 2025 OFN Conference, emphasizing that building trust in community finance requires "turning headlines into backyard conversations" — meeting people where they are with language that speaks to their daily realities rather than abstract concepts.

    Casey Ariel Dike’, Founder & CEO of Blaze Group, Contractor for the Interledger Foundation
    4 min read
    Speaker at the OFN Conference
  9. Mexico Joins the Interledger Network

    Mexico joined the Interledger Network through a month-long tour of student hackathons, events, and fintech engagements across four cities, involving over 500 students from more than 40 universities.

    Marian Villa
    8 min read
    Mexico Student Hackathon
  10. Grantee Spotlight: Rafiki Remit Set on Slashing Costs and Speeding up Transactions

    Rafiki Remit, developed by Paysys Labs in partnership with Allied Bank, is transforming cross-border payments in Pakistan using the Interledger Protocol to enable faster, low-cost, and inclusive remittance services.

    3 min read
    Paysys logo thumbnail