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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Interledger Foundation Launches “Interledger on Campus” Grant Program to Support Student-Led Initiatives in Open Payments
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.
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Fliqa Integrates Interledger to Power Open, Interoperable Payments
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.
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Interledger Foundation awards $200,000 to Social Web Foundation to support decentralized social media
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.
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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.
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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.
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