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Whatās happened in September
As fall begins, there continues to be significant developments in financial inclusion globally driven by digital finance, regulatory action, and ongoing global campaigns.
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2025 Digital Financial Services Grant Recipient: miPlata
miPlata has been awarded the Interledger Foundationās 2025 Digital Financial Services grant to develop an integrated platform connecting employers, workers, and families across borders, expanding affordable financial access for unbanked Latinos.
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Hacktoberfest with Interledger 2025: An Open Source Celebration
A global open-source event where Interledger invites contributors to build inclusive financial technologies through coding, collaboration, and community participation during Hacktoberfest.
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Open by Design: Confronting Harmful Patterns in Digital Finance
Interledger Ambassador Caroline Sinders warns that harmful or manipulative design patterns in digital finance can exploit vulnerable users and undermine trust, calling for transparent, user-centered, and inclusive design standards to ensure ethical financial technology.
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Reimagining e-commerce and social media
ILF Ambassador Gavin Chait envisions a federated, community-led e-commerce model through Hop Sauna that empowers creators with autonomy, inclusivity, and interoperable paymentsāreimagining online commerce and social media as decentralized and equitable spaces.
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The Call for Papers Program
The Interledger Foundationās call for papers highlights global research advancing digital financial inclusion and interoperable payments through diverse societal, technological, and policy perspectives.
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Get Hacking!
Interledger is hosting student hackathons across Mexico to teach open payments technology and fintech skills, culminating in the 2025 Mexico City Hackathon, where participants develop innovative solutions for financial inclusion and cross-border payments.
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Interledger Hackathon: An Intro to Open Payments + Live Q&A with ILF Experts
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 8ā9, 2025) featuring mentoring, prizes, and community collaboration.
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Work Weeks 2025: Building the Future of Financial Interoperability in the Heart of Transylvania
The Interledger Foundationās 2025 Work Weeks in Romania brought global collaborators together to advance Web Monetization and Rafiki, focusing on new publisher tools, scalable infrastructure, and real-world payment integrations. These gatherings accelerated progress toward building an open, inclusive, and interoperable financial network.
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Announcing the Awardees of the Interledger Nextgen Higher Education Grant Program
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.
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