Victoria Coker speaking at a roundtable discussion at 2023 Summit

Welcome to our new Ambassadors!

The Interledger Ambassador Program is for individuals who operate at the intersections of digital finance, open-source, technology, research, policy, creativity, and community. Each Ambassador is uniquely qualified and willing to utilize their expertise, skills, interests, values, and networks to research new pathways, advance standards, and develop and implement (open-source) technologies. They all share a passion for activating communities that have been – and continue to be – systematically excluded from financial access and empowerment opportunities.

We are delighted to welcome our newest Ambassadors and share the exciting work they will be undertaking throughout 2024:

Victoria will analyze the United States’ unbanked and underbanked communities in New York, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Her research will culminate in a documentary that poses the questions of why people remain unbanked or underbanked in a developed country. Read her introductory report.

Smriti will explore the interactions and the state of physical and digital infrastructure and its effect on digital financial inclusion on a community living in the Himalayan district of Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, India. Read her introductory report.

Stephanie aims to articulate a set of best practices or policies that protect the consumer’s privacy when using the Interledger protocol as a means to transfer value. By creating an advisory toolkit for the various payment systems interested in operating in our ecosystem. Read her introductory report.

Ayden will broaden the discussion on digital financial inclusion at the United Nations internet Governance Forum (IGF) through the formation of the Dynamic Coalition on Digital Financial Inclusion (DC -DFI). Read his introductory report.

If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador, applications open early June - stay tuned!

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