Projects and organizations funded by the Interledger Foundation, working to expand access to digital financial services around the world.
Interledger grantees work across the world in different financial environments, from regions with limited infrastructure to highly connected digital economies. They include community-based organizations, researchers, technologists, and advocates who build infrastructure, advance research, shape policy, and expand how financial systems work in practice.
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Digital Financial Services
75 000 USD
Total amount committed
An Inclusive Payment Network for the Unbanked and Underbanked in Myanmar. ThitsaWorks works on the digital transformation of the microfinance sector through enabling digital payments and building their capacities to implement digital strategies.
Ambassadorships & Fellowships
30 000 USD
Total amount committed
Develop programs and opportunities for working artists to plug their vision and creativity into the shaping of web monetization technology, adaptation and education. I feel my experience as an artist as well as a community-centered grant manager makes me especially suited to develop the Future|Money Artist Award program alongside the Foundation.
Ambassadorships & Fellowships
52 000 USD
Total amount committed
Advocate for the integration of Interledger payment pointers into Mastodon and other fediverse projects through design and code contributions, including implementing metadata on Activity Streams posts and exposing it within servers and clients. Additionally, support the adoption of Web Monetization among content creators and fediverse users, while assisting the Interledger Foundation with its own fediverse presence.
NextGen Higher Education
150 000 USD
Total amount committed
Through ILFās support, Bowie State University will use the proposed course to hone the focus of eCommerce through the lens of the digital financial ecosystem that supports the exchange of goods and services. In particular, the course will explore tipping, alternative advertising, disintermediation, and rearchitecting eCommerce without central authorities.
Digital Financial Services
100 000 USD
Total amount committed
In collaboration with the Interledger Foundation, Fynbos will provide wallets to grantees in all supported jurisdictions. While the initial launch of the Fynbos application is limited to US-resident users and internal payments, future updates will expand access to the UK and EU. This expansion will enable international payments between those regions and the US.
Community Grants
40 000 USD
Total amount committed
Beats By Girlz is a US based 501c3 with a global footprint whose mission is to empower the next generation of women and gender minorities through music and technology. Weāre committed towards giving our community the tools, resources, access, and opportunities to reach their full potential and we do that work in full partnership with our chapters and chapter leadership all around the world.
Digital Financial Services
75 000 USD
Total amount committed
AgnostiPay's open-source technology allows the community of developers to take control of payments and enable Self-Sovereign Payments for their end-users - empowered by ILP. The project does not focus on creating a single node within a particular country but makes the possibility for developers to enable thousands of users in using ILP-nodes for self-sovereign payments, using a single piece of open-source code by leveraging the end-user credentials. The value unlocked by ILP-empowered AgnostiPay technology opens up the ILP network for additional payments. It can be used in many situations, such as e-commerce, mobile apps, and fintech infrastructures.
Digital Financial Services
75 000 USD
Total amount committed
COOL LION FI aims to secure a full-stack license (money transmitter/electronic money/microfinance license) for Francophone Africa through which businesses can earn, buy, sell, trade, and share cross-borders.
Digital Financial Services
75 000 USD
Total amount committed
BessPay is an affordable subscription-based content monetization & hassle-free payment service for creators in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean.Ā It connects creators to Interledger Protocol-enabled platforms and services through Mobile Carrier Billing & other local digital payment solutions. BessPay aims to enable most Jamaicans and Caribbean nationals with mobile phones to participate in the emerging global digital economy through Content Creation, Web Monetization, and open payment systems.
Digital Financial Services
75 000 USD
Total amount committed
Binusu Wallet is working on the ability to be an interoperable platform and wallet that achieves a wide range of financial applications.