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Thank you for an incredible 2025. Here's a look back at the year!
This year brought meaningful recognition, thoughtful dialogue, and practical insights from leaders across financial services, technology, and policy. It reinforced our mission and our community's commitment to shaping a more inclusive and connected financial future.
Please note that ILF will be closed for the holidays and reopen on January 5th.
Community News
Grantee & Ambassador Reports
We’re pleased to share a selection of final and interim reports from our grantees and ambassadors, offering thoughtful, ground-level perspectives on financial inclusion, trust, design, and power in today’s financial systems.
2025 ILF Creative Financial Inclusion Content Curator – Final Report by Nandini Harihareswara
By Design: The Hidden Harms Within Banking Apps - Final Report by Caroline Sinders
Shifting Power in the Informal Economy - Final Report by Xiaoji Song
Trust-Based Banking - Final Report by Waags and Here to Support
BessPay - Interim Report by BessPay
South Africa Fintech Awards
We’re proud to share that the University of Cape Town (UCT) Financial Innovation Hub, in partnership with the Interledger Foundation, won the ‘Enhancing Financial Inclusion’ award at the South African Fintech Awards 2025.
This recognition highlights the impact of collaborative efforts to advance financial inclusion through innovation, research, and real-world implementation. It reflects the strength of partnerships across academia and the broader fintech ecosystem.
Learn more about the award in the UCT blog.
Interledger Summit Spotlights
Summit and Hackathon Recap
We’re excited to share a special report that recaps the key moments, insights, and standout highlights from the Summit, along with a special deep dive into the Interledger Hackathon.
If you couldn’t attend live or want to relive your favorite sessions, the Summit Livestream video is now available. You can watch the Listening Lab panels and keynotes, and dive into the technical demos and expert perspectives on our YouTube channel. You can also view the event photo album on our Flickr page.
Watch the recording and view the photo album.
Tech Bytes
Web Monetization
The tech team has worked very hard this year to bring new tools, a plugin, an expanded extension, and much more.
Read the detailed look back at the year, written by Rabeb Othmani, and a separate update from December.
Rafiki Updates
From Rafiki v2.0.0-beta to plans for next year, the tech team has some new updates! Read the full blog to learn more.
Listen to the latest episode, Voices from the Interledger Summit 2025, featuring host Kokayi Walker as he interviews speakers, creators, and thought leaders at the Interledger Summit 2025 in Mexico City. Listen on your favorite podcast platform or stream it on Castapod.
Join us on Slack to connect, ask questions, and be a part of the community.
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