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Ayesha Ware
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February 2026: Updates from Interledger! Discover a new grantee and more about Open Payments! 

All the latest news and opportunities from the Interledger Community

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We’re pleased to welcome the Social Web Foundation (SWF) as a new Interledger Foundation grantee! Through the Grant for the Web program, we have awarded $200,000 to SWF to research sustainable revenue and operating models for digital publishers and community-run platforms. The Grant for the Web program encourages experimentation with Web Monetization and the exploration of the problems and opportunities surrounding the Social Web.

Read the full blog to learn more about the grant and the project.


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Reports and Updates

Check out the selection of reports from our community, showcasing work across education, human rights, and digital finance.

HackUnion- Building local impact through Community-led initiatives
Event Reflection by Vineel Reddy

Common Good Project
Grant Progress Report by miPlata

ROSCAs & Digital Financial Inclusion
Blog by Andria Barrett

Hop Sauna- social marketplace framework
Final Ambassador Report by Gavin Chait

Help Shape What Comes Next

As we plan future programs, events, and initiatives, your perspective matters. Please take a few minutes to complete our community survey and help build our community.

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Tech Bytes

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Go Further with Open Payments

Open Payments Go is a new open-source SDK that brings first-class Open Payments support to the Go ecosystem. Go is one of today’s most widely used backend languages, and we are excited to share this new development. Read the blog to learn more.

HackOMania

As a Platinum Sponsor of HackOMania 2026 we encourage you to register and participate! Choose our Open Payments challenge and build a Community Emergency ROSCA — a community-powered emergency fund with automated, trigger-based payouts.

We look forward to seeing what you create! Register to participate.


In the Press

Fintech Futures

Read the latest article, Fintech for good: How Interledger Foundation is pioneering open payments for global financial inclusion,” and learn how ILF was established and how we’re working to build the Internet of Opportunity.

modi

Check out the latest episode, with host Kokayi Walker and special guest Modi Oyewole, founder of Swang. Modi shares insights on intentional community building, the importance of inclusion, and how culture shapes the spaces we create.

Listen on your favorite podcast platform or stream it on Castapod.


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