Join us for our May Interledger Community Call on 8 July 2026!
The Interledger community calls shall be once a month, on the second Wednesday of each month.
Deeper Look: Hague University - Open Payments Innovation Lab
For July’s community call, we will have the Hague University - Open Payments Innovation Lab team sharing a deeper look into their programme.
About Hague University - Open Payments Innovation Lab:
The Hague University of Applied Sciences is taking a clear step towards future-oriented education at the intersection of finance, technology and regulation. The Open Payments Innovation Lab, which was launched in March 2026, combines teaching and research in an interdisciplinary programme. Students work there on current issues in relation to open payment systems and financial inclusion.
The Open Payments Innovation Lab consists of a twelve-week programme and awards students five credits for additional circular activities. After eight weeks of workshops and three weeks of coaching, the programme concludes with a pitching event. Students work in interdisciplinary teams on real-world case studies exploring how open payment technologies can promote digital financial inclusion. That combination of disciplines is essential, emphasises lecturer, researcher and lab coordinator Aleksandra Asscheman: ‘It is important that students not only know the rules, but also understand how the technology works. They must speak both languages’.
Local Impact Mini-Grant:
- Meet the Local Impact Mini-Grant Pilot Grantees
- Announcing the Local Impact Mini-Grant
What is the Interledger Local Impact Mini-Grant?
The most effective financial inclusion work often happens within a single neighborhood, a village cooperative, or a local market. The Interledger Foundation's Local Impact Mini-Grants put funding directly into the hands of the people doing that work.
The grants are designed to support local community groups and individual leaders running initiatives that work to expand digital financial access from the inside out. If you understand your community's barriers firsthand, this program is built for you.
Grants range from $500 to $3,000 USD. Applications open July 6, 2026, with rolling review through November 11, 2026.
Community Call Time:
- 3.00 PM UTC.
- Time Zone Converter
- Add to Google Calendar
Agenda and Meeting Minutes:
Meeting joining info:
Have questions or need help? Join us on Slack here.
Top comments (0)