Interledger Community Call Summary - 12 March 2025

Here is a recap of our 12 March 2025 Interledger Community Call with a meeting summary and links to recordings.

Notes, Recording and Podcast

• Watch Meeting recording on Youtube.
• Listen to the Podcast for free on SoundCloud here and Castopod here.
• Public note-taking document here

For those new to our community, ILF stands for Interledger Foundation. We are a community of technologists, digital creatives, researchers, entrepreneurs, and educators working to build new pathways to financial inclusion and equity through digital transactions.

Interledger Foundation:

As we celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day, this month's Interledger community call highlighted women's incredible work and impact in our community.

We invited three guest speakers to share their journeys - Victoria Coker, Smriti Parsheera and Timea Nagy.

Speakers shared their experiences in addressing financial trauma, advocating for digital rights, and empowering women in tech. The discussion highlighted several key points:

• Understanding financial trauma is crucial for true inclusion.
• Personal stories can illuminate the challenges of the unbanked.
• Digital rights are essential for equitable access to financial services.
• Women in tech can inspire and empower future generations.
• Community engagement is vital for driving change in financial access.
• Diverse career paths are available in the tech industry. Everyone has a space and a role in tech, particularly financial access and inclusion.
• Opportunities often require proactive searching and networking.
• Mentorship plays a key role in professional development.
• The intersection of personal experience and professional work can lead to impactful research.

This month's highlights included the opening of digital financial services grants, new blogs and podcasts, improvements in the test network, and updates on the Web Monetization extension.

Interledger Foundation:

Grants:

• Digital Financial Services Grant - NOW OPEN (April 4th deadline)
• Interledger NextGen Higher Education Grant - Accepting LOIs

Blogs:

• Transforming Financial Access through Village Banking, Stokvels, and Savings and Credit Cooperatives
• The first work week of the season - BreakPoint IT Work Week

Podcasts:

• Interledger Salon - Episode 4 | Beyond Currency: Reimagining Money and Digital Futures

Live conversations:

• February - Off the Ledger - Open Payments

ILF upcoming events:

• ‘Unbanked in America’ talk by Victoria at HBCU Engage March 25 - 26, 2025
• Digital Financial Services grant Tech Q & A, Friday March 24 - RSVP here
• This month’s Off the Ledger is coming soon

Interledger Test Network:

• Slides of Test Network Updates
• Test Wallet
• Test Boutique
• Interledger Pay
• KYC processes in the test environment have been simplified.
• Enhancing User Experience in Test Networks

Rafiki updates:

• March update post

Web Monetization updates:

• Latest blog: Web Monetization updates February 2025
• The Web Monetization extension is undergoing significant improvements.
• Improving onboarding for Web Monetization
• Community contributions are encouraged and appreciated.

Reminders:

• Sign up for the ILF newsletter by joining our mailing list
• Have questions or need help? Join us on Slack here.
• Contribute to the Interledger project on GitHub and give it a ⭐