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Interledger Foundation teamed up with People's Clearinghouse (PCH) in Oaxaca, Mexico, together with members from the Mojaloop Foundation, FinTECHeando, Conecta and Sinefi. They spent a week collaborating on the implementation of the Interledger Protocol (ILP) and will be sharing more about their work at the upcoming Interledger Summit.
Community news
Pinging Paradise
Interledger Ambassador Smriti Parsheera shares updates on her work understanding the experience of digital financial inclusion among the people of district Lahaul & Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, India. Read her full report here.
Grant updates
We greatly appreciate everyone who took the time to submit applications for the Digital Financial Services Grant and the Ambassador Program. The response has been truly remarkable, with a diverse and impressive array of applications from around the globe. We will be carefully reviewing each application, and we would like to encourage all applicants to stay tuned for updates
The Interledger Summit 2024 is fast approaching and we’d love for you to join us! Book your ticket at interledger.org/summit
We will be announcing the full line up of speakers next week here. If you can’t make it in person - we will be live streaming the event and sharing all the talks afterwards.
Join us for the Interledger Hackathon at the UCT Graduate School of business!
Whether you’re a developer, a fintech enthusiast, or just passionate about digital payments, this is your chance to showcase your skills and compete for $9,000 in prizes. Register here.
Read about us in the press
Read about how Open payments could radically transform financial inclusion in South Africa in the Tech Central article that highlights the South African financial landscape and how Interledger Foundation is stationed to join the movement and help reshape financial inclusion.
Catch up on the project between ILF and People’s Clearinghouse in Finextra's article, New US-Mexico payments pathway will tap rural community banks.. Learn how this initiative aims to facilitate cross-border payments and empower rural communities.
Discover how the Interledger Foundation and Chimoney are collaborating to revolutionize cross-border payments, in the City Biz article, Interledger Foundation and Chimoney Collaborate to Power Cross-Border Payments Between More Than 130 Countries Worldwide**.
Tech Bytes
Engineering Lead, Sabine Schaller demystifies key terms and concepts such as the Interledger Stack, Open Payments, Rafiki, Rafiki.money, Dassie, Web Monetization (extension), STREAM, SPSP, and packets. Read blog here.
Leveling Up Rafiki Testing: Shifting from Manual to Automated
Dive into Software Developer, Blair Currey’s latest blog where he details the automation of Rafiki’s testing process to ensure the integrity and efficiency of payment flows. Read blog here.
Upcoming events
Community call
The Interledger community calls take place once a month. We invite you to share any demos, updates or milestones of your projects that build on the Interledger Protocol. It’s also a great place for new members of the community to find out first hand more about Interledger and how you can get involved.
Date: Wednesday, October 9th 11:00 AM EDT
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