Interledger FoundationAfrica already has the foundations of modern payments infrastructure 🌍
With 33 domestic systems and 3 regional ones, the opportunity is connecting and scaling them to deliver value. Today, costs still average 8–8.5%, with $5B lost annually.
Web Monetization is now available in Google’s Offerwall 🎉
Publishers can offer it alongside ads or surveys, giving users a direct way to support content through micropayments 🌱
Curious how it works?
Read more: https://interledger.org/news/web-monetization-meets-googles-offerwall
Fliqa is integrating Open Payments and the Interledger Protocol into its open banking solutions.
This will expand its offering of instant, low-fee payment options for merchants and help support bank-to-bank transfers across 3,000 banks.
Read more:
https://interledger.org/news/fliqa-integrates-interledger-power-open-interoperable-payments
william.maggosyou should live stream video w/o any middleman using #owncast. make video shows available via #peertube. articles via #ghost. and podcasts of course. that's decentralized media keeping us free from corporate control.
and fedi (which you're on here, thank you) allowing the public to collectively decide what ideas and perspectives deserve attention. again without corporate influence.
the last piece is direct funding via a protocol. #interledger and #GNUtaler are working on that.
What if creators could be supported without relying only on ads or subscriptions? 🌱
Web Monetization enables real-time, frictionless support, expanding revenue options while preserving privacy and openness.
Read more: https://interledger.org/news/web-isnt-free
The Web Isn’t Free
The internet isn’t truly free: we “pay” with our time, attention, and data, which fuel platforms designed to capture and manipulate us. Alternatives like Web Monetization aim to restore privacy, fairness, and control by letting users directly support creators.
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Decentralize it. We're getting there. The details are:
Servers and apps for reading, watching and listening that require no middleman. See #ghost #wordpress @wallabag #peertube #owncast #podcasting
The social news feed that lets important news and ideas go viral without algos or anybody being able to shut down access for large portions of the network. That's everything using #ActivityPub.
Direct automatic funding of journalism using an open protocol. #interledger #PublicPatron #FediForFiat
Open standards power innovation, collaboration, and accessibility.
As steward of the Interledger Protocol (ILP), we work with financial providers, the W3C, and global partners to build interoperable payment infrastructure.
Open standards. Open opportunity.
Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fTdtpLdDH0
What is Interledger?
Here’s a Mastodon version under 300 characters, with energy and a thought-leadership CTA:
🌍 Since 2020, we’ve awarded $21M to 240 projects across 40+ countries.
This is about more than funding. It’s about shaping policy and digital infrastructure for inclusive finance.
Explore how advocacy can accelerate financial inclusion:
https://interledger.org/policy-and-advocacy
🎤 Protocols for Publishers Lightning Talk
In this recorded talk, @Jeremiah, (Interledger Foundation Grant Program Officer & Tech Lead) explores why journalism must test new models powered by instant, interoperable payments.
What if readers could support journalism directly, no ads, no paywalls, no gatekeepers?
🎥 Watch here:
https://youtu.be/kwu8ELIa8B0
#Interledger #WebMonetization #FinancialInclusion #TechForGood
