Interledger FoundationThinking about applying for the Interledger Fellowship?
It supports researchers, builders, and advocates working to improve how money moves across networks and expand access to digital financial services.
Applications close June 15.
Open Payments is an open API standard designed to make that easier by enabling payments across wallets, banks, and mobile money platforms through a single integration.
Join Open Payments Learning Month with Bibi Souza to explore the API, learn from the community, ask questions, and discover what's being built with Open Payments.
📅 June 4
⏰ 2pm WAT | 6am PST | 8am COT
🔗 https://meet.google.com/fcb-xamx-csr
#OpenPayments #Interledger #OpenSource #DigitalPayments #FinancialInclusion
Headlines AfricaAfrica: African Fintech's Winning Formula - Build for the Constraint, Not the Fantasy: [Daily Maverick] At the RMB Think Summit 2026 this week, Michael Jordaan's argument about African fintech success was not the usual glossy conference pitch about apps, disruption and clever code. It was much more grounded and probably more useful. The winners in African fintech are not necessarily… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSrhdM #AfricanFintech #FintechInnovation #RMBThinkSummit #EconomicGrowth #FinancialInclusion
Africa: AfDB Flags Widening Trade Finance Gap for African SMEs: [New Times] Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa continue to face tighter lending conditions, higher collateral requirements, and limited access to formal trade finance despite evidence showing that their credit risk profile has remained relatively stable. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSmpXl #Africa #SMEs #TradeFinance #Entrepreneurship #FinancialInclusion
India AI in Agriculture Credit Scoring Market: How Data Is Unlocking Smarter Farm Finance
AI is helping lenders understand farm risk better and expand smarter credit access for India’s agriculture sector.
https://www.kenresearch.com/india-ai-in-agriculture-credit-scoring-market?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Refferal&utm_campaign=Vishal
#IndiaAIinAgriculture #AgricultureCreditScoring #AgriFinance #AIinAgriculture #Fintech #RuralFinance #AgriTech #FinancialInclusion #KenResearch
AI is helping lenders understand farm risk better and expand smarter credit access for India’s agriculture sector.
https://www.kenresearch.com/india-ai-in-agriculture-credit-scoring-market?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Refferal&utm_campaign=Vishal
#IndiaAIinAgriculture #AgricultureCreditScoring #AgriFinance #AIinAgriculture #Fintech #RuralFinance #AgriTech #FinancialInclusion #KenResearch
Niel Harper'Because Instant Matters: A Roadmap for BiMPay’s Success in Barbados' - Learning from the failures of the prior wave of digital currencies to chart a way forward https://nielharper.com/2026/05/16/because-instant-matters-a-roadmap-for-bimpays-success-in-barbados/ #instantpayments #digitalwallet #digitaleconomy #cybersecurity #privacy #fintech #financialinclusion
Africa: Governor Urges Stronger Africa-Wide Collaboration - to Transform Digital Financial Ecosystem: [Ghanaian Times] Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has called for stronger collaboration among African regulators, innovators and investors to drive the rebirth of the continent's digital and financial ecosystem. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSTSH3 #Africa #DigitalEconomy #FinancialInclusion #Collaboration #Innovation
Experiential learning helps students move beyond theory and into real-world financial innovation.
The Dollar Craft Program at Alabama A&M University brings business and engineering students together to design prototypes and explore how digital financial systems work in practice.
Supported by the Interledger Foundation’s NextGen Higher Education Grant.
Mathrubhumi EnglishGOLD OVER PAPERWORK: Why rural India is ditching bank queues for NBFC gold loans. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/marketing-feature/rural-india-financial-shift-nbfc-gold-loans-vs-traditional-banks-uru82i01?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NBFC #GoldLoans #FinancialInclusion
Africa: Four Nigerian Startups Selected for Google's 10th Accelerator Africa Cohort: [Premium Times] The four selected Nigerian startups focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to bridge gaps in financial inclusion and communications. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSBYn0 #AfricanStartups #NigerianStartups #GoogleAccelerator #ArtificialIntelligence #FinancialInclusion
