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Are Financial Rights Human Rights?
As digital finance becomes central to daily life, ensuring equitable access to financial services is crucial for dignity, autonomy, and inclusion—making digital financial inclusion a key enabler of human rights in the modern world.
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Transforming Financial Access through Village Banking, Stokvels, and Savings and Credit Cooperatives.
Community-driven financial systems like village banking, SACCOs, and stokvels are transforming financial inclusion, especially for women. Supported by the Interledger Foundation, the Sikhula Sonke project highlights how storytelling, community engagement, and technology enhance transparency and access.
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The Case of Digital Currencies! UNLOCKING a Future for Interoperable Digital Financial Systems
Digital currencies are reshaping global finance, but interoperability remains a major challenge. The Interledger Protocol offers a solution by enabling cross-network payments. Achieving interoperability is crucial for unlocking the full potential of digital currencies, fostering financial inclusion, and building a truly connected global economy.
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Building the Future of Cross-Border Remittances with Chimoney and Interledger
Chimoney and Interledger simplify cross-border payments with fast, low-cost transactions via payment pointers. Their integration powers freelancers, NGOs, and real-time monetization, making global payments more inclusive and efficient.
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Shaping the Future of Digital Finance
The Interledger Foundation offers grants up to $50,000 for higher education projects on open payment technologies and digital finance inclusion.
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Highlights from AfriLabs 2024
At AfriLabs 2024, we shared Interledger’s vision for inclusive digital payments and had insightful discussions on cross-border challenges, interoperability, and the need for accessible financial systems.
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Hacktoberfest 2024: Celebrating Open Source and Community Impact with Interledger
The Interledger Foundation participated in Hacktoberfest 2024 by supporting open-source contributions, co-hosting community events, and facilitating collaborative efforts to celebrate and expand our valued open-source community.
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Introducing the Parliamentarian Track at the Interledger Summit 2024
This year’s Interledger Summit will host the Parliamentarian Track, bringing parliamentarians from across Africa into the heart of the conversation on digital financial inclusion.
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Financial Inclusion 2.0: Financial Cooperatives Enabling Inclusivity
Advocates of Financial Inclusion 2.0 are basing the enhanced version around more inclusive and sustainable financial services for low-income, vulnerable, underserved individuals, communities, and businesses. Financial Cooperatives are Being Viewed as a Viable Pathway for Financial Inclusion 2.0.
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Hacktoberfest with Interledger: Pay the Web Forward
The Interledger Foundation is a global nonprofit grantmaking foundation, leading the next revolution in payments through Interledger, the global network for inclusive digital financial service providers.
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