Mexico’s payment ecosystem remains fragmented, costly, and highly dependent on cash. According to our joint study with Finnovista, 92% of adults still use cash for daily transactions, remittances lose an average of 5% in fees, and only 13.5% of microenterprises can afford to accept digital payments. At the same time, Mexico has one of the most vibrant fintech ecosystems in Latin America - yet the …
The digital content economy is evolving rapidly with projections reaching $69.8 billion by 2030 (Grand View Research). As this landscape grows, content creators, publishers and users alike are looking for more flexible, intuitive ways to connect and transact. While ads, subscriptions and paywalls remain essential tools, the future is about expanding possibilities and empowering choice.
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Discover how the People’s Clearinghouse a community-owned digital payments infrastructure built on Interledger is enabling community banks and credit unions in Mexico to receive remittances, clear payments locally, and strengthen economic self-determination across rural regions.
This session features the premiere of The People’s Code, a compelling film that brings to life the voices of rural prod…
At the Interledger Summit, hear directly from rural producers and the AMUCSS team as they spotlight how community banks and open payment systems—like the People’s Clearing House app—are reshaping economic self-determination in rural Mexico, in a celebration of resilience, culture, and community-led innovation.
Join Faheed Alli-Balogun (Head of Product) and Uchi Uchibeke (CEO of Chimoney) for a live, end-to-end demonstration of Web Monetization in action. Building on their work from last year, they will showcase the evolution of the Chimoney App, now enabled with multi-jurisdictional payouts and a seamless user experience. Witness a real-money, real-time micropayment from a supporter to a creator using t…
What would the future of a fair, just, and equitable financial system look like from the perspective of a delivery driver living under precarity? In what conditions can that future be enabled? What can be the roles of open payments in the future?
As the expansion of the gig platform continues, millions of workers across the world are turning to platform-based work in sectors like delivery and d…
Open Payments provides a modern, interoperable way to move money across networks currently using only the Interledger Protocol. But in order to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the open payments ecosystem, we need to connect to established rails like SEPA. In this talk, we'll explore what it takes to add SEPA support to Open Payments, or better to say, how we added support for S…
A candid conversation about the philosophical and operational tensions between fintech speed/scale and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) mission/responsibility. What models have worked? Where have partnerships failed? What’s needed to build trust? This discussion will be centered on real talk and practical issues.
This proposal outlines the integration of PCH with Mifos X, an open-source Core Banking solution, to enable secure, interoperable, and real-time payments between financial institutions. By leveraging PCH’s capabilities, institutions can interconnect seamlessly across different payment systems, currencies, and digital wallets—reducing settlement times, lowering transaction costs, and improving acce…
This will be a session organized as an unconference, a participant-driven slot. Participants will be able to propose and vote on session topics on the first day of the event, resulting in a dynamic agenda that reflects the collective wisdom and interests of those in attendance. The core idea is to create a collaborative, strengths-focused environment where anyone can contribute, share knowledge, a…
The Regulator’s Dilemma is an engaging, debate-driven role-playing game that places participants in the complex intersection of financial innovation and consumer protection. Players role-play as FinTech innovators or Regulatory Panels, simulating the real-world tensions faced by Policymakers and FinTechs in an emerging market. Teams debate whether to approve, conditionally approve, or reject emerg…
