2024 Summit Sessions

Interledger Foundation Keynote with President & CEO Briana Marbury

Briana Marbury will open the Summit with an overview of the year the Interledger Community has had and a look at where it is going.

How I Learned to Love Packetization

One aspect that consistently perplexes Interledger newcomers: Packetization. In this talk, Stefan explains the choice to break large payments down into tiny packets and how this approach makes protocols hyper-efficient, scalable, and flexible.

Bridging communities with Rafiki: the migrant/remittances market for account-serving entities

This panel will bring together CEOs of account-serving entities in the US interested in implementing Rafiki so that their users may send remittances, along with specialists in remittances’ regulation, in a provocative discussion around remittances, migrant populations and the use of Rafiki.

Rafiki & Ecosystem Updates

Join us for an update on Rafiki: the current integrators, additions over the last year, future plans, and the growing Rafiki-powered Test Network. In this session, we will demo the Test Wallet, the Test eCommerce application and Interledger Pay.

The promise and peril of DPI for competition policy: 'Alt big tech' in the making?

Many countries have reaped the benefits of financial inclusion, efficiency and scale from building DPIs in the field of digital payments. India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the Brazilian PIX system are among the commonly cited examples. A large part of the success of such systems can be attributed to the design principle of pursuing interoperability among market players through the use of standardized protocols and common infrastructure. This makes for an interesting point of intersection between the rise of DPIs and their competition policy implications. The United Nation's interim report on digital public infrastructure (DPI) also recognizes the importance of fair market competition as one of the foundational principles for safe and inclusive DPI. An exploration of the competition effects of DPI would include both the pro-competitive gains from interoperability and innovation and possible threats to competition. For instance, certain DPIs models could give rise to issues of market concentration, infrastructural lock-in, gatekeeping by DPI operators and the use of regulatory coercion to shape market outcomes. Many of these concerns are reminiscent of the challenges posed by the big tech industry, prompting the exploration of whether DPI giants could end up emerging as the new 'alt big tech'?

Pay the Web Forward with Web Monetization!

The ability to transfer money has been a long-standing omission from the web platform. As a result, the web suffers from a flood of advertising and broken business models. Web Monetization provides an open, native, efficient, and automatic way to compensate creators, pay for content, and support crucial web infrastructure. In this session, we will cover the latest updates of the Web Monetization implementation. The team will also demo the Web Monetization Extension, now in a private beta testing phase.

Advancing Secure and Intelligent Transactions: Integrating AI and Cybersecurity in Open Payments

I will demonstrate how artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity can be integrated into open payments for Interledger.I also have 2 publications in the related field. It has started a new period of secure and smart monetary transaction processes. AI-driven algorithms are capable of keeping an eye on payment activities continuously to detect and mitigate risks in real-time. Thus, this additional security layer guarantees not only protecting users or digital authors from fraud but also securing the integrity as well as confidentiality of their deals. This means that using advanced models, the system can learn from new threats making it a strong defense mechanism that is constantly evolving along with cyber threats. One of the major innovations in this space is AI-driven smart contracts that enforce security protocols by themselves. These contracts allow dynamic adaptation of transaction rules depending on real-time threat assessments thereby making sure only genuine and authorized payments are processed. For instance, a digital content platform may apply these smart contracts to automatically verify users and creators’ authenticity protecting the system from ill-willed individuals who could exploit it. Additionally, taking into account also IP addresses, AI algorithms analyse transaction patterns so as to identify any irregularities which would provide an additional layer of safety. This combination of open payments with AI and cybersecurity creates an environment filled with trust that allows users and developers to interact with confidence knowing that their financial interactions are secured by advanced technology. By doing this, it not only boosts the security and effectiveness of digital transactions but also sets a new standard for the future of FinTech.

Building Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) - BankServAfrica TCIB and PayShap

Immediate cross-border payments across the SADC region and beyond

Wallet Guru: Revolutionizing the Streaming Industry with Interledger’s Streaming Payments

Join us for a compelling session on Wallet Guru’s Paystreme, an innovative payment streaming platform designed to revolutionize the video streaming industry using the Interledger Protocol. Discover how Paystreme enables real-time, secure microtransactions, providing a flexible and efficient payment solution for services such as mobile phone coverage, broadband internet, pay-TV, and streaming content. This session will explore the transformative potential of Paystreme, highlighting its impact on user experience and business models in the streaming industry.

Sharing is Caring – Using Web Monetization to Expand Access and Engagement with Gib

Join Alex from Gib and learn how Web Monetization enables content creators to earn money online through paid sharing. He’ll explain why this type of sharing matters and how it compares to current methods. You'll get to try out Gib, a Grant for the Web project, right there in the session. See for yourself how it works with a live audience demo! You can test two different ways of accessing this content - one where speed counts, and another that gives everyone a fair shot. Alex will also demonstrate how Gib brings together new sharing methods and easy-to-use payment features. This combination makes earning from your content simpler than ever. If you're interested in working with Gib, they are also looking for partners and new ways to use their system. Don't miss this chance to see the future of online content earning.