2025 Summit Sessions
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Combatting Harmful Design for Consumer Safety
- 90 min
- English
- Spanish
What is harmful design and how does it impact users? How can does impact consumer safety? Come to this workshop to find out more! Harmful design patterns, often called dark patterns or deceptive design, is design that can nudge, manipulate, confuse or deceive users into making decisions they didn't intend to make. In California, the EU, and India, there is specific regulation against harmful …
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Unlocking Financial Interoperability in Latin America
- 45 min
- Spanish
- English Translation available
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 …
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All about Web Monetization
- 30 min
- English
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. Join us …
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The People's Clearinghouse
- 90 min
- English
- Spanish Translation available
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 …
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Community Showcase
- 180 min
- Spanish
- English Translation available
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.
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Keynote: Liquidity
- 60 min
- English
- Spanish Translation available
Liquidity is the lifeblood of the global economy — essential, invisible, and often misunderstood. In this talk, Stefan Thomas, who led the team that created Interledger, reveals what liquidity truly is, how it has shaped the rise and fall of nations, economies, and empires, and why it remains one of the most powerful yet overlooked forces shaping our world today. He then explores how Interledger …
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Trustworthy by Default: Designing Digital Finance People Choose to Use
- 45 min
- English
- Spanish Translation available
As digital finance expands across Latin America, public confidence in these systems remains fragile. From embedded fintechs to traditional banks, trust is increasingly shaped by transparency, accountability, and user control, not just access. This session brings together financial leaders, innovators and advocates working at the intersection of technology, regulation, and consumer protection to …
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From Financial Inclusion to Financial Justice: How to Enable an Equitable Future in the Gig Economy
- 90 min
- English
- Spanish Translation available
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 …