Welcome to our new Ambassadors!

The Interledger Ambassador Program is for individuals who operate at the intersections of digital finance, open-source, technology, research, policy, creativity, and community. Each Ambassador is uniquely qualified and willing to utilize their expertise, skills, interests, values, and networks to research new pathways, advance standards, and develop and implement (open-source) technologies. They all share a passion for activating communities that have been – and continue to be – systematically excluded from financial access and empowerment opportunities.

We are delighted to welcome our newest Ambassadors and share the exciting work they will be undertaking throughout 2024:

• Victoria Coker, Founder of Black Web Fest/ Multidisciplinary Artist/ Marketer / Software Engineer — United States

Victoria will analyze the United States’ unbanked and underbanked communities in New York, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Her research will culminate in a documentary that poses the questions of why people remain unbanked or underbanked in a developed country. Read her introductory report.

• Smriti Parsheera, Lawyer and public policy researcher — India

Smriti will explore the interactions and the state of physical and digital infrastructure and its effect on digital financial inclusion on a community living in the Himalayan district of Lahaul-Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, India. Read her introductory report.

• Stephanie Perrin, President of Digital Discretion — Canada

Stephanie aims to articulate a set of best practices or policies that protect the consumer’s privacy when using the Interledger protocol as a means to transfer value. By creating an advisory toolkit for the various payment systems interested in operating in our ecosystem. Read her introductory report.

• Ayden Férdeline, Public Interest Technologist — Germany

Ayden will broaden the discussion on digital financial inclusion at the United Nations internet Governance Forum (IGF) through the formation of the Dynamic Coalition on Digital Financial Inclusion (DC -DFI). Read his introductory report.

If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador, applications open early June - stay tuned!