Open Payments Accelerator
Interledger Foundation·United States
Four-month accelerator providing $50,000, technical workshops and mentorship for early-stage teams building interoperable financial services for underserved communities. The 2026 application window is closed.
What you get
“USD 50,000 in funding”
Can you apply
The program is built for early-stage innovators with a clear problem, a target community in mind, and technical ability on the team. Fintech founders. Developer-led teams. Social entrepreneurs, NGOs and community initiatives with a co-founding tech or CTO member. Builders exploring payments, wallets, remittances, savings, or merchant tools.
When
Not open right now, and no next round has been announced.
Past rounds
- 2026 cohortclosed 30 Jun 2026
What Interledger Foundation funds
Funds open payment technology and financial inclusion work, with a focus on interoperable digital financial services for communities underserved by existing payment systems.
Everything Interledger Foundation funds →Details
The Open Payments Accelerator helps early-stage founders and developers move from a defined problem to a demo-ready proof of concept over four months. Each grantee receives $50,000, technical workshops, mentorship, cohort learning and access to the Interledger ecosystem. The program ends with a competitive virtual Demo Day in November. Teams pitch for the chance to present at the next Interledger Summit, with additional preparation funding available to selected teams. Projects must use Interledger intentionally and address payments or financial access for underserved communities. The 2026 application window closed on June 30 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Read off the Interledger Foundation page on 29 Aug 2026. Funders move amounts and eligibility without announcing it, so confirm any figure here before you count on it.