The Internet of Money: Building Open Financial Bridges with Interledger
- Time
- 2026-08-08 15:00 ~ 15:30
- Speaker
- Akshat Sharma
- Room
- TR211
- Co-write
Abstract
Despite rapid advances in digital payments, financial systems remain fragmented and exclusionary. This talk explores how the Interledger Protocol (ILP) enables seamless interoperability across diverse payment networks, creating a foundation for open and inclusive finance.
We will dive into how Interledger works, real-world use cases, and how open-source contributors can help shape the future of global payments.
Speaker
Akshat Sharma
Akshat Sharma is a Developer Advocate and GraphQL Ambassador , dedicated to building meaningful connections between technology and community. In 2024, he was selected as one of 1,220 contributors from over thousonds of applicants in Google Summer of Code. In 2025, he returned as a mentor—guiding contributors in Google Summer of Code 2025, Mifos Summer of Code, and Code for GovTech. His research journey has taken him to the University of California and IIT Indore, and he has authored eight research papers in recent advancements and technology. He has presented his work at prestigious conferences including ICACIS 2023, ICNSBT 2024, C3IT 2024, the Open Source Security Summit, Interledger Summit, and the Bharat FinTech Summit. He has also spoken at major global events, delivering talks at the Interledger Summit in Cape Town, GRPC Conf in Bengaluru, and OpenSearchCon in Japan. Additionally, he has attended industry-leading gatherings such as Open SSF, Open Source Summit India, and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon.