Interledger
Evan Schwartz
Co-Inventor of Interledger
Managing Director of Ripple Luxembourg
Enabling the Internet of Value
Data Moves Freely
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Why Doesn’t Money?
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Accepting Payments In a Turkish Coffee Shop
Payment Methods Accepted By Prineta.com
Accepting Payments Online
Blockchains Are Not Interoperable
The World Will Never Agree
On One Ledger
Payment Networks Are Disconnected
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BlockchainBanks Mobile Money Online Wallets
RESULT
Frustration for Consumers, Merchants and Corporates
You can email me at
evan@ripple.com
even if you don’t use Gmail
You should be able to pay me at
evan@my-ledger.com
even if you’re on a different ledger
Interledger
The protocol for connecting ledgers
Let’s see it in action!
Interledger is
not a blockchain
Interledger is
not a network
Interledger is
an internetworking protocol
internetworking
in·ter·net·work·ing
The interconnection of two or more
networks so as to form a larger network.
noun
Everywhere you want to be.
There are some things money can't buy.
For everything else, there's MasterCard.
is what matters.
REACH
In global payments today,
This used to be true for
information networks, too.
"… biggest …"
"… more members …"
"… more services…"
Internetworking commoditized reach.
America's fastest Internet.
Reliable. Safe. Fast.
High-speed Internet from AT&T
Fast, reliable, unlimited Internet
COST
SPEED
Now, it's all about
RELIABILITY SIMPLICITY
COST
SPEED
Internetworking changes the game.
QUALITY
REACH
Payment Networks Are Disconnected
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BlockchainBanks Mobile Money Online Wallets
BlockchainBanks Mobile Money Online Wallets
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Internetworking For Payment Networks
Interledger
The protocol for connecting ledgers
Interledger
provides:
1. Connectors
2. Address + Packet
3. Security
Connectors Link Two Ledgers
Connector
Alice 100
Chloe 0
Chloe 107
Bob 0
EUR USD
TO:
us.wf.bob
Connectors Use the Packet and Address to Route Payments
Sender Attaches Interledger Packet to Local Transfer
Alice 100
Chloe 0
Chloe 107
Bob 0
100
us.wf.bob
107.00
Connector Forwards the Packet via Another Transfer
Alice 0
Chloe 100
Chloe 107
Bob 0
us.wf.bob
309.00
Paths Can Be Extended to Connect Everyone
This Is The Internet of Value
Interledger is inspired by the
history and architecture
of the Internet
Internet Is A Simple Protocol With A Layered Architecture
IP
WIFI BLUETOOTH ETHERNET
Internetwork
Network
Transport TCP UDP
Application HTTP SMTP NNTP NTP RTP
Interledger Is A Simple Protocol With A Layered Architecture
ILP
CASH BANKS BLOCKCHAIN
MOBILE MONEY
Interledger
Ledger
Transport IPR SSP ...
Application SPSP PPSP RPSP...
The Internet: Just Cost Saving?
Removing Fixed Costs Enables Smaller Transactions
unviable viable viable
fixed cost
Transaction size
Cost
Transaction size
Cost
pre-internetworking
fixed costs price out
long-tail use cases
post-internetworking
new business models
become possible
The Internet Enabled Completely New Business Models
The Internet of Value is a game changer.
Interledger Project
KEY FACTS
Open Protocol Community Group @ W3C 230+ Contributors
Banks
Central banks
Payments companies
Tech giants
Consulting companies
Blockchain companies
● Banks
● Central Banks
● Tech Companies
● Blockchains
Interledger Adoption
● Banks
● Central Banks
● Tech Companies
● Blockchains
Interledger Adoption
Sample of Ripple’s Customers
48
● Banks
● Central Banks
● Tech Companies
● Blockchains
Interledger Adoption
● Banks
● Central Banks
● Tech Companies
● Blockchains
Interledger Adoption
W3C Web Payments Working Group
W3C Web Payments Working Group
Adrian Hope-Bailie Nick Telford-Reed
● Banks
● Central Banks
● Tech Companies
● Blockchains
Interledger Adoption
Blockchain and ILP
Natively ILP-enabled
ILP compatible
● Banks
● Central Banks
● Tech Companies
● Blockchains
● You
Interledger Adoption
“Dial-Up” Interledger
ILP-Enablement
Also Known As The Right Way
Adoption To-Date
Status: Not Great
Protocols Have Humble Beginnings
Gotta Start Somewhere
Dial-Up Interledger
Dial-Up Interledger
Connector
Dial-Up Interledger
User Connector
Dial-Up Interledger
ACH, SEPA, PayPal, ...
User Connector
Dial-Up Interledger
Cash
User Connector
Separated Clearing & Settlement
Connect To Or Run An “ILP Kit”
Get Involved at
Interledger.org
Get Involved at Interledger.org
Find Me After to Get an
Interledger Sticker ;-)

Interledger Overview // Luxembourg Center for Security, Reliability, and Trust Meetup