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June 11, 2026
09:30 – 18:00
The Hague University of Applied Sciences Johanna Westerdijkplein 75, 2521 EN The Hague New York Room, OV K.69
Final Pitch Event: Building the Future of Payments
A day of student pitches, expert roundtables, and open discussion on the technology, regulation, and economics shaping the future of financial infrastructure.
Why It Matters
Payment systems shape how people send money, how businesses get paid, and how communities access financial services. Yet today's landscape remains fragmented, expensive, and hard to access, especially across borders and for underserved communities.
Open payment technologies offer a different vision. But for them to scale, they need to work within real regulatory frameworks, business models, and market incentives.
What To Expect
MORNING
Student pitches
Seven student teams pitch their open payments solutions to financial inclusion challenges, covering the problem, business model, architecture, inclusion impact, and regulatory compliance.
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​AFTERNOON
Expert roundtables
Two moderated expert sessions will bring together legal, fintech, social impact, and finance professionals to discuss the regulatory and economic realities of open payments.
EVENING
Networking drinks
​Informal networking with students, academics, practitioners, and innovators working across payments, law, and financial inclusion.
Programme
09:30
Opening & welcome
09:45
Jury panel introduction & pitch rules
10:00 – 11:30
Student pitches — teams 1–3
11:30
Coffee break
11:45 – 13:30
Student pitches — teams 4–7
13:30
Lunch
14:30
Winner & runner-up announced
15:00 – 15:45
Roundtable 1 — Regulating the rails
(What rules are needed for open payments to scale?)
15:45 – 16:30
Roundtable 2 — Who wins when payments open up?
(The strategic and commercial stakes of open payment systems)
16:30
Networking drinks
Who Should Attend
For Students
See ideas stress-tested in real time
Hear from experts at the intersection of law, finance and technology to explore how financial infrastructure actually gets built.
For Professionals
Engage with the questions that matter
Connect with peers across law, regulation, academia, and fintech and get a first look at emerging student ideas on open payments and inclusion.
About The Project
The Open Payments Innovation Lab is the closing event of the Open Payments Innovation Lab Project at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, funded by the Interledger Foundation. The project introduces students to the opportunities and challenges of open payment technologies, with a focus on interoperability, financial inclusion, regulation, and real-world implementation.
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