Further learning

To learn more about Open Payments, we invite you to explore the following:

GitHub repo

Open Payments, as the name suggests, is an open-source project. One of the best ways to learn more about Open Payments is to head on over to the GitHub repo where active development is taking place.

Engineering blog posts

• A Simple Guide to the Open Payments Standard
• Introducing the Grant Negotiation and Authorization Protocol (GNAP)

Multimedia

• Introduction to Open Payments playlist on the Interledger Foundation’s YouTube channel.

Test Network

Would you prefer to test Open Payments instead? The Test Network is a sandboxed environment that implements the Open Payments standard. It allows you to experience the entire payment cycle using fake money.

The Test Network consists of:

• The Test Wallet: a digital wallet that implements the Open Payments APIs and allows you to send Interledger payments to any recipient with a payment pointer.

• The Test Boutique: an e-commerce application that allows you to purchase virtual items using your Test Wallet.