Foundation
NETWORK FOR OPEN FINANCE
Empowering builders and local ecosystems
through the next generation of financial technology.
We believe access to finance should be determined by possibility, not geography.
NØFI Foundation’s mission is to empower financial ecosystems around the world. We bring an open approach to supporting independent builders, regional communities and institutions exploring the next generation of finance.
Our focus spans stablecoins, tokenized assets and intelligent financial applications. The goal is practical: give more people the tools and knowledge to build solutions that matter in their own markets.
Financial tools that reach people across markets and communities.
More control over how people hold, use and move their money.
An ecosystem shaped by its builders, operators and users.
Our role is to connect advances in financial technology with the people who can put them to work. We aim to help independent teams build, local communities participate, and regional ecosystems grow.
Explore emerging infrastructure for stablecoin payments, tokenized assets and AI-enabled financial services. Prioritize security, interoperability and practical applications over technology for its own sake.
FINANCIAL INNOVATIONSupport an open builder community through technical education, shared tools and collaboration. Welcome independent teams working across protocols and applications, from an early idea to a tested integration.
DEVELOPER ECOSYSTEMDevelop regional communities that connect founders, engineers and local partners. Our first planned hubs focus on LATAM, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, with shared learning across regions.
REGIONAL ECOSYSTEMSPair global technology with local understanding. Encourage collaboration around everyday payments, cross-border commerce, access to digital assets and the financial needs of businesses and communities.
REAL-WORLD ADOPTIONAn invitation to independent teams, protocols, institutions and communities to turn emerging technology into useful financial solutions.
Our areas of interest include stablecoin payments, cross-border settlement and tokenized real-world assets. We want to help builders connect these technologies to practical needs, from business payments to access to financial products.
Explore our regional focusExplore AI agents, programmable payments and financial automation. Our focus is on tools that help people and businesses act with better information, with clear permissions and human oversight.
Open payment standards such as x402 are one area for builders to explore.
Explore the x402 standardSupport exploration of interoperable networks, developer APIs, digital identity and privacy-preserving technology. Better infrastructure should help independent teams build together and serve different markets.
Find your place in the ecosystemWe plan to begin in LATAM, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, connecting local talent and market knowledge with a global financial technology community.
Payments that connect local economies.
Our planned LATAM hub will bring builders and local partners together around stablecoins, cross-border commerce and accessible financial tools.
Bring together builders exploring stablecoin payments, cross-border commerce and access to digital financial tools.
Local collaboration around payment experiences, merchant tools and connections between digital assets and everyday finance.
BUILDERS + LOCAL PARTNERSConnect teams exploring mobile financial experiences, regional payments and tools for people working across borders.
Collaboration around remittances, digital commerce and applications shaped by the needs of local communities.
LOCAL ACCESS + REGIONAL CONNECTIONBuild a community around financial infrastructure, tokenization and AI-enabled applications with international reach.
Shared work on developer tools, interoperable systems and practical financial applications for businesses and individuals.
ENGINEERING + OPEN INFRASTRUCTURETechnical learning and shared resources. Collaboration between local teams. A global community that carries useful ideas across regions.
Encourage builders to test emerging financial technology against real needs, with security and practical use at the center.
Support technical learning, shared resources and integration paths that help independent teams build useful applications.
Encourage transparent decisions, responsible experimentation and clear communication across regional ecosystems.
Real utility.
Shared opportunity.
NØFI Foundation empowers community-driven initiatives to reach their full potential through coordination, support and grants.
This assistance extends to projects identified, demanded and valued by the wider NØFI community.
Good ideas deserve
room to grow.
Bring people, ideas and shared priorities together.
Help community-driven initiatives develop their potential.
Back projects the community identifies and values.
Open finance needs people with different perspectives. Discover where your experience can contribute.
Bring a use case in digital payments, tokenization, AI-enabled finance or open infrastructure. Share technical knowledge and help turn new capabilities into tools people can use.
Explore the technology focusHelp shape the first planned hubs in LATAM, Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Bring together local builders, educators and partners around the financial challenges that matter in your region.
Explore the planned hubsBring local market knowledge, financial expertise or infrastructure that helps others build. We welcome collaboration across protocols, institutions and independent teams.
Explore the ecosystem