Rafiki

Judgement

What it is

Complete system

What it does

Software for wallet providers and banks to offer Interledger payments and Open Payments APIs to their account holders.

Adopt it when

You operate a digital wallet or account service and want to join the Interledger network.

Watch out

Interledger adoption is still small, and current releases are marked beta.

Ready for

Usable

Runs as

Self-hosted server

Built with

TypeScript, Node.js and PostgreSQL

How established

Established: started 5 years ago, latest release v2.4.2-beta.

What the license allows

You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

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Built from

Follow it down: Rafiki → TypeScript → Go → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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