Two Stellar ecosystem projects, ArcusX and SoZu Pay, were awarded the InstaWords Award for a four-week sprint. ArcusX is building a freelance marketplace on Stellar to reduce fees and payment delays in Latin America, while SoZu Pay is developing NGO disbursement infrastructure using stablecoins and the Stellar Disbursement Platform.
This presentation showcases two Chilean projects selected for the InstaWords Award, a four-week sprint program supporting new Stellar ecosystem projects. ArcusX, founded by Bruno Miranda, is a freelance marketplace addressing the 30% fee losses and 15-30 day payment delays on traditional platforms, with 70 users and 20 tasks already live. Their week one goal focuses on security and wallet flow integration. SoZu Pay, led by Joaquin Farfan, is building NGO disbursement infrastructure using stablecoins and the Stellar Disbursement Platform, with a pilot partner NGO called Mujeres 2000. Both projects aim to provide financial inclusion and lower-cost payment solutions for Latin America, with deliverables including architecture documentation, demos, and changelog updates to track progress throughout the sprint.