Vida brings the utility of Lightning Network for streaming and instantly settled payments to the $1.5 trillion global telecommunications industry, where Vida’s executives cut their teeth– first as entrepreneurs and later as executives via acquisition. The industry’s historic reliance on credit-based payment has curtailed enterprises’ scale and product innovation. Vida products allow individuals to receive compensation for messages, calls, and livestream event participation, creators to access digitally native monetization mechanisms, and brands and businesses to employ engagement tools by API.