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The National Civil Registration Commission developed the national digital identity platform with support from Kiva, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco that allows people to lend money to low-income people around the world, as well as the United Nations Capital Development Fund and the United Nations Development Programme.
In Sierra Leone, New Kiva Protocol Uses Blockchain to Benefit UnbankedBlog Post
Every year hundreds of thousands of dollars of medical equipment is donated to hospitals in emerging markets, only to remain unused due to lack of knowledge, parts or maintenance. According to Vikas Meka, a blockchain-based donation platform could help – but it would be difficult to entice stakeholders to use it. He explores a solution: A token-driven marketplace that could unlock new social and economic value in the medical equipment donation ecosystem.
Unlocking the Medical Equipment Donation Ecosystem: Is a Blockchain Marketplace the Solution?News
Facebook's new Libra coin is asset-backed and runs on a restricted network, which could make it as stable as a major currency — setting it apart from other, much more volatile cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Viewpoint: For Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, the Well May Already Be PoisonedBlog Post
Despite many global initiatives aimed at catalyzing formal banking, almost 1 billion women remain excluded from the financial economy. According to Ankur Seth and Neha Kumar at Intellecap, it's now clear that financial inclusion for women cannot be attained by simply giving them an account or internet access. Instead, it will require an integrated digital financial ecosystem designed for women's needs – an approach Intellecap is piloting in India.
Bringing Digital Financial Inclusion to Women: The Impact of an Integrated Ecosystem ApproachNews
Worldwide, 300 million people live nominally above the poverty line but regularly go hungry for some portion of the year.
Instead of Bringing Jobs to the People, Bring the People to the JobsBlog Post
The field of results-based financing has taken root, and several new mechanisms have sprouted – from humanitarian impact bonds to outcomes funds. But while development impact bonds and their many variations are getting attention, too many organizations are working backwards to fit them into a particular program or context, write Kate Sturla and Ellen Anderson at IDinsight. They suggest three questions foundations, investors and intermediaries should ask to first diagnose their objectives, then select the right instruments to meet them.
With So Many Financial Instruments Out There – When and How to do Results-Based FinancingNews
By not being classified as a bank, Facebook is able to avoid some of the rules that other banks have to follow.
Facebook Is Inviting Washington to Regulate Libra — Good Luck With That
