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50 figures
625,000
refugee returnees
“Afghan payments platform, to support more than 625,000 refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced…”
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17,500
internally displaced persons
“…to support more than 625,000 refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced people, with more than $35 million…”
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1,700
active merchants
“…of mid-2024, HesabPay reported nearly 4,000 daily users, 1,700 active merchants, over 3.5 million transactions on the…”
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34
all 400 districts and 34 provinces of Afghanistan
“The company says it covers all 400 districts and 34 provinces, with locally managed offices for cash-in and cash-out…”
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400
all 400 districts and 34 provinces of Afghanistan
“The company says it covers all 400 districts and 34 provinces, with locally managed offices for cash-in and cash-out…”
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Alternative Finance Lab
UNDP Alternative Finance Lab (AltFinLab)
“50 countries, run in partnership with UNDP's Alternative Finance Lab, whose first cohort drew interest from 134…”
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HAFN
HAFN
“…and Mercy Corps Ventures to transfer US$100 per month in HAFN to 100 rural households in the remote mountains around…”
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30 percent
30% of Afghanistan’s electricity bills are paid through HesabPay on its blockchain
“World Food Programme, UNHCR, and the World Bank — that 30 percent of Afghanistan's electricity bills are paid through…”
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10
countries
“…, says it has launched 16 crypto pilots in more than 10 countries over four years and is now building a Humanitarian…”
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UNDP
UNDP
“…from more than 50 countries, run in partnership with UNDP's Alternative Finance Lab, whose first cohort drew…”
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16
crypto pilots
“…, says it has launched 16 crypto pilots in more than 10 countries over four years and is now building a Humanitarian…”
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UNDP
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
“…from more than 50 countries, run in partnership with UNDP's Alternative Finance Lab, whose first cohort drew…”
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Paycode
Paycode
“A partnership with Paycode, whose offline-first biometric identity technology reports over 6 million users across…”
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22.8 million
22.8 million Afghans were facing starvation
“…the regime change of August 2021, with more than 22.8 million Afghans facing starvation, Kakar closed a number of…”
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500
The successful pilot onboarded 500 women
“The pilot onboarded 500 women, and over half of the first loan applications were approved or disbursed within one…”
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80,000
80,000 transactions have already been recorded on-chain
“…women workers to blockchain wallets and recorded over 80,000 on-chain transactions, helping them access government…”
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17,500
internally displaced people
“…to support more than 625,000 refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced people, with more than $35 million…”
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625,000
refugee returnees
“Afghan payments platform, to support more than 625,000 refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced…”
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$35 million
humanitarian assistance
“…refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced people, with more than $35 million in assistance delivered.”
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Ghana
Ghana
“…reports over 6 million users across Afghanistan, Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic…”
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6 million
Paycode, whose offline-first biometric technology is used by over 6 million people
“…biometric identity technology reports over 6 million users across Afghanistan, Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique,…”
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50
UN personnel from more than 50 countries
“Aid has trained hundreds of UN personnel from more than 50 countries, run in partnership with UNDP's Alternative…”
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28 to 45
28-45 day timeline through IMTAs
“…typically took 28 to 45 days.”
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100 percent
100% of transactions were successful. Sector-wide implications for compliance: 100% transaction traceability
“100 percent of transactions; 100 percent traceability…”
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Mercy Corps Ventures
Mercy Corps Ventures
“Organization partnered with HesabPay and Mercy Corps Ventures to transfer US$100 per month in HAFN to 100 rural…”
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UNDP
UNDP
“…from more than 50 countries, run in partnership with UNDP's Alternative Finance Lab, whose first cohort drew…”
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Paycode
Paycode
“A partnership with Paycode, whose offline-first biometric identity technology reports over 6 million users across…”
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Mercy Corps Ventures
Mercy Corps Ventures
“Organization partnered with HesabPay and Mercy Corps Ventures to transfer US$100 per month in HAFN to 100 rural…”
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100
100 smallholder farmers
“…and HesabPay as the wallet provider — distributed aid to 100 smallholder farmers in the Al-Hasakah region, reaching an…”
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650–700
650-700 people in the Al-Hasakah region
“…provider — distributed aid to 100 smallholder farmers in the Al-Hasakah region, reaching an estimated 650–700 people.”
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$35 million
assistance
“…refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced people, with more than $35 million in assistance delivered.”
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625,000
refugee returnees
“Afghan payments platform, to support more than 625,000 refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced…”
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600,000
returnees in Afghanistan
“…deployment has now demonstrated that claim at a scale of more than 600,000 people, with aid-agency numbers behind it.”
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17,500
internally displaced people
“…to support more than 625,000 refugee returnees and over 17,500 internally displaced people, with more than $35 million…”
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2,500
2,500 women using the HesabPay app
“…that tracked 2,500 women using HesabPay found that direct digital aid meant fewer skipped meals for their families;…”
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97 percent
the population
“…as a digital wallet, in a country where Gallup estimated that 97 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.”
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98 percent
98% of total assistance was spent digitally with local merchants
“…refrained from taxing recipients of digital aid; that 98 percent of assistance was spent digitally with local…”
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$4 million
electric bills totaling $4M being paid monthly
“…blockchain, and 170,000 electric bills totaling $4 million paid monthly, with more than a dozen organizations…”
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6 percent
Afghans
“Only about 6 percent of Afghans have bank accounts, while roughly 60 percent own a feature or smartphone.”
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34
provinces of Afghanistan
“The company says it covers all 400 districts and 34 provinces, with locally managed offices for cash-in and cash-out…”
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1,700
Merchants
“…of mid-2024, HesabPay reported nearly 4,000 daily users, 1,700 active merchants, over 3.5 million transactions on the…”
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4,000
Users: Nearly 4K per day
“As of mid-2024, HesabPay reported nearly 4,000 daily users, 1,700 active merchants, over 3.5 million transactions on…”
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60 percent
a feature or smartphone
“Only about 6 percent of Afghans have bank accounts, while roughly 60 percent own a feature or smartphone.”
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400
districts
“The company says it covers all 400 districts and 34 provinces, with locally managed offices for cash-in and cash-out…”
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Algorand Foundation
Algorand Foundation
“'We see our partnership with the Algorand Foundation as an important step forward in including women in the digital…”
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3.5 million
Transactions
“…nearly 4,000 daily users, 1,700 active merchants, over 3.5 million transactions on the Algorand blockchain, and 170,000…”
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170,000
electric bills
“3.5 million transactions on the Algorand blockchain, and 170,000 electric bills totaling $4 million paid monthly, with…”
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Algorand Foundation
Algorand Foundation
“'We see our partnership with the Algorand Foundation as an important step forward in including women in the digital…”
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Mercy Corps Ventures
Mercy Corps Ventures
“Organization partnered with HesabPay and Mercy Corps Ventures to transfer US$100 per month in HAFN to 100 rural…”
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan
“…technology reports over 6 million users across Afghanistan, Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Sudan, and the Democratic…”
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