Tagged: united nations

January 16, 2024 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, says they are disappointed in the UN’s assessment that singles out USDT “highlighting its involvement in illicit activity while ignoring its role in helping developing economies in emerging markets, completely neglected by the global financial world simply because… Read More

December 2, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) this week announced a partnership with Algorand Foundation to launch a blockchain academy to provide UNDP staff with knowledge and insights into the applications of blockchain technology. The announcement was made onstage today at the Algorand Impact Summit in New Delhi by Robert Pasicko, UNDP’s expert… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 1:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Rimes is pleased to announce that they have joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative (UNGC) — a voluntary leadership platform “for developing, implementing, and disclosing responsible business practices.” Following this announcement, Rimes is now “part of a growing group of thousands of companies globally… Read More

July 9, 2022 @ 1:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

radicant, which claims to be the “first” sustainable, digital and collaborative internet-based financial services company that’s “aligned” with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, is working closely with Squirro. The integration of tech “enables radicant to automate decision-making processes and improve customer understanding and service… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 6:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moved by the “plight” of Ukrainian refugees and “inspired” by the efforts of colleagues in Poland, VikingCloud, (previously dba Sysnet), a provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, has “joined forces with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.” VikingCloud has pledged “to match donations made via the… Read More

May 8, 2022 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order “to strengthen their cooperation and promote joint initiatives to advance financing for gender equality and women’s… Read More

January 29, 2022 @ 12:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The sustainable development goal-linked investment app Etcho reports that it has finalized its pre-seed round, by securing £279,000 from angel investors via Crowdcube. Linking to the United Nation’s 17 SDGs, the Fintech app from Etcho enables users to select the goals they are most passionate… Read More

July 20, 2021 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Enjin has reportedly joined the United Nations Global Compact in order to promote sustainability and equality. Enjin says that it is committed to the UN Global Compact corporate responsibility initiative and its principles “in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption.” Enjin,… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this week, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), through its Center for Financial Health program, introduced an accelerator to support the Islamic Fintech innovation ecosystem in the Southeast Asian country. The program, known as the FIKRA Islamic… Read More

April 10, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Group, a leading blockchain firm, recently announced that its “philanthropic” division Huobi Charity Limited (regulated by the Charity Commissioners of Gibraltar – registration no. 324) is committing $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and fiat currency to UNICEF. The funds will be used to “help… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 11:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A new United Nations inquiry into the reported theft of $281 million in crypto-assets from  KuCoin, a major digital currency exchange, in September 2020 “strongly suggests” links to North Korea. Industry participants claim that Seychelles-headquartered KuCoin could be the victim of one of the largest… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized Oracle network developer Chainlink (LINK) has joined the UNESCO Global Education Coalition in order to advance or promote smart contract education internationally. Chainlink confirmed on January 29, 2021 that it has now joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Education… Read More

January 18, 2021 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan has introduced a state-managed instant digital payments platform in order to promote greater financial inclusion. The new online payments system, Raast, has been launched to support women who might have been financially marginalized or unable to access modern financial services for a long time…. Read More

October 20, 2020 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sky Guo, a founding member of OMFIF, an independent forum for central banking, economic policy and public investment, has reportedly been invited by the United Nations (UN) to talk about how foreign policy experts can take advantage of the latest digital technologies to address the… Read More

October 18, 2020 @ 10:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ING Bank, which is part of the ING Group (AMS: INGA), a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam, has confirmed that it will continue supporting startups focused on Fintech solutions. ING and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will be working… Read More

August 30, 2020 @ 8:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Copenhagen Fintech, a Denmark based organization supporting financial technology, is teaming up with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and several other organizations in order to help Nordic Fintechs with launching operations in Singapore. The initiative is aimed at assisting Nordic Fintechs with setting up… Read More

June 20, 2020 @ 4:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eight tech firms in developing and emerging world economies will reportedly receive investments from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in order to “solve local and global challenges.” The fund now includes cryptocurrencies. In October 2019, UNICEF created a crypto-asset fund in order to receive,… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Global money transfer service Azimo will offer a fee-free transfer to all customers on June 16, the UN’s International Day of Family Remittances. The move is following the call by the United Nations for a zero fee remittances day. The goal is to raise awareness… Read More

February 6, 2020 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched the ADB Ventures platform in order to channel investments and extend support to Asian firms that are creating platforms for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ADB’s investment fund is taking contributions from several different partners… Read More

January 23, 2020 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum Classic Labs (ETC Labs) is teaming up with the United Nations’ Children Fund (UNICEF) Innovation Fund by providing $1 million to support various ongoing projects. According to a press release, ETC Labs said it will be allocating $750,000 to global startup graduates of UNICEF’s… Read More