How did stablecoin based aid perform in one of the most challenging environments for humanitarian delivery? This endline report shares the results of a digital cash pilot in eastern Afghanistan, where families used offline cards linked to stablecoin wallets for the first time. It outlines what worked, including cost reductions, faster delivery, and strong user preference, along with key operational lessons, gender barriers, and what these findings mean for scaling digital payments in low connectivity and high risk settings.

Selected from 230+ applications in 50+ countries, OPAL for Floods will pilot in Senegal, using AI, satellite imagery, and smart contracts to help Thiès and Grand Dakar act before floods.

How can stablecoins improve the way aid reaches people in crisis? This piece explores a humanitarian cash pilot in Northeast Syria, where farmers received digital payments via stablecoin rails for the first time. You'll find how it worked in practice—from speed and cost gains to vendor hesitancy—plus firsthand insights from local participants, implementation lessons, and what this means for future aid delivery at scale.

In Afghanistan, Mercy Corps Ventures partnered with HesabPay and the Community Driven Development Organization to pilot stablecoin-based digital cash transfers reaching rural households in remote areas. The initiative aims to make aid faster, safer, and more transparent while empowering local organizations to deliver scalable, locally led humanitarian assistance.

In partnership with HesabPay and Pioneers Innovation, this pilot will use stablecoins to deliver faster, safer aid to farmers and agribusinesses in Northeast Syria reducing costs, improving transparency, and strengthening local food systems.

In a conflict-affected region, Mercy Corps Ventures piloted stablecoin-based humanitarian aid transfers, achieving a 62% reduction in delivery time and 10.8% cost savings. The pilot demonstrated improved transparency, security, and reach—enabling 12% more recipients to be served. While challenges remain around off-ramping and scalability, the results show strong potential for using digital currencies to modernize aid delivery in complex settings.

The Anticipatory Action Accelerator supports tech-driven solutions—like AI, satellite data, and crypto rails—that enable aid to arrive before climate shocks. A new frontier for faster, fairer humanitarian response.