Climate shocks are becoming financial shocks for millions of small businesses. Mercy Corps Ventures is supporting Atram and Fortune Credit in testing whether AI-powered climate alerts, preparedness support, and emergency liquidity can help MSMEs prepare earlier, recover faster, and build long-term resilience.

Mercy Corps Ventures, in partnership with Anzi Finance, Origino, PrimaryX, and Grassi, is launching a groundbreaking pilot to use blockchain-backed grain tokenization and credit guarantees

Mercy Corps Ventures, together with Regini Finance and Mr. Green Africa, is piloting a stablecoin-based savings tool accessible through WhatsApp and USSD. This tool enables informal waste collectors in Kenya to start saving from as little as $2.70 and strengthen their financial resilience against inflation, climate shocks, and income volatility.

Mercy Corps Ventures has partnered with BlockBima, Fortune Credit, Shamba Network, and RiskShield to launch a pilot in Kenya testing blockchain-powered parametric rainfall insurance embedded in microloans for MSMEs.