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Pilot Launch | Anzi Finance: Leveraging Grain Tokenization to Unlock Credit for Argentina’s Smallholder Farmers

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

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Pilot Launch | Regini Finance: Using stablecoins to build financial resilience for Kenyan informal waste collectors

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.

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Pilot Launch | BlockBima: Reducing climate vulnerability through insurance-embedded MSME loans

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.