We are building a new kind of financial institution for international aid. We envision a world where money flows for the greatest impact.
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Yesterday we had an interesting @FrontierTechHub Next Steps session with @FCDOGovUK colleagues on "using blockchain to make an impact". As well as ourselves @Disberse, we had representatives from @Datarella (Germany) and BenBen (Ghana). We had some thoughts! (1/?)
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OK, here we go. This learning document is quite long, and I assume you all have twitter-length attention spans now, so here are some key lessons in a THREAD (1/who knows)
Finally, in Sprint 4 we produced a learning document that captured key lessons from both the FTL pilot and our longer company history. Blog: medium.com/frontier-technolo… (6/6)
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And imagine if somebody had created an alternative financial institution that could make greater efficiency and transparency possible while supporting these alternative models - oh wait, somebody already has @Disberse
When it comes to financing local action, that's unlikely to mean funding through traditional UN agencies. Instead, donors should be leaning more heavily on country pooled funds or mechanisms like the @StartNetwork, which pass money more directly and accountably to local partners.
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Handling time, holding time, transaction time means it can take *97* days for money to go from donor to those who need it most.
As problems get scarier and the world moves faster, this system needs to evolve.
👏🏽@paulcurrion @Disberse @InnovateDFID
medium.com/frontier-technolo…
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While I'm here, I have a new article in the Journal of Humanitarian Affairs: "The Black Hole of Humanitarian Innovation".
It's my usual optimistic view of the sector that I work in, and so obviously I argue that humanitarian innovation is not viable.
manchesteropenhive.com/view/…
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Great blog from our friends @Disberse on the concept of transparency.
What does it mean to different people?
How does it connect with - and affect - power dynamics?
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Since we started Disberse, we've had a lot of discussions about transparency - but our pilot with @innovateDFID is changing the way we approach transparency... link.medium.com/k6jKAT6xR3 (by @paulcurrion)
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Finally! In Sweden the discussion about how currency fluctuations impact the value of foreign aid is reaching major newspapers. Questions is when other donors will pick up the question!
#globaldev #currency #SDGs
Först DI, och nu SvD! Bra att betydelsen av valutafrågor i biståndet lyfts. Det krävdes en rejäl dipp i kronan, men nu börjar fler och fler organisationer ta tag i frågan.
svd.se/svaga-kronan-urholkar…
@SvD @Sida @SweMFA @EBACommittee #valuta
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Disberse: Targets the aid industry
@Disberse
#FinTechInShorts #partnerships #funding #financeandeconomy #technology #bankingindustry #banking #financialmarkets #settlement #news #trading
fintechinshorts.com/disberse…
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News via @Disberse: Can #Blockchain Tech Revolutionize The Global Aid Industry?: bit.ly/2Nr3Y6V
#TechForGood #HumanitarianAid #globaldev
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Great to see this going from strength to strength! 👍🏽
I’ve been following Disberse for a good few years now, they’re a fantastic start up doing it right for the aid sector.👏🏽
We’ve been working hard over the last few months at @Disberse as we continue to build and test a new kind of financial institution for aid. It’s great to be able to share an update via @Forbes. Thanks to @nicholasgfearn for the feature —> forbes.com/sites/nicholasfea…
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Can Blockchain Tech Revolutionize The Global Aid Industry?: on.forbes.com/6014ES7cK
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Great to be at the @tradegovuk Fintech bridge launch event in London. Proud to see @Disberse front & centre surrounded by some great companies.
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@@BenJoakim Founder & CEO at @Disberse will be speaking at Aid&Trade 2019 next week. Learn more about how they're changing humanitarian funding at disberse.com.
#techforgood #techforall #fintech #fintechconnect
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Looking forward to speaking at #aidandtrade next week in #London sharing our journey as we build a new financial institution for aid. @Disberse
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En route to London to attend a @RUSI_org event with @keatingetom, exploring how new and emerging financial systems like @Disberse can contribute to addressing issues related to AML/CFT in emerging and developing nations. What are the implications for the #aid industry?
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always a pleasure to hear @paulcurrion @Disberse can we become more of a networked than delivery organisations & can we consider #innovation not just in terms of products & services but in terms of how it can rethink the form & function of #globaldev orgs xitter.gq/InteragencyRAN/status/…
It's the 1 hour countdown to our 'emerging technologies' webinar with @Shadrocker & @paulcurrion join us this lunchtime via the link below!
#Voices2Choices
zoom.us/webinar/register/391…
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If there's one thing you before you head off on your weekend, make sure it's signing up to our emerging tech webinar! 1pm GMT Tue 20 Nov with@Shadrocker from @ushahidi & @paulcurrion from @Disberse Send a questions through to [email protected] early & we'll try to get them answered!
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Great to be with @RUSI_org & @SwissEmbassyUK event in London, sharing our work @Disberse, ‘promoting a coordinated response to de-risking’.
