The future of humanitarian aid payments is on blockchain
Discover how the Aid Trust Portal leverages Algorand’s fixed low fees and scalability to empower a network of leading impact partners and transform global aid delivery.
Discover how the Aid Trust Portal leverages Algorand’s fixed low fees and scalability to empower a network of leading impact partners and transform global aid delivery.
In 2024, Algorand founded the Humanitarian Aid Payments Council, uniting leaders in aid, blockchain and finance to help develop transparent, instant and scalable digital payment solutions to transform aid distribution.
Learn more about the Humanitarian Aid Payments Council.
The Algorand Foundation is proud to announce the new Aid Trust Portal, an online portal to track and visualize humanitarian aid payments. The portal is designed to track the flow of assets in and out of wallets.
Built on the Algorand blockchain, any asset on Algorand with a public key can be visualized via the portal, showing the relationship between different wallets and unlocking transparent aid payments in a way that has never been done before.
More than a dozen organizations have now used HesabPay's payments platform to send funds directly to beneficiaries in urgent need across all 400 districts and 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
A new Mercy Corps Ventures and Mercy Corps Syria pilot is pioneering stablecoin-based payments to smallholder farmers and agribusinesses. By leveraging blockchain, the initiative aims to provide faster, safer, and more cost-effective financial transactions, reducing reliance on traditional cash transfer mechanisms.
Reduce costs and scale aid delivery globally. On Algorand:
/ Fees are low and reliable, just fractions of a penny per transaction. (0.001 Algo)
/ Funds are delivered instantly; the network can process 10,000 transactions per second, all with instant finality.
Integration with local currencies in 180+ countries. Algorand provides:
/ Instant and frictionless cross-border transfers without dependence on traditional banking infrastructure, enabling access for unbanked or underbanked populations.
Improve visibility into payment transactions. Algorand's blockchain ensures:
/ Immutable records prevent data alteration or fraud, increasing accountability throughout the aid distribution process.
We're always interested in connecting with new NGOs and aid groups, relevant solutions providers, and other enterprise collaborators.
Reach out today to learn more about humanitarian aid payments powered by Algorand →