Ripple donates $10M to Mercy Corps during annual Swell conference
Ripple continues its effort to bring financial inclusion to struggling markets. Ripple announced a contribution of $10 million to Mercy Corps to help it use digital assets in its work on financial inclusion in emerging markets during the annual Swell conference.Mercy Corps is a non-governmental, humanitarian aid organization that aims to create economic opportunities in countries where the financial system isn’t operating properly. The organization claims to have assisted over 220 million people survive various humanitarian conflicts. According to an announcement, Mercy Corps will partner....
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The donation will be used to support fintech solutions that leverage blockchain technology and digital assets to further financial inclusion.
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