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Fintech Times: New Report Finds Common “Blockchain for Good” Would Help Humanitarian Sector Build More Trust and Efficiency
by Polly Harrison November 11, 2020 A new report has found that a new, cross-sector blockchain could help aid agencies respond to increasingly frequent and complex crises, and provide significant cost savings. The technology would allow humanitarian groups to reach more people at a time when aid spending is under pressure from shrinking government budgets and…
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Want a sneak peak into The Next-Generation Humanitarian DLT?!
Check out the NEDTech Technology for Humanitarian Settings panel! Moderated by Dr Jane Thomason, Sofie Blakstad, CEO of hiveonline ApS, Ric Shreves from Mercy Corps, Adam Bornstein of the Danish Red Cross and Joshua Hallwright of Oxfam, discuss the potential of #blockchain for #impact in the humanitarian space. 👇 Look for the release of the…
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See You at SEEP!
Hiveonline is excited to be taking part in the 2020 SEEP Savings Groups Annual Conference: Disruptive Collaboration! SEEP Annual Conference gathers leading global thinkers and doers, at the forefront of economic inclusion and social empowerment efforts across the world. As part if the conference, hiveonline will be running exhibitor booth in the Savings Group Technology…
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Connect Caju II: Harvest Season is approaching!
October is an exciting month for everyone involved in the Connect Caju II project, as it marks the beginning of cashew harvest season in Mozambique. The farmers, cooperative managers and the Mozambican Association for the Promotion of Modern Cooperativism (AMPCM) in the Nampula region have spent the last few months pruning and cleaning their cashew…
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Join Us at the Finance Alliance for Women Annual Summit
Mark your calendars to join hiveonline CEO Sofie Blakstad on on October 7th 11:00-14:00 at the Finance Alliance for Women Annual Summit: The Female Economy 2020 and Beyond Panel on Investing in Female Economy Focused Fintechs. Every year, changemakers from banks, fintechs, insurance companies, asset managers, governments, multilaterals and bilaterals, academia, and beyond flock to…
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Hiveonline at TechBBQ
A week of conferences continues as hiveonline heads to TechBBQ Digital 2020. Join CEO Sofie Blakstad on Friday 18 September 2020 from 9:50-10:20 AM CET on Stage 3 as she presents “Building the Next Generation Humanitarian Blockchain”. The half hour presentation will give a sneak peak on our most recent research project. As you may…
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Don’t Miss Hiveonline at Copenhagen Fintech Week Global
We are excited to be taking part in the Global Sustainability Track. Join us on Tuesday September 15th from 4:25- 4:50 PM for the panel discussion with hiveonline CEO Sofie Blakstad on Africa & The Middle East Tokenization & Democratization focusing on transparency in blockchain and how greenwashing affects both companies and customers. Get your…
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hiveonline joins F-Lane Accelerator by Yunus Social Business and Vodafone
We are excited to announce that hiveonline has been selected as a participant for the 5th batch of F-Lane accelerator, five-week program for entrepreneurs with ambitious outcomes to drive change by empowering women. Led by Yunus Social Business and Vodafone, the program will include a Vodafone mentor ship, a community of impact founders, individual and…
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Meet AMPCM & Our Pilot Cooperatives in Mozambique
A couple months back we introduced our new project in cashew producing regions of Mozambique in partnership with AMPCM and NorgesVel. Since then, work on the new hiveonline digital platform for cooperatives has really taken off! AMPCM cooperative training is currently underway, the October cashew harvest is fast approaching and we will be launching mycoop.online…
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hiveonline CEO Sofie Blakstad contributes to UN Task Force for Digital Finance Report
Last week, the UN Secretary-General’s Task Force on Digital Finance released their report “The People’s Money: Harnessing Digitalization to Finance a Sustainable Future”. The report findings presents the importance of embracing the transformative potential of digital solutions for the creation of a of a citizen-centric financial system, acceleration of the financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),…