Thinking On Paper: AI, Quantum, Robotics, Web3 & The Impact of Technology | Startups Circle: How Cryptocurrency Is Being Used To Create Corruption Resistant Humanitarian Aid Pipelines - Mercina Tillerman-Perez, VP Impact
Mercina Tillerman-Perez is VP at Circle Impact. She joins Thinking On Paper to tell us how Circle are using crypto currency for good.
Collecting funds to support displaced people around the world is only half the battle. The other half is delivering it to people in need – no matter where they are. UNHCR + the UN Refugee Agency are turning to USDC, running on the Stellar blockchain.
Eliminating the need for those fleeing instability to carry cash, credit or debit cards – aid recipients can access vital support via a Vibrant digital wallet – and exchange their USDC for local currency at any MoneyGram location.
Who they are working with, and where the success stories are. It's a long road, there are no easy or quick fixes, but crypto can be used to help get aid and money where it should be.
-- TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Disruptors and Curious Minds (01:07) Blockchain For Good (02:39) Our Sponsors Wripple (03:16) Last week's question (05:36) Building humanitarian aid pipelines (07:06) Moving assets in high risk situations (09:40) Saving 40% when delivering humanitarian aid (11:14) Circle In Venezuela (13:00) USDC (15:04) Ukraine and MoneyGram (17:26) Partners & Value chains (19:18) Let the experts lead (19:42) Lessons In Coordination with NGOs (22:00) Humanity centred design (23:43) Existing systems (24:44) Circle's Unlocking impact competition (28:00) A Question for next week's guest
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Past guests on The Thinking On Paper Show include: Ciaran Murray (web3 for journalists), Torrey Smith (Robotics For Medicine), Jason Lynch (Quantum Computing), Joe Fitzsimons (Quantum Computing), Dana Sydorenko (Gaming), Don Norman (Humanity Centered Design), Mercina Tillerman Perez (Circle & Crypto), Tyler Adams (Blockchain), Todd Haselhorst (Blockchain for Logistics), Vince Yang (ZK Proofs), Shiti Manghani (StepN CEO), Han Jin (Web3 & Digital Identity), Senthil Nayagam (Deep Fakes),