UNDP AltFinLab

UNDP’s Alternative Finance Lab pioneers new ways to fund sustainable development at the intersection of innovation, technology, and finance.

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ Today at @sciencespo, we moved into the policy room, focusing on institutional readiness, governance that can hold trust and people-centred services.

The #GovernmentBlockchainAcademy was also introduced as a practical route into that work.

🌟 More from the full recap soon...

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

🌟 After @proofoftalk and the launch of the @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group, #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood moves today into a public-policy and government-facing setting at @sciencespo.

Follow along as the programme continues to unfold!

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

In South Sudan, Cameroon and Zambia, @pbtokn is testing MultiKnip, a purpose-bound digital grant wallet for women and youth entrepreneurs, helping them access funds and spend them with vetted suppliers.

https://t.co/eficDzX3a4

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

In Armenia, @plastiks_io is testing blockchain-based traceability connecting plastic recovery and recycling efforts with verifiable records.

For environmental action, trusted data can help connect local work with wider accountability.

https://t.co/eficDzX3a4

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

In The Gambia, @FreedomPayWalet is testing how mobile payments and simple digital records can help entrepreneurs build usable financial histories.

This matters for people who may be active in the economy but remain invisible to formal financial systems. https://t.co/eficDzX3a4

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

Today we launched the @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group, bringing together leaders across the blockchain ecosystem to explore how this technology can contribute to development – from financial inclusion & digital identity to effective public services.

https://t.co/ppec0AVnpT

[Haoliang Xu @HaoliangXu]

As @UNDP convenes partners in Paris for #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood, our publication New Tech, New Partners showcases over 40 solutions using blockchain technology & it is already being tested in development contexts.

Read the publication: https://t.co/AeKysxfkUd

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Proud to launch the @UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group w/@HaoliangXu at @proofoftalk! @UNDP_AltFinLab

Trust, ID, financial inclusion, sustainability & skills—this is about where blockchain can drive real devt impact.🙏for a rich discussion. Let's carry this momentum fwd together!🤝

[Francine Pickup @f_pickup]

Touchdown in Paris 🇫🇷 for @ProofofTalk w/ an important question for the future: how can blockchain support sustainable devt & public-purpose digital transformation? 🔗💻

Excited to explore what this means in practice & 🆕forms of partnership for devt at scale!
@UNDP_AltFinLab

[Proof of Talk @proofoftalk]

1.3 billion people still have no access to formal financial services. This afternoon, seven teams are pitching blockchain solutions to change that.

Haiti. Liberia. Bangladesh. The Gambia. Each one working directly with @UNDP on the ground to bring financial access, digital identity, and climate finance to the people who need it most.

This is why we built a room like this.

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

🌟 Today in Paris, @UNDP opens #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood at @proofoftalk.

At the Louvre Palace, the programme brings the #SDGBlockchainAccelerator Impact Showcase and the inaugural launch of the UNDP Blockchain Advisory Group.

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨As @UNDP convenes #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood at @proofoftalk, the conversation begins with what has already been tested.

🌟New Tech, New Partners shares practical cases across payments, identity, climate resilience, trusted data and public systems.
https://t.co/4Qjg1GxY7M

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ Meet Freedom Pigott, Founder and CEO at @FreedomPayWalet, joining the second session of #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood at
@sciencespo.

Request your place, and join us in Paris 👇
https://t.co/PpvXI9Ayy4

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ Meet @MelynMcKay, Chief Executive officer at @coalapay, joining the second session of #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood at
@sciencespo.

Request your place, and join us in Paris 👇
https://t.co/PpvXI9Ayy4

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

At @sciencespo, Jorge Fernandes of @WFPInnovation joins Session 2 of #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood.

Join us👇
https://t.co/PpvXI9Ayy4

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ Bassel Assaad joins Session 2 of #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood at @sciencespo on 4 June.

Request your place 👇
https://t.co/PpvXI9B6nC

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ Pierre Noro will guide Session 1 of #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood at @sciencespo on.

Register 👇
https://t.co/PpvXI9B6nC

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ At @sciencespo on 4 June, Xavier Juredieu, CEO of EUROPEUM-EDIC, joins #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood.

He will bring a European public-infrastructure perspective on @EU_EBSI, digital trust and cross-border public services.

Register 👇
https://t.co/PpvXI9Ayy4

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ At @sciencespo, @planetmaaz of @Cardano_CF joins #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood.

He will bring an ecosystem and sustainability perspective to how blockchain-enabled solutions can be approached responsibly in public systems.

Register 👇
https://t.co/PpvXI9B6nC

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ On 4 June at @sciencespo, @NikhilVadgama of @Exponential_Sci joins #ScalingBlockchainForPublicGood.

Join us 👇 https://t.co/PpvXI9B6nC