3rd Place: Normies
Normie Tech enables seamless card to stablecoin payments. Merchants can receive stablecoins while customers pay in fiat. Transactions are easily managed through a user-friendly dashboard. Watch their demo video:
https://t.co/GnCspZu8Rs
@Okekechidic@grassEcon This was a program made by @wor and grassroots economics with Dr. AbdulHakim and the University of Lukenya
We didn't handle any of the loan servicing
Read more about:
How Normie and Sarafu network @grassEcon quietly solved a real problem without crypto hype, just stable infrastructure and local action.
https://t.co/qHEics7Xxn
🎓 $50 can change a life.
In the Sarafu Network @grassEcon , just $1,000 sent with the help of Normie brought 39 African students back to school.
Why were they out?
Because they owed $50 to $100 in unpaid fees.
That’s it.
Normie enabled donors to contribute in fiat using cards. It converted those funds into stablecoins and sent them to the Sarafu platform, powering zero-interest student loans.
We’re not just building a payment tool.
We’re building a future where $50 doesn’t block someone from graduating.
📹 Watch the story for yourself.
We sent a student to university in Kenya!
Kioko Mercy Matheu is able to continue her degree in education at Lukenya University through a 0 interest loan program funded by payments sent through @NormieTech
Stablecoins moving money internationally can change lives IF they are made easily usable.
Thank you to her and Dr. AbdulHakim who created the loan program for their permission to share this!
More details about the program here: https://t.co/XNxETkt78W
We are thrilled to be accepted into the @circle Grant Program, cohort 1 and the Circle Alliance Network!
Ever teach someone to buy stablecoins? Most give up.
Through Normie Tech, customers pay in fiat with credit card and your business receives stablecoins.
Now your customers can pay you in stablecoins without needing to onboard to anything unfamiliar.
We are on our way to ensuring merchants globally have access to a stable currency
We are thrilled to be accepted into the @circle Grant Program, cohort 1 and the Circle Alliance Network!
Ever teach someone to buy stablecoins? Most give up.
Through Normie Tech, customers pay in fiat with credit card and your business receives stablecoins.
Now your customers can pay you in stablecoins without needing to onboard to anything unfamiliar.
We are on our way to ensuring merchants globally have access to a stable currency!
5/ 🥈 - NormieTech - 489 cUSD
Seamlessly convert fiat to stablecoins with @NormieTech —bridging traditional payments and Web3, built by @noahchonlee and Aryan.
https://t.co/6VfiVWTqhX
Time saved and frustration avoided trying to help noobs onboard, add networks, bridge tokens..
Under a deadline when people earnestly WANT to support but run into challenges..
Running the risk that you'll lose the support entirely for the future if something goes wrong.
I am SO GRATEFUL to @NormieTech for their support of this @GG23 Round.
Making it so "normies" can signal their support of grassroots regeneration projects is YUGE!
We doubled our donors in under 24 hours with this photo shared via DM's:
https://t.co/B1qC2sXCXW
I came full circle.
Started by doing buildspace solana courses, watching the live streams for season 2 and applied for season 3 and 4. Met my co founder @noahchonlee in buildspace discord ( he got into one of @fdotinc cohort ) and finally I am in SF and got to meet @FarzaTV IRL !
11/ And we are excited to have @NormieTech back with Proof of Ship!
Seamlessly convert fiat to stablecoins with NormieTech
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