Search Results for: blockchain
Asia | October 23, 2019
Indonesia’s BMT Bina issues “sharia compliant” bond on blockchain
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 23 – Faith-based investing is not only on the rise, it’s on the cutting edge. Indonesian Islamic microfinance cooperative BMT Bina Ummah raised $50,000 …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | October 1, 2019
Can blockchain play matchmaker in financing the U.N. Global Goals?
ImpactAlpha, October 1 – Trillions of dollars are needed each year to achieve the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Billions are currently being invested. “Rather …
The Brief | October 1, 2019
The Brief: Co-creating in Amsterdam, index impact, Denmark’s climate commitments, Indian aquaculture, blockchain for the SDGs
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Co-creating in Amsterdam. It’s not easy to take the temperature of a diverse community, but we have the feeling …
Africa | August 21, 2019
Building credit with blockchain at the base of the economic pyramid
ImpactAlpha, August 21 – Credit systems in mature markets are imperfect. In many developing economies they don’t exist at all, keeping billions of people …
The Brief | June 10, 2019
Female fund managers in emerging markets; blockchain for small businesses, supply chains and elections; Halloran’s early money
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Female fund managers make the case for ‘gender alpha’ in emerging markets. One way to seize …
The Brief | March 27, 2019
Regenerative pine resin in Mexico, tech jobs in rural U.S., blockchain-based lending in India, ‘zebras’ unite for alt-capital
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Ejido Verde is financing indigenous Mexicans to plant trees – and to plant a stake in …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | March 27, 2019
Unitus Ventures backs New Street Technologies’ blockchain-based lending
ImpactAlpha, March 27 – Bangalore-based New Street Technologies partners with banks to facilitate loans to small businesses through a blockchain-based lending platform. It …
The Brief | March 26, 2019
Blending finance with blockchain, streamlining affordable housing, AI-fueled food in Chile, impact bonds in Latin America, co-investing with Backstage
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original Bamboo Finance, Moeda and the government of Togo launch tech-driven impact fund for tech-driven companies. A …
The Brief | January 30, 2019
Risky business, Brazil’s new neo-bank, raising Filipino graduation rates, blockchain for impact
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Returns on Investment podcast Risky Business: Corporations need market signals to reduce climate risks (podcast). Will it be …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | January 30, 2019
Blockchain in action for social and civic impact
ImpactAlpha, January 30 – Say what you will about blockchain hype (see “Deals lag the hype in ‘blockchain for good’ investments”). But keep paying …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | November 27, 2018
Big Issue launches blockchain-based Big Exchange for SDG investing
ImpactAlpha, November 26 – Big Issue, a London-based poverty alleviation organization, is partnering with asset managers Aberdeen Standard, Columbia Threadneedle, Alliance Beinstein and …
The Brief | September 18, 2018
Little Jed Book, climate investor one, UBS’ development impact bond, environmental finance and other blockchain game-changers
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: Impact Voices The Little Jed Book: Digging into the ‘why’ of impact investing. Jed Emerson rocked the SOCAP conference …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | September 18, 2018
Environmental finance and other blockchain “game-changers”
A new report from the World Economic Forum touts the decentralized electronic ledger’s potential as a game changer for sustainable development finance, among …
The Brief | June 21, 2018
Charting the impact investing narrative, blockchain ethics, alt-credit, Incofin’s India fund
Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! Featured: The Impact Alpha Connecting the dots and charting the narrative, every week. David Bank kicked off the “new” ImpactAlpha …
Blockchain/AI/IoT | June 20, 2018
Laying an ethical foundation for the blockchain future
The blockchain is hot. But without strong ethics, the technology could face the same backlash already rocking the tech world. To help integrate …