Unlocking Economic Participation for Millions of Women
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Claims that an open financial network (Stellar.org) can scale microfinance and cut remittance fees get backed by specifics: two billion people are unbanked, microloans have served 160 million, the remittance market is $582B and charges $44B in fees. Examples include Oradian moving away from cash‑bus transfers and a South African nonprofit building phone wallets for girls. Architecture is a decentralized protocol with gateways and instant multi‑currency settlement, and local apps already use it to reduce cost and speed payments.
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