{"id":60163,"date":"2026-01-22T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/un-receives-circle-grant-to-upgrade-cross-border-refugee-aid\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T09:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T02:28:32","slug":"un-receives-circle-grant-to-upgrade-cross-border-refugee-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbbgroup.net\/vi\/un-receives-circle-grant-to-upgrade-cross-border-refugee-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"UN receives Circle grant to upgrade cross-border refugee aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"post-description\">Circle said digital financial infrastructure, including stablecoins, can save 20% of the cost of delivering humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"html-renderer-container\">\n<p>Stablecoin issuer Circle has issued a grant to support the rollout of digital financial infrastructure across the United Nations, with the aim of making humanitarian aid payments more efficient.<\/p>\n<p>Announced at the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, the Circle Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260121886072\/en\/Circle-Foundation-and-United-Nations-Aid-Agencies-Partner-to-Transform-Global-Aid-Delivery-and-Transparency\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> its first international grant would support the UN\u2019s Digital Hub of Treasury Solutions (DHoTS) \u201cefforts to streamline monetary value transfers across the UN ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company, however, did not specify the size or form of the grant. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The grant builds on Circle\u2019s first collaboration with UNHCR and DHoTS in 2022, which facilitated USDC (<a href=\"http:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/usdc-price-index\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/usdc-price-index\">USDC<\/a>) stablecoin payments for displaced Ukrainians. <\/p>\n<p>UN Development Programme administrator Alexander De Croo said that <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/standard-chartered-stablecoin-outflows-2028\">stablecoin payments <\/a>would <a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/traditional-banks-stablecoins-cross-border-fireblocks\">enable the UN<\/a> to \u201cmake every dollar work harder\u201d with \u201ctight budgets.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Circle said digital financial infrastructure, including stablecoins, can maximize the impact of every donor dollar, with $38 billion in annual humanitarian funds relying on legacy systems. <\/p>\n<p>Barham Salih, the UN Refugee Agency high commissioner, said: \u201cThis is about using technology to uphold dignity and choice for people forced to flee, while maximizing impact for every dollar entrusted to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2026-01\/019be2dc-aef8-70eb-96fa-3fb915a35a96.png\" title><figcaption><em>Source: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/circle\/status\/2013990216688939337\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/circle\/status\/2013990216688939337\"><em>Circle<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Circle\u2019s support of the UN comes just a month after it formed the Circle Foundation in December to advance philanthropic initiatives aimed at promoting financial resilience and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p><template data-ct-widget=\"buzzsprout\" data-buzzsprout-podcast-id=\"2040516\" data-buzzsprout-episode-id=\"18518100\"><\/template><\/p>\n<h2>Stablecoins to play greater role in global payments<\/h2>\n<p>The stablecoin market has become a $312.7 billion industry and is actively used for everyday payments, business transactions, and as a savings vehicle around the world.<\/p>\n<p data-ct-non-breakable=\"undefined\"><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/coinbase-says-capital-access-beats-income-in-wealth-creation\"><em><strong>Coinbase says capital access beats income in wealth creation<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Bloomberg Intelligence predicted that<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/stablecoin-payment-flows-hit-56-trillion-2030\"> stablecoin payment flows<\/a> would increase at an 81% compounded annual growth rate to $56.6 trillion by 2030.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Magazine: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/how-crypto-laws-changed-2025-further-2026\/\"><em><strong>How crypto laws changed in 2025 \u2014 and how they\u2019ll change in 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\" label=\"Subscription Form: Markets Outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<p>Cointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph\u2019s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently. Read our Editorial Policy <a href=\"http:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy\">https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/editorial-policy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circle said digital financial infrastructure, including stablecoins, can save 20% of the cost of delivering humanitarian aid. 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