16/04/2026

SDG Blockchain Accelerator: Driving SDG Impact in 2025

In 2025, the SDG Blockchain Accelerator delivered 46 pilot- and implementation-ready solutions, with 12 already entering real-world testing. Developed across two global cohorts, 70% of these […]
14/04/2026

UN Blockchain Talks #6: What real supply chains demand from traceability systems

By the time a product or service reaches the end user, most of the difficult work has already been done elsewhere. Someone had to collect the […]
07/04/2026

AltFinLab Empowering lives with alternative finance

UN Blockchain Talks #5: What Bhutan’s national digital identity tells us about privacy and implementation

During the fifth session of the UN Blockchain Talks series, the discussion moved beyond whether blockchain can support digital identity. A more useful examination was what […]
18/03/2026

Goparity collaborates with United Nations Development Programme AltFinLab to advance impact standards in crowdlending 

Lisbon, 18 March 2026 – Goparity, a Portuguese impact investment platform, has collaborated with AltFinLab, a flagship United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) initiative, pioneering alternative and […]
18/03/2026

Where the United Nations blockchain work meets practice: UN Blockchain Talks 2026

Blockchain work across the UN system has grown steadily, but not always in a coordinated manner. Some teams are piloting real solutions; others are still assessing […]
19/02/2026

Digital payments that work under real constraints: Three UNDP SDG Blockchain Accelerator pilots show what last-mile readiness actually looks like

There’s a question that doesn’t get asked enough in digital finance: what does “working” actually mean when you’re operating at the last mile? Digital payments solve […]
28/01/2026

UNDP launches new publication on blockchain and public-purpose digital systems

UNDP has released a new publication, “New Tech, New Partners: Transforming development in the digital era – A snapshot of UNDP’s blockchain practice,” offering a practical […]