UNDP moves Stellar blockchain aid payments past the pilot phase
Jul 6, 2026
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by Opeyemi Olanrewaju
for CryptoPolitan

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The United Nations Development Programme has agreed with the Stellar Development Foundation to adopt the Stellar blockchain as the standard tool for aid payments across all UNDP country offices after almost two years of trials. The extended partnership boosts crypto adoption in humanitarian payments and could increase on-chain payment volumes and Stellar's profile while underscoring blockchain utility, security and real-world DeFi/payment use cases.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced a new agreement with the Stellar Development Foundation to use the Stellar blockchain for aid payments. This agreement will see the blockchain used as a standard tool across all UNDP country offices, after almost 2 years of trials. The deal extends a partnership that has been running...



