{"id":11652,"date":"2023-08-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wdekvym.cluster100.hosting.ovh.net\/?p=11652"},"modified":"2025-10-28T18:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:51:59","slug":"think-tank-submits-use-case-for-humanitarian-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/en\/press\/think-tank-submits-use-case-for-humanitarian-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"think tank submits use case for humanitarian aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11652\" class=\"elementor elementor-11652 elementor-11609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2be622cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2be622cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">think tank submits use case for humanitarian aid<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bc502a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56bc502a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1011\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ripple-Hackathon.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11611\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ripple-Hackathon.webp 1011w, https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ripple-Hackathon-300x169.webp 300w, 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">think tank submits use case for humanitarian aid<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d704eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d704eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Munich, 18 August 2023 \u2013 think tank Smart Solutions GmbH is participating in the Ripple Hackathon with a use case. The solution is a CBCD-based platform that should enable humanitarian organisations to process even the smallest donations easily, securely and without high administrative costs, even offline.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d2aa4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d2aa4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today&#8217;s payment transactions in the field of humanitarian aid are characterised by many intermediaries, which leads to long processing times, high costs, lack of transparency, high risk of fraud and lack of security.\u00a0 This leads to mistrust among investors and donors. In today&#8217;s world, donors want to be sure that their aid goes directly to those affected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78d21bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78d21bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Think Tank solution is based on a Human AID Ripple CBDC platform and CBDCs for humanitarian purposes and supports the respective governments as well as registered aid organisations and private individuals in developing and setting up on- and offline wallets for beneficiaries. In this way, it enables rapid relief in emergency and crisis situations, transparency and traceability of transactions between all parties, while minimising costs and increasing security and trust. By supporting offline payments and offline-enabled wallet solutions, relief funds can also be processed in locations without IT infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1eedd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1eedd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wer sich f\u00fcr agiles Arbeiten entscheidet, hat bei den Methoden die Qual der Wahl. Kanban, Scrum oder Lean Management <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinktank.de\">hier ein textlink<\/a> der Stichw\u00f6rter, die beim Thema in aller Mund sind. Oft ist es Scrum, wof\u00fcr sich Verantwortliche entscheiden. Das muss nicht immer zielf\u00fchrend sein.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71420601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71420601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Mohamed Chergui, CEO of think tank:<\/strong> &#8220;We are very excited to participate in the Ripple Hackathon. We chose a use case from the humanitarian aid sector to show how diverse the use of blockchain technology is and to illustrate that it can do much more than be used to generate highly controversial cryptocurrencies.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab3335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dab3335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By participating in the Ripple Hackathon, think tank Busines Solutions aims to expand its expertise in distributed ledger technologies while contributing to the safe and transparent support of people in emergency situations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7153f1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7153f1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), unlike a cryptocurrency, is digital central bank money that can be exchanged and traded like normal money. Founded in 2012, Ripple offers blockchain-based financial solutions to its customers. At its CBDC Innovate Hackathon, the company called on fintech companies to submit their own solutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95c838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b95c838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More information about the hackathon: <a href=\"https:\/\/ripplecbdc.devpost.com\/\">https:\/\/ripplecbdc.devpost.com\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b423a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b423a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About think tank<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c159dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c159dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>think tank Smart Solutions GmbH is a medium-sized company based in Munich with branches in Tunisia and Switzerland. The company has been offering business and IT consulting as well as innovative individual software solutions for the automotive and manufacturing industries as well as the financial sector for decades. It supports its customers in digitising their business processes for better customer centricity. As an expert in digital transformation and innovative technologies, think tank Smart Solutions GmbH also accompanies clients on their path of agile transformation. Another focus of its business activities is information security. 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