Digital dollars in crisis response

When disaster strikes, aid can take weeks to reach those hardest hit. Each handoff between banks, intermediaries, and local agents can add delay. Stablecoins, or digital dollars, cross borders in minutes, and a United Nations pilot program in Ukraine shows the model can work. Scaling it is harder: networks fail, cash-out points are scarce, and affected families may distrust unfamiliar money. A humanitarian finance leader and a digital payments executive weigh what it will take.