Algorand Empowers Afghanistan's First Digital Microfinance Platform

Written by Ohris M. Greyoon, Blockchain & Crypto Expert

Source: Coinmarketcap

Updated: May 18 2026

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Digital Loan Solution: Algorand, in collaboration with the UN, has launched Afghanistan's first end-to-end digital microfinance solution, digitizing loan applications, Shariah-compliant disbursements, and daily repayments, thereby enhancing accessibility and efficiency in financial services.
Rapid Onboarding Process: The platform enables adult onboarding via smartphones in just 45 seconds, significantly lowering the barriers of traditional banking systems, and is expected to assist the 85% of the Afghan population that is unbanked in accessing financial services.
Economic Empowerment Impact: Through the HesabPay platform, Algorand distributed $30 million in aid to 130,000 families in 2025 and processed 15 million transactions, significantly improving local economic conditions and promoting business development.
Global Partnership Expansion: Algorand has partnered with financial giants like Mastercard and MoneyGram to extend its global reach while leveraging transparent blockchain technology to enhance aid distribution efficiency and prevent fraud.

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Algorand (ALGO) Support & Resistance Level

Name	S3	S2	S1	Pivot Points	R1	R2	R3
Classic	0.0899	0.0975	0.105	0.112	0.12	0.127	0.135
Fibonacci	0.0975	0.103	0.107	0.112	0.118	0.122	0.127

About ALGO

Algorand is a self-sustaining, decentralized, blockchain-based network that supports a wide range of applications. These systems are secure, scalable and efficient, all critical properties for effective applications in the real world. Algorand will support computations that require reliable performance guarantees to create new forms of trust.The Algorand mainnet became live in June 2019, and was able to handle almost 1 million transactions per day as of December 2020. Algorand transaction metrics can be viewed here. Algorand initial coin offering (ICO) was held in June 2019, with the Algorand price of $0.24 per token.

About the author

Ohris M. Greyoon

Ohris M. Greyoon holds a Master’s in Computer Science from MIT and has 10 years of experience in blockchain technology and cryptocurrency markets. A pioneer in decentralized finance (DeFi) analysis, he leads Intellectia’s Crypto News, offering cutting-edge insights into digital assets.

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