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The Circulars Accelerator with BanQu listed among the 2021 cohorts
The World Economic Forum

BanQu is in The Circulars Accelerator 2021 Cohort

The Circulars Accelerator introduced their very first cohort of innovators, and BanQu was named a...

February 16, 2021
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Borgen Magazine

Software Company BanQu: Making the Unbankable Bankable

Access to financial services like bank accounts and credit through platforms like BanQu is one of...

December 24, 2020
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Podcast

Fireside Chat with Ashish Gadnis, BanQu CEO

Hear Ashish tell it like it was and is, as he walks Grace, co-founder of Blockchain for Humanity,...

September 01, 2020
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AB InBev

BanQu App Keeps Cassava Farmers Safe During COVID-19

BanQu’s automated payment and tracking system was introduced by Zambian Breweries to local farmer...

August 04, 2020
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Langmead and Baker Communications

BanQu and Zambian Breweries Empower Local Farmers

BanQu’s partnership with Zambian Breweries results in a sure and stable market for cassava farmer...

August 04, 2020
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The Islamic Development Bank

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) partners with BanQu Inc. to solve COVID problems

IsDB and BanQu partner to deploy a solution in record time for the IsDB Global Coordination Platf...

July 20, 2020
Ugandan barley farmers learn how to use the BanQu blockchain app on mobile phones.
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)

BanQu Uses the Private Sector to Make Social Change

Learn how BanQu solves business problems, increases company sustainability, and accelerates socia...

June 26, 2020
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TIME Magazine

BanQu: One of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2019

TIME Magazine included BanQu’s blockchain-based technology as a “Special Mention” on its list of ...

December 15, 2019
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ITWeb

BanQu and AB InBev Team Up to Empower Farmers in Africa

Using BanQu’s blockchain-based technology, beverage company AB InBev can reliably source ingredie...

August 01, 2019
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JTI & Winrock International

BanQu Aids ARISE in the Effort to End Child Labor

The ARISE program is committed to ending child labor, and BanQu’s technology is an essential tool...

July 26, 2019
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Daily Monitor

BanQu Is Making a Brighter Future for Farmers

BanQu’s partnership with brewing company AB InBev is leading to a more transparent supply chain, ...

July 09, 2019
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IDB Group

BanQu is Helping to Solve Costa Rica’s Employment Problem

Using BanQu’s blockchain technology, IDB Group is helping Costa Rican workers create employment a...

June 15, 2019
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IG World

IG World: Ashish Gadnis on How BanQu Is Helping People in Third-World Countries

BanQu’s Ashish Gadnis sits down with IG World to talk about his own experience with poverty and, ...

June 10, 2019
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SupplyChainDive

AB InBev’s Partnership with BanQu Is Streamlining Supply Chains

Beverage manufacturer AB InBev has partnered with BanQu to bring transparency to its supply chains.

June 10, 2019
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AB InBev

AB InBev Continues to Grow Its Partnership with BanQu

The partnership between BanQu and beverage manufacturer AB InBev was forged in 2018 to create tru...

June 06, 2019
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Fair Planet

BanQu Is Contributing to a Brighter Future for Refugee Populations

Having access to identification documents is vital for refugees as they try to resettle in a new ...

April 22, 2019
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Forbes

BanQu and AB InBev Are Revolutionizing Africa’s Cassava Industry

AB InBev subsidiary Zambian Breweries is using BanQu’s technology to create transaction records t...

April 16, 2019
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Fast Company

BanQu Recognized as One of Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas

When Zambian Breweries, a subsidiary of AB InBev, wanted to increase transparency in their cassav...

April 08, 2019
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Anheuser-Busch InBev on YouTube

With BanQu, Nile Breweries Is Creating a More Sustainable Beer Industry in Uganda

Nile Breweries is using BanQu’s technology to ensure the sustainability of the Ugandan farms that...

April 04, 2019
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Refugee & Migrant Education Network

Tackling Global Poverty with Blockchain Solutions

Extreme poverty in third-world countries is no small problem, but BanQu is working to provide upw...

March 15, 2019
Ashish speaking with a lady at Cornell Business
Cornell Chronicle

Talking Blockchain at the Cornell Business Impact Symposium

At the 2019 Cornell Business Impact Symposium, BanQu CEO and co-founder Ashish Gadnis shared how ...

March 13, 2019
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Raconteur

BanQu and Blockchain Are Helping Farmers Get Paid

With so many stops along the supply chain, it can become difficult to trace the origins of any on...

March 12, 2019
Ashish and AB InBev celebrating their partnership at World CryptoCon
WCC Evolv

BanQu and AB InBev Celebrate Their Partnership at World CryptoCon

Ashish Gadnis, BanQu’s co-founder and CEO, and Katie Hoard, Global Director of Agricultural Innov...

November 12, 2018
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SANAD Technical Assistance Facility

BanQu Brings Hope to Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Detailed financial and employment records are vital to the resettlement of refugees. A program in...

July 03, 2018
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Wall Street Journal

How BanQu’s Blockchain Technology Is Giving Hope to the Homeless

When the homeless lose access to their own identification records, they often lose access to esse...

June 26, 2018
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The Milken Institute

Milken Institute Global Conference 2018: Ashish Gadnis Talks Blockchain

Ashish Gadnis, CEO and co-founder of BanQu, took part in a blockchain panel at the Milken Institu...

June 13, 2018
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Tech Crunch

How Blockchain Technology Is Helping Austin’s Homeless Population

Homeless populations in the United States often lack access to their own financial and medical re...

April 14, 2018
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SCN Corporate Connect

SCN Corporate Connect: BanQu as a Blockchain-as-a-Service Platform

In a segment on SCN Corporate Connect, BanQu’s Ashish Gadnis speaks about BanQu’s role in giving ...

February 19, 2018
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Forbes

Forbes Interview: Hamse Warfa on How BanQu Is Helping Refugees Resettle

In an interview published on the Forbes website, BanQu’s Hamse Warfa discusses how BanQu is easin...

October 26, 2017
Ashish Gadnis sitting with a lady at the Singularity University
Singularity University

Exponential Finance at Singularity University: A Conversation with BanQu’s Ashish Gadnis

BanQu CEO Ashish Gadnis spoke at a Singularity University summit, in which he talked about the im...

July 21, 2017
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Sustainia

Sustainia: Using Blockchain to Meet Sustainable Development Goals

BanQu CEO and co-founder Ashish Gadnis explains how BanQu is using blockchain technology to meet ...

January 25, 2017

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