About Leaf.
Leaf Global Fintech began as a response to the global displacement crisis and the problem of millions of people having to carry cash across borders each year. Carrying cash is dangerous, inconvenient, and expensive to exchange. Unbanked people and those without smartphones are disproportionately affected.
The Leaf Wallet is an innovative mobile platform available on smartphones, feature phones and other mobile devices through the Leaf Wallet apps or by utilizing a USSD interface accessed via a short code. The Leaf digital wallet enables customers to store, send, receive, and exchange currencies on their phones domestically and across borders. In 2022, Leaf was acquired by IDT Corporation, expanding its ability to reach more unbanked populations around the world. The Leaf Wallet functionalities are now available through Boss Money’s mobile app and website.
Leaf has been supported by the UNICEF Venture Fund, the U.S. National Science Foundation, Techstars, the Stellar Development Foundation, and has won awards from the United Nations, The Vatican, Cisco, and Fast Company. Leaf was recently named to the global Inclusive Fintech 50 list and was featured in a US House Financial Services Committee hearing by the CEO of the Stellar Development Foundation as a positive use case for blockchain and stablecoins.