Unchain Help Card: who and how can get a card
From March 21, Ukrainian women and their children will receive non-refundable financial assistance from the charitable crypto fund Unchain Fund on a virtual personal card Unchain Help Card.
The technologies of our Weld Money project became a platform for launching the first crypto card in Ukraine. The cooperation between Weld Money and Unchain Fund now allows you to pay in cryptocurrency like a regular bank card. And with the help of the Ukrainian UNEX Bank, the funds are immediately credited in UAH to the virtual payment card Unchain Help Card, issued by Unex Bank with the support of MasterCard.
The number of women to whom the fund can provide funding is limited by the amount of cryptocurrency income in the fund. Thanks to the crypto donations already received, the Unchain Fund has the opportunity to finance up to 10,000 ID cards. So far, the Unchain Fund has issued more than 4,000 cards, and the number of applications already exceeds the fund’s capacity. Now the Unchain Fund continues to raise funds in cryptocurrency to be able to help more Ukrainian families.
You can support Ukrainian families at: https://unchain.fund/#donate.
Who can get help and what are the details?
Assistance is provided to women with children, in the hryvnia equivalent of 25 euros per 1 person (based on “one adult + children under 16”).
For example, a woman with two children will receive an allowance equal to the hryvnia equivalent of 75 euros per week.
- Under the terms of the program, assistance is provided:
- mothers with newborn babies (born in 2022);
- families with 2 or more children under 16;
- the specified categories which are in the most difficult conditions and are registered in regions where intensive military operations take place.
2. One person can get help up to 4 times.
3. Repeat transfers are charged automatically.
4. Card issuance — free of charge.
5. Cash withdrawal is possible at ATMs that support work with NFC-devices.
6. Cashless and free funds transfer is possible through the UnexBank Online application.
7. Free mobile banking with SMS-information about card transactions
UAH 25 / month (If necessary, the service can be disabled by contacting the Care Center).
8. Card type — virtual card MasterCard World Debit.
9. Issuance of a physical card — the service is not provided.
10. The validity of the card is 5 years, but not more than the term of martial law in Ukraine plus 30 days after it.
11. Card transactions can be performed using non-cash payments, as well as cash withdrawals through an ATM that supports the NFC device.
How to order a card?
Step 1. Pass step-by-step verification in the Unchain chatbot.
Step 2. Wait for a call from a specialist.
Step 3. Get the card data (number and validity period) in the chatbot. The CVV code will be sent by SMS to your mobile number.
Documents for card issuance:
· Passport of a citizen of Ukraine.
· Taxpayer identification number.
· Birth certificates of children.
In case of loss of documents, it is possible to use electronic versions of the application ДіЯ, including a temporary identity card of a citizen of Ukraine.
How to use the card and the main questions and answers about use?
- Add the card to your GooglePay or ApplePay wallet, using the data sent to you by the bank in the chatbot and SMS.
To do this for Google Pay:
- open the Google Pay application;
- on the first screen click “Add payment method”;
- add a card by following the prompts on the screen.
for Apple Pay:
- open Wallet settings on your device;
- click “Add card”;
- add a card by following the on-screen prompts;
- after the card is added to the virtual “wallet”, you can pay with it for goods and services, as well as withdraw cash at ATMs of Ukrainian banks that support cash withdrawals from contactless cards Apple Pay and Google Pay — NFC.
2. When will the funds come to the account?
Within 24 hours.
3. In what currency will the assistance be credited?
Funds will be credited to the account in UAH at the current hryvnia / euro exchange rate. So you can immediately pay by card for goods and services or withdraw cash at an ATM. No additional action is required.
4. What can you spend money on?
Financial aid can be spent on food, medicine, basic clothing.
How to use the card and the main questions and answers about use?
1. Add the card to your GooglePay or ApplePay wallet, using the data sent to you by the bank in the chatbot and SMS.
To do this for Google Pay:
- open the Google Pay application;
- on the first screen click “Add payment method”;
- add a card by following the prompts on the screen.
for Apple Pay:
- open Wallet settings on your device;
- click “Add card”;
- add a card by following the on-screen prompts;
- after the card is added to the virtual “wallet”, you can pay with it for goods and services, as well as withdraw cash at ATMs of Ukrainian banks that support cash withdrawals from contactless cards Apple Pay and Google Pay — NFC.
2. When will the funds come to the account?
Within 24 hours.
3. In what currency will the assistance be credited?
Funds will be credited to the account in UAH at the current hryvnia / euro exchange rate. So you can immediately pay by card for goods and services or withdraw cash at an ATM. No additional action is required.
4. What can you spend money on?
Financial aid can be spent on food, medicine, basic clothing.
5. When will the program end and the funds stop coming in?
The program is valid for 4 weeks. Each participant will automatically receive 4 payments from the moment of joining the program.
“Unchain Fund aims to unite the cryptocurrency world and Ukrainians in need. To do this, the fund and its partners have created the first virtual payment card, thanks to which cryptocurrency donations can be obtained in state currency, here and now. For example, a mother who was forced to leave everything, to save herself and her children, received help in essence from people from all over the world who will donate cryptocurrency to our fund. We want a mother in a critical situation, in which a child who cannot provide the children with the most necessary things because of the war, can receive funds without intermediaries. We do not have the opportunity to provide financial assistance to every child in Ukraine, but we continue to raise funds to support as many women as possible“
- said Oleksiy Meretskyi, one of the founders of Weld Money and the Unchain Fund.
