Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogROSCAs in China: A Useful Compliment to Formal Financial MarketsIn recent articles, we have described how Trusted Lending Circles known as hui are used throughout China, and how those same hui are…Oct 19, 2020Oct 19, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogChinese Hui Lending Circles in AmericaIn China, hui lending circles are very popular throughout the country, but what about among the Chinese community in America? It seems like…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogRegional Differences in Chinese Hui Lending CirclesThe Trusted Lending Circle is known as a tanda or cundina in Latin America, as a susu in West Africa, as a hui in China, and as a ROSCA to…Oct 1, 2020Oct 1, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogTandas in a RecessionIn the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, Reuters described a group of Mexican colleagues starting a tanda to pool their money to help…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogTandas: Empowering Latin American WomenTandas are a type of informal economic mechanism popular throughout Latin America. The participants in a tanda save their money together…Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogThe Key to a Successful Tanda? ConfianzaTandas are a type of informal Trusted Lending Circle popular throughout Latin America. The participants in a tanda save their money…Sep 9, 2020Sep 9, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogCryptoUnlocked Campaign Spotlight: Week of August 14thSynthetix is a decentralized protocol for trading synthetic assets on Ethereum, providing on-chain exposure to any asset. So far the…Aug 10, 2020Aug 10, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogCryptoUnlocked Campaign Spotlight: Week of July 5thWill Kara Swisher run a formal retraction for Recode prior reporting on COVID-19 per Balaji’s Tweetstorm?Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogIntroducing the Trusted Insurance CircleSince inception, WeTrust has been continually iterating and improving on the Trusted Lending Circles (TLC) product. We’ve worked with…Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
Patrick LonginWeTrust BlogCryptoUnlocked Campaign Spotlight: Week of May 18thSatoshi Ninjamoto’s CryptoDefender Video GamesMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020