OBOOK Holdings Inc. and Hope for Haiti Power Cross-Border Humanitarian Aid with OwlPay Harbor Payment Infrastructure

Nonprofit leverages blockchain-based payment system to expedite critical funding for healthcare, education, and clean water initiatives in Haiti

Mar. 12, 2026 at 1:05pm

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OBOOK Holdings Inc., a global fintech company, announced that Hope for Haiti, a U.S.-based nonprofit, has adopted OwlPay Harbor, OBOOK's payment infrastructure, to modernize its cross-border humanitarian financial pipeline. By integrating OwlPay Harbor, Hope for Haiti can now convert U.S. dollars to a regulated dollar-pegged digital currency, allowing the organization to move funds across borders securely, bypassing the slow and costly processes of traditional banking. This integration ensures that critical funding for initiatives such as healthcare, education, and clean water reaches Haitian communities faster and more cost-effectively.

Why it matters

Humanitarian organizations often face delays, high transaction costs, and limited transparency when delivering funds internationally. By leveraging OwlPay Harbor's payment infrastructure, organizations like Hope for Haiti can move funds globally within minutes while providing donors with full transparency. This technology can fundamentally transform how humanitarian aid, remittances, and cross-border funding are delivered worldwide, especially in the face of the compounding shocks Haiti continues to face, including violence, environmental disasters, and ongoing economic challenges.

The details

Through the integration of OwlPay Harbor, Hope for Haiti can now convert U.S. dollars to a regulated dollar-pegged digital currency, allowing the organization to move funds across borders securely and bypass the slow and costly processes of traditional banking. This has resulted in a 93% reduction in transfer costs compared to traditional methods, with thousands of dollars in fees saved on the initial transaction alone. Funds that once took days to clear now settle in seconds, rapidly fueling targeted relief projects supporting local beneficiaries and vendors in Haiti.

  • In 2024, Hope for Haiti provided over 100,000 medical consultations and supported nearly 7,400 students.
  • By the end of 2025, more than 1,600 schools were reported to be closed nationwide in Haiti, affecting over 243,000 children and 7,500 teachers.

The players

OBOOK Holdings Inc.

A global fintech company operating as the OwlTing Group, founded and headquartered in Taiwan with subsidiaries around the world. The company operates a diversified ecosystem across payments, hospitality, and e-commerce.

Hope for Haiti

A U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly women and children, with experience running poverty alleviation programs in Haiti since 1989.

OwlPay Harbor

OBOOK's payment infrastructure that allows for the conversion of U.S. dollars to a regulated dollar-pegged digital currency, enabling secure and cost-effective cross-border fund transfers.

Skyler Badenoch

CEO of Hope for Haiti.

Darren Wang

Founder and CEO of OwlTing Group.

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What they’re saying

“Today, more than half of Haiti's population, over 5.7 million people, are facing acute food insecurity, and hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of severe malnutrition. In an environment where hunger continues to rise, and families struggle to put food on the table, every dollar must reach the communities that need it most. Transparency in how funds move becomes essential to protecting resources and ensuring they translate into real meals, improved nutrition, and healthier futures for children and families. OwlPay provides the distributed ledger traceability we need to maximize every contribution and strengthen our ability to combat hunger, address malnutrition, and improve quality of life for the Haitian people.”

— Skyler Badenoch, CEO at Hope for Haiti (GlobeNewswire)

“Humanitarian organizations often face delays, high transaction costs, and limited transparency when delivering funds internationally. By leveraging OwlPay Harbor's payment infrastructure, organizations like Hope for Haiti can move funds globally within minutes while providing donors with full transparency. We believe this technology can fundamentally transform how humanitarian aid, remittances, and cross-border funding are delivered worldwide.”

— Darren Wang, Founder and CEO at OwlTing Group (GlobeNewswire)

What’s next

The successful optimization of over $100,000 USD in this initial phase serves as a powerful proof of concept for solving the broader $33 billion humanitarian remittance challenge. OwlPay Harbor is designed to support global digital currency settlement across the United States, Asia, and emerging markets, and OwlTing will continue to enhance the reliability of cross-border payments to ensure the funds that sustain these critical relief efforts deliver their maximum impact.

The takeaway

This partnership between OBOOK Holdings Inc. and Hope for Haiti demonstrates how innovative financial technology can revolutionize the delivery of humanitarian aid, ensuring critical funding reaches those in need faster, more cost-effectively, and with full transparency for donors. As the global humanitarian landscape faces growing challenges, solutions like OwlPay Harbor offer a promising path forward to maximize the impact of limited resources and support vulnerable communities.