Shady El Damaty, CEO of Holonym, presented a talk highlighting digital identity’s role in enhancing humanitarian aid during Paris Blockchain Week 2025. His discussion underscored the growing importance and potential of digital identity to improve aid distribution, particularly focusing on serving populations lacking formal identification. The company’s use of blockchain technology aims to provide essential services for unserved communities. El Damaty emphasized that Holonym strives to empower individuals by enabling them to receive direct humanitarian aid through a secure system built on Web3 principles. 35.4 million digital credentials have been issued, signifying Holonym’s success in building this infrastructure. The talk comes amid growing interest from the blockchain industry in exploring innovative ways to use digital identity for aid distribution, with financial implications remaining largely stable.