Pencil Finance completes $1M onchain lending cycle for 6.6K students in Southeast Asia

Pencil Finance completes its first on‑chain lending cycle, disbursing $1 million to 6,600 Southeast Asian students who previously lacked access to conventional credit. The platform’s novel loan structure uses blockchain to streamline approvals and reduce costs, enabling rapid, transparent disbursements. By empowering thousands of learners, the initiative signals growing institutional adoption of crypto‑based finance for inclusive education.