Qoin Foundation

Qoin is a pioneering social enterprise based in Amsterdam, providing a broad set of services on all aspects of setting up community currencies and acting worldwide. We are a young, lively organisation on a mission to change the world's financial systems and enrich society in a disruptive way.

Since 1998, Qoin assists public authorities, businesses, NGOs and citizens to use community currencies as instruments to reach sustainable economic activities, social progress, and ecological balance.

Over the years, Qoin has developed extensive expertise across monetary policy, public policy, IT development, administrative and legal subjects related to designing, launching and operating community currencies, payment platforms and trading programmes.

Qoin holds the capacity to set up and manage both 'out of the box' and tailor made community currencies. As a service, Qoin consults on maximizing impact of community currencies and develops innovative tools and approaches t