Handprint provides a banking‑grade API that turns everyday transactions into “handprint points,” which users can allocate to verified ocean regeneration projects. The platform automates fund transfers, impact verification with satellite‑based science, and real‑time visual reporting, enabling banks and fintechs to embed a sustainability‑driven loyalty program that boosts acquisition, engagement, and retention.
Funding
$3.8M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Gen Z and purpose‑driven consumers are increasingly switching banks in search of eco‑friendly options, yet most financial institutions lack a seamless way to link everyday transactions to tangible, verified environmental impact, resulting in low engagement and missed loyalty opportunities.
Solution
Handprint offers a banking‑grade API that converts routine banking transactions into “handprint points,” which users can allocate to verified ocean regeneration projects. The platform automates fund transfers, impact verification, and reporting using satellite imagery and a proprietary science verification framework, providing visible, quantifiable results. Users receive real‑time impact visualizations and can share their contributions socially, turning them into brand ambassadors. For banks and fintechs, the API integrates with existing apps, cards, and reward systems, delivering emotional bonding, continuous engagement, and measurable growth in customer acquisition and retention.
Target Audience
Primary customers are banks and fintech platforms seeking to embed sustainability‑driven loyalty programs, as well as their eco‑conscious retail users, particularly Gen Z and Millennials.
Features
- API that automatically awards points for each banking transaction and processes contributions to selected ocean restoration projects
- Verified impact tracking using satellite imagery, science‑based metrics, and transparent accounting for each funded project
- Real‑time impact visualizations and quantified reporting that can be embedded in mobile apps or dashboards
- Built‑in social sharing tools enabling users to broadcast their contributions and drive advocacy
- Low‑tech integration option for rapid deployment within days, alongside a full‑featured banking‑grade API
- Curated project catalog aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals, offering hyper‑customized regional impact choices