New York, New York, September 3rd, 2026, FinanceWire
Tazapay is live on the Borderless.xyz, putting nine additional markets, local-rail payouts, and stablecoin settlement behind the single connection
Borderless, the global stablecoin orchestration and liquidity network, today announced that Tazapay is live on its network. Tazapay, headquartered in Singapore and licensed there as a Major Payment Institution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, brings payouts and collections over domestic rails in markets including Singapore, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia, along with Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia in Latin America.
Businesses paying into these markets have typically run a separate provider relationship per market, each with its own contract, compliance file, and settlement timing, with correspondent banking layering fees and delays underneath. Through the Borderless network, clients reach Tazapay’s coverage over the connection they already operate. Payouts arrive as local currency in the recipient’s own bank account as a domestic transfer rather than an international wire, and collections run in reverse through virtual accounts with local account details in domiciles including Singapore, Australia, the UK, and the UAE.
With Tazapay live, Borderless clients can turn on nine additional markets without a sourcing cycle, a new integration, or additional negotiations. The Borderless network connects 19+ locally licensed providers across 113+ countries through a single API.
“The demand we’re seeing from enterprises and fintechs across Asia Pacific is unmistakable. Businesses there want to move money faster and at lower cost, and our clients want to reach them,” said Alex Garn, Chief Product Officer at Borderless. “This is exactly what we built Borderless to do: extend the network’s reach across Asia Pacific and its depth in Latin America, and hand it to every client through the connection they already run, with Tazapay’s local rails behind every corridor.”
“Expanding globally shouldn’t mean navigating a fragmented payments landscape market by market,” said Rahul Shinghal, CEO of Tazapay. “Through this partnership, Borderless clients get Tazapay’s infrastructure, including local collection and payout rails, virtual accounts, and modern settlement options, through a single API. We’ve spent years building that depth across APAC, and putting it within reach of more businesses is what makes entering a new market genuinely simpler.”
Tazapay corridors are available to Borderless clients today. Businesses can contact the Borderless team to enable them on their routing.
About Borderless
Borderless is a global stablecoin orchestration and liquidity network. Its single API connects wallet infrastructure to 19+ licensed stablecoin providers across 113+ countries and 72+ fiat currencies, giving businesses the speed of an aggregator with the economics of going direct. Borderless is SOC 2 Type II certified and headquartered in New York. Users can learn more at borderless.xyz.
About Tazapay
Tazapay is a cross-border payments platform headquartered in Singapore and licensed as a Major Payment Institution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. It provides local collections and payouts, virtual accounts, and stablecoin settlement for businesses operating internationally. Users can learn more at tazapay.com.
New York, New York, September 3rd, 2026, FinanceWire
Tazapay is live on the Borderless.xyz, putting nine additional markets, local-rail payouts, and stablecoin settlement behind the single connection
Borderless, the global stablecoin orchestration and liquidity network, today announced that Tazapay is live on its network. Tazapay, headquartered in Singapore and licensed there as a Major Payment Institution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, brings payouts and collections over domestic rails in markets including Singapore, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia, along with Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia in Latin America.
Businesses paying into these markets have typically run a separate provider relationship per market, each with its own contract, compliance file, and settlement timing, with correspondent banking layering fees and delays underneath. Through the Borderless network, clients reach Tazapay’s coverage over the connection they already operate. Payouts arrive as local currency in the recipient’s own bank account as a domestic transfer rather than an international wire, and collections run in reverse through virtual accounts with local account details in domiciles including Singapore, Australia, the UK, and the UAE.
With Tazapay live, Borderless clients can turn on nine additional markets without a sourcing cycle, a new integration, or additional negotiations. The Borderless network connects 19+ locally licensed providers across 113+ countries through a single API.
“The demand we’re seeing from enterprises and fintechs across Asia Pacific is unmistakable. Businesses there want to move money faster and at lower cost, and our clients want to reach them,” said Alex Garn, Chief Product Officer at Borderless. “This is exactly what we built Borderless to do: extend the network’s reach across Asia Pacific and its depth in Latin America, and hand it to every client through the connection they already run, with Tazapay’s local rails behind every corridor.”
“Expanding globally shouldn’t mean navigating a fragmented payments landscape market by market,” said Rahul Shinghal, CEO of Tazapay. “Through this partnership, Borderless clients get Tazapay’s infrastructure, including local collection and payout rails, virtual accounts, and modern settlement options, through a single API. We’ve spent years building that depth across APAC, and putting it within reach of more businesses is what makes entering a new market genuinely simpler.”
Tazapay corridors are available to Borderless clients today. Businesses can contact the Borderless team to enable them on their routing.
About Borderless
Borderless is a global stablecoin orchestration and liquidity network. Its single API connects wallet infrastructure to 19+ licensed stablecoin providers across 113+ countries and 72+ fiat currencies, giving businesses the speed of an aggregator with the economics of going direct. Borderless is SOC 2 Type II certified and headquartered in New York. Users can learn more at borderless.xyz.
About Tazapay
Tazapay is a cross-border payments platform headquartered in Singapore and licensed as a Major Payment Institution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. It provides local collections and payouts, virtual accounts, and stablecoin settlement for businesses operating internationally. Users can learn more at tazapay.com.
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, September 3rd, 2026, Chainwire
DWF Labs, an established, market-tested investor and market maker built to strengthen digital asset market infrastructure at scale, today announced an expansion of its global regulatory footprint with a group entity granted Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) regulatory approval from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC).
Granted under the BVI’s Virtual Assets Service Providers Act 2022, the approval authorizes DWF Labs as a registered VASP, to provide the exchange of one or more forms of virtual assets, as well as to participate in, and provide financial services related to an issuer’s offer and/or sale of a virtual asset.
The approval enables institutional clients access to DWF Labs’ integrated OTC trading and market making capabilities, including spot trading across thousands of digital assets and stablecoins, through a regulated BVI entity. It also strengthens the company’s ability to deliver investment, incubation and ecosystem development services to support token issuers and digital asset projects on a global scale.
The BVI has established itself as a leading jurisdiction for decentralized ledger deployments and structured real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The territory now represents nearly 10% of the global tokenization US treasuries market, with $1.5 billion in distributed value. BVI-domiciled entities also facilitate more than $1.2 billion in active, circulating stablecoins – figures underpinned by more than 24,700 stablecoin asset holders and weekly transfer volumes of $694.1 million. These figures (Source: rwa.xyz treasuries and stablecoins) reflect the strength of both the regulatory and market infrastructure DWF Labs is now positioned to operate within.
Heng Lee, Managing Director and Partner at DWF Labs said, “The Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) approval from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) is a key step in responsibly expanding and delivering DWF Labs’ regulated digital asset services to international institutional clients.”
“As the digital asset market and industry continue to mature, and adoption increases, this addition to our regulatory framework will enable us to deliver a broader range of solutions, products, and services, while reinforcing our focus upon transparency and governance.”
DWF Labs will continue to expand its regulatory footprint across key global markets, supporting its international growth strategy and commitment to operating within robust regulatory frameworks.
About DWF Labs
Established in 2022, DWF Labs is an investor and market maker, focused on giving builders the capital, liquidity, expertise, and partnerships needed to take ideas from concept to scale. DWF Labs is among the world’s largest high-frequency digital asset trading organizations, active on more than 80 centralized and decentralized exchanges. The firm supports over 20% of CoinMarketCap’s Top 100 projects and 35% of its Top 1,000, and has worked with more than 1,000 blockchain companies across Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, DeFi, gaming, AI, payments, infrastructure, and tokenization.
The firm’s work is organized across four business lines: Liquidity (institutional market making and liquidity provision), Investment and Incubation (strategic capital and token advisory for emerging projects), Ecosystem Development (go-to-market support), and OTC and Structured Markets (tailored trading solutions for institutions, funds, and protocol treasuries). DWF Labs also founded and incubated Falcon Finance, a synthetic dollar and universal collateralization protocol.
DWF Labs operates a globally distributed team on a 24/7/365 basis.
Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, September 3rd, 2026, Chainwire
DWF Labs, an established, market-tested investor and market maker built to strengthen digital asset market infrastructure at scale, today announced an expansion of its global regulatory footprint with a group entity granted Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) regulatory approval from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC).
Granted under the BVI’s Virtual Assets Service Providers Act 2022, the approval authorizes DWF Labs as a registered VASP, to provide the exchange of one or more forms of virtual assets, as well as to participate in, and provide financial services related to an issuer’s offer and/or sale of a virtual asset.
The approval enables institutional clients access to DWF Labs’ integrated OTC trading and market making capabilities, including spot trading across thousands of digital assets and stablecoins, through a regulated BVI entity. It also strengthens the company’s ability to deliver investment, incubation and ecosystem development services to support token issuers and digital asset projects on a global scale.
The BVI has established itself as a leading jurisdiction for decentralized ledger deployments and structured real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The territory now represents nearly 10% of the global tokenization US treasuries market, with $1.5 billion in distributed value. BVI-domiciled entities also facilitate more than $1.2 billion in active, circulating stablecoins – figures underpinned by more than 24,700 stablecoin asset holders and weekly transfer volumes of $694.1 million. These figures (Source: rwa.xyz treasuries and stablecoins) reflect the strength of both the regulatory and market infrastructure DWF Labs is now positioned to operate within.
Heng Lee, Managing Director and Partner at DWF Labs said, “The Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) approval from the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) is a key step in responsibly expanding and delivering DWF Labs’ regulated digital asset services to international institutional clients.”
“As the digital asset market and industry continue to mature, and adoption increases, this addition to our regulatory framework will enable us to deliver a broader range of solutions, products, and services, while reinforcing our focus upon transparency and governance.”
DWF Labs will continue to expand its regulatory footprint across key global markets, supporting its international growth strategy and commitment to operating within robust regulatory frameworks.
About DWF Labs
Established in 2022, DWF Labs is an investor and market maker, focused on giving builders the capital, liquidity, expertise, and partnerships needed to take ideas from concept to scale. DWF Labs is among the world’s largest high-frequency digital asset trading organizations, active on more than 80 centralized and decentralized exchanges. The firm supports over 20% of CoinMarketCap’s Top 100 projects and 35% of its Top 1,000, and has worked with more than 1,000 blockchain companies across Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, DeFi, gaming, AI, payments, infrastructure, and tokenization.
The firm’s work is organized across four business lines: Liquidity (institutional market making and liquidity provision), Investment and Incubation (strategic capital and token advisory for emerging projects), Ecosystem Development (go-to-market support), and OTC and Structured Markets (tailored trading solutions for institutions, funds, and protocol treasuries). DWF Labs also founded and incubated Falcon Finance, a synthetic dollar and universal collateralization protocol.
DWF Labs operates a globally distributed team on a 24/7/365 basis.
Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 3rd, 2026, Chainwire
MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, concluded its first annual brand event, MEXC 0808: Stock Season, on August 28, drawing over 86,000 participants, with users saving over $1 million in trading fees through 0 Fee trading.
MEXC 0808 is the exchange’s annual brand event, held every August 8. It is built around MEXC’s core vision of 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities. Every year, MEXC intends to bring new products, market access, and rewards into focus, helping users lower the cost of trading, explore emerging markets, and connect with global financial opportunities. Designed to meet current user demand for stock-related products, this year’s campaign extended 0-fee trading to stock futures, tokenized stocks, and RealStocks, while offering participants the chance to share a $500,000 prize pool.
Key Campaign Performance & Milestones
Official post-event data shows the campaign’s overall performance across its three stock-related products, namely Stock Futures, Tokenized Stocks and RealStocks:
Over 86,000 users participated
Combined trading volume exceeded $50 billion
Users saved a combined total of over $1 million in fees
In addition, the campaign issued a total of $479,000 in rewards, translating participation into tangible value for users.
Empowering Investors Through Multi-Asset Access
As a one-stop trading platform, MEXC enables investors to access over 300 stock and index futures, over 200 tokenized stocks, and over 7,000 global stocks and ETFs through RealStocks, as well as early-stage investment opportunities via the Pre-IPO Launchpad. Users can access these equity trading instruments using USDT through a single account, without the need to open a traditional brokerage account.
0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities Beyond the Campaign
MEXC believes that global market opportunities should be open to everyone. The conclusion of 0808: Stock Season does not mark the end of this commitment. Both 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities remain an ongoing practice at MEXC, not limited to any single campaign. According to MEXC’s August 2026 Highlights, the platform’s 0 Fee trading pairs saved users a cumulative $154 million in fees. MEXC will continue to uphold this commitment by continuously optimizing its products and campaign mechanics to deliver a better trading experience for users worldwide.
“The response to 0808: Stock Season shows just how much demand there is for accessible, low-cost stock trading,” said Vugar Usi Zade, CEO of MEXC. “Over 86,000 users took part, and together they saved more than $1 million in fees. This reflects the trust users continue to place in MEXC, and our commitment to 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities. 0808 is more than an annual event. It’s a reflection of what MEXC stands for. This is just the first chapter, and we’re already looking ahead to what’s next.”
About MEXC
Founded in 2018, MEXC is a leading global multi-asset trading platform built as your 0-fee gateway to infinite opportunities. Serving users across 170+ markets, MEXC provides simple and efficient access to crypto, stocks, tokenized assets, derivatives, and a growing range of TradFi-linked opportunities through one account and one gateway.
With 0 trading fees, deep liquidity, broad asset coverage, and a high-performance trading experience, MEXC is designed for retail users who want to discover earlier, act faster, and trade with fewer barriers. As crypto and traditional finance continue to converge, MEXC is committed to making global opportunities more accessible, helping users trade freely and MEXCmize every opportunity.
For media inquiries, please contact MEXC PR team: media@mexc.com
Risk Disclaimer:
This content does not constitute investment advice. Given the volatility of financial markets, including digital assets, tokenized assets, and traditional financial products, investors should carefully assess market conditions, underlying asset fundamentals, and potential financial risks before making any investment or trading decisions.
Mutsamudu, Comoros, September 3rd, 2026, Chainwire
MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, concluded its first annual brand event, MEXC 0808: Stock Season, on August 28, drawing over 86,000 participants, with users saving over $1 million in trading fees through 0 Fee trading.
MEXC 0808 is the exchange’s annual brand event, held every August 8. It is built around MEXC’s core vision of 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities. Every year, MEXC intends to bring new products, market access, and rewards into focus, helping users lower the cost of trading, explore emerging markets, and connect with global financial opportunities. Designed to meet current user demand for stock-related products, this year’s campaign extended 0-fee trading to stock futures, tokenized stocks, and RealStocks, while offering participants the chance to share a $500,000 prize pool.
Key Campaign Performance & Milestones
Official post-event data shows the campaign’s overall performance across its three stock-related products, namely Stock Futures, Tokenized Stocks and RealStocks:
Over 86,000 users participated
Combined trading volume exceeded $50 billion
Users saved a combined total of over $1 million in fees
In addition, the campaign issued a total of $479,000 in rewards, translating participation into tangible value for users.
Empowering Investors Through Multi-Asset Access
As a one-stop trading platform, MEXC enables investors to access over 300 stock and index futures, over 200 tokenized stocks, and over 7,000 global stocks and ETFs through RealStocks, as well as early-stage investment opportunities via the Pre-IPO Launchpad. Users can access these equity trading instruments using USDT through a single account, without the need to open a traditional brokerage account.
0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities Beyond the Campaign
MEXC believes that global market opportunities should be open to everyone. The conclusion of 0808: Stock Season does not mark the end of this commitment. Both 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities remain an ongoing practice at MEXC, not limited to any single campaign. According to MEXC’s August 2026 Highlights, the platform’s 0 Fee trading pairs saved users a cumulative $154 million in fees. MEXC will continue to uphold this commitment by continuously optimizing its products and campaign mechanics to deliver a better trading experience for users worldwide.
“The response to 0808: Stock Season shows just how much demand there is for accessible, low-cost stock trading,” said Vugar Usi Zade, CEO of MEXC. “Over 86,000 users took part, and together they saved more than $1 million in fees. This reflects the trust users continue to place in MEXC, and our commitment to 0 Fees and Infinite Opportunities. 0808 is more than an annual event. It’s a reflection of what MEXC stands for. This is just the first chapter, and we’re already looking ahead to what’s next.”
About MEXC
Founded in 2018, MEXC is a leading global multi-asset trading platform built as your 0-fee gateway to infinite opportunities. Serving users across 170+ markets, MEXC provides simple and efficient access to crypto, stocks, tokenized assets, derivatives, and a growing range of TradFi-linked opportunities through one account and one gateway.
With 0 trading fees, deep liquidity, broad asset coverage, and a high-performance trading experience, MEXC is designed for retail users who want to discover earlier, act faster, and trade with fewer barriers. As crypto and traditional finance continue to converge, MEXC is committed to making global opportunities more accessible, helping users trade freely and MEXCmize every opportunity.
For media inquiries, please contact MEXC PR team: media@mexc.com
Risk Disclaimer:
This content does not constitute investment advice. Given the volatility of financial markets, including digital assets, tokenized assets, and traditional financial products, investors should carefully assess market conditions, underlying asset fundamentals, and potential financial risks before making any investment or trading decisions.
St Petersburg, Florida, USA, September 3rd, 2026, FinanceWire
Retirement Income Planning Florida Launches No-Cost Retirement Income Gap Analysis Program for Pre-Retirees Statewide. No-cost planning service helps Florida households approaching retirement quantify the shortfall between essential monthly expenses and guaranteed income
Retirement Income Planning Florida, doing business as Advanced Capital Management, today announced the launch of its Retirement Income Gap Analysis program, a structured planning service for Florida households within ten years of retirement.
The program applies a methodology developed by firm principal John Ziesing, FRC, who has spent 35 years in financial services. Participants complete a worksheet itemizing essential monthly expenses — housing, healthcare, insurance, food, utilities and transportation — then subtract guaranteed income sources including Social Security and any pension benefits. The remaining figure is what the firm calls the retirement income gap.
“Most people arrive at retirement with an account balance and no idea what monthly paycheck it produces,” said John Ziesing, FRC, principal at Advanced Capital Management. “The number that matter is not the balance. It is the gap between what a household must spend every month and what arrives automatically. Once that number is on paper, the planning conversation changes entirely.”
The launch responds to a structural shift in how Americans fund retirement. As employer pensions have given way to defined contribution plans, responsibility for converting savings into lifetime income has moved to individual households. Florida, home to one of the largest retiree populations in the United States, has a concentrated share of families managing that transition without a guaranteed income floor beyond Social Security.
The program also addresses sequence-of-returns risk — the possibility that poor market performance in the years immediately before and after retirement, a period the firm refers to as the retirement red zone, forces withdrawals from a declining portfolio and permanently shortens how long assets last.
Program Components Include:
A completed Retirement Income Gap Analysis identifying the monthly shortfall between essential expenses and guaranteed income
A written comparison of funding approaches, including systematic portfolio withdrawals and partial annuitization using single premium immediate annuities or fixed indexed annuities with income riders
A plain-language handout distinguishing account value from benefit base, an area the firm identifies as a frequent source of consumer confusion
A liquidity review intended to keep six to twelve months of expenses accessible outside of any contract
The firm’s stated approach is to address the gap rather than the full account balance. “Annuitize the gap, not the account,” Ziesing said. “Cover what cannot be left to chance, and keep the remainder invested and liquid.”
The Retirement Income Gap Analysis is available at no cost to Florida residents. Prospective participants can request the firm’s Guide to Income Gap Planning or schedule a consultation at www.retirementincomeplanningflorida or by calling 727-542-7659.
About Retirement Income Planning Florida(DBA Advanced Capital Management)
Retirement Income Planning Florida, doing business as Advanced Capital Management, is a retirement income planning firm based in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving pre-retirees and retirees throughout the state. Led by John Ziesing, FRC, who brings 35 years of financial services experience, the firm focuses on distribution planning, guaranteed income strategies and sequence-of-returns risk management for households in or approaching retirement. More information is available at www.retirementincomeplanningflorida.com.
Guarantees are backed by the claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company. Annuities are insurance products and are not FDIC insured. This release is for informational purposes and does not constitute investment, tax or legal advice. Florida Lic A293920, NPN#21694
Contact
CEO John G. Ziesing Retirement Income Planning Florida john@advancedcapitalmanagement.net
St Petersburg, Florida, USA, September 3rd, 2026, FinanceWire
Retirement Income Planning Florida Launches No-Cost Retirement Income Gap Analysis Program for Pre-Retirees Statewide. No-cost planning service helps Florida households approaching retirement quantify the shortfall between essential monthly expenses and guaranteed income
Retirement Income Planning Florida, doing business as Advanced Capital Management, today announced the launch of its Retirement Income Gap Analysis program, a structured planning service for Florida households within ten years of retirement.
The program applies a methodology developed by firm principal John Ziesing, FRC, who has spent 35 years in financial services. Participants complete a worksheet itemizing essential monthly expenses — housing, healthcare, insurance, food, utilities and transportation — then subtract guaranteed income sources including Social Security and any pension benefits. The remaining figure is what the firm calls the retirement income gap.
“Most people arrive at retirement with an account balance and no idea what monthly paycheck it produces,” said John Ziesing, FRC, principal at Advanced Capital Management. “The number that matter is not the balance. It is the gap between what a household must spend every month and what arrives automatically. Once that number is on paper, the planning conversation changes entirely.”
The launch responds to a structural shift in how Americans fund retirement. As employer pensions have given way to defined contribution plans, responsibility for converting savings into lifetime income has moved to individual households. Florida, home to one of the largest retiree populations in the United States, has a concentrated share of families managing that transition without a guaranteed income floor beyond Social Security.
The program also addresses sequence-of-returns risk — the possibility that poor market performance in the years immediately before and after retirement, a period the firm refers to as the retirement red zone, forces withdrawals from a declining portfolio and permanently shortens how long assets last.
Program Components Include:
A completed Retirement Income Gap Analysis identifying the monthly shortfall between essential expenses and guaranteed income
A written comparison of funding approaches, including systematic portfolio withdrawals and partial annuitization using single premium immediate annuities or fixed indexed annuities with income riders
A plain-language handout distinguishing account value from benefit base, an area the firm identifies as a frequent source of consumer confusion
A liquidity review intended to keep six to twelve months of expenses accessible outside of any contract
The firm’s stated approach is to address the gap rather than the full account balance. “Annuitize the gap, not the account,” Ziesing said. “Cover what cannot be left to chance, and keep the remainder invested and liquid.”
The Retirement Income Gap Analysis is available at no cost to Florida residents. Prospective participants can request the firm’s Guide to Income Gap Planning or schedule a consultation at www.retirementincomeplanningflorida or by calling 727-542-7659.
About Retirement Income Planning Florida(DBA Advanced Capital Management)
Retirement Income Planning Florida, doing business as Advanced Capital Management, is a retirement income planning firm based in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving pre-retirees and retirees throughout the state. Led by John Ziesing, FRC, who brings 35 years of financial services experience, the firm focuses on distribution planning, guaranteed income strategies and sequence-of-returns risk management for households in or approaching retirement. More information is available at www.retirementincomeplanningflorida.com.
Guarantees are backed by the claims-paying ability of the issuing insurance company. Annuities are insurance products and are not FDIC insured. This release is for informational purposes and does not constitute investment, tax or legal advice. Florida Lic A293920, NPN#21694
Contact
CEO John G. Ziesing Retirement Income Planning Florida john@advancedcapitalmanagement.net
WASHINGTON, D.C, United States, September 2nd, 2026, FinanceWire
GiveaRoof.org founder presents a private-sector model built around Welcome Centers, shared intake, coordinated nonprofit resources, healthcare partnerships, hotel capacity, and donated travel rewards
Claudio Bono, President of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and founder of GiveaRoof.org, was invited to the White House this week to present a privately funded proposal aimed at ending street homelessness in the United States within three years without introducing new taxes.
The proposal centers on a national network of Welcome Centers, a shared intake and case-management system, medical and behavioral-health referrals, short-term hotel placement for screened participants, and donated airline miles, hotel points, and credit-card rewards to support transportation and temporary accommodation.
Rather than replacing existing organizations, the GiveaRoof.org model would coordinate participating nonprofits, healthcare providers, hotels, and other partners through one system designed to reduce duplicated services and provide greater accountability for funding, donated resources, and individual outcomes.
“Three years. That is the clock,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “Welcome Centers and a shared database come first, with hotels reserved for people who have been screened and prepared. Those who need clinical care should be connected with professionals who can provide the treatment they need. The goal is a measurable domestic policy achievement that does not require new taxes.”
United Airlines Partnership Puts the Model Into Action
A central component of the proposal is already being tested through GiveaRoof.org’s relationship with United Airlines. In June, the organization announced an official partnership through United’s MileagePlus Miles on a Mission program, creating a dedicated channel for members to donate miles.
A 30-day initiative generated more than 500,000 donated miles, demonstrating public willingness to contribute unused travel assets through a straightforward mechanism.
“One founder. One airline partnership. More than half a million miles,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “Now imagine extending that opportunity across airlines, hotels, credit-card rewards programs, corporations, and millions of individual account holders.”
Bono is also advocating for changes to Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code that would allow qualifying corporate donations of airline miles and hotel loyalty points to receive charitable-deduction treatment based on fair market value. The proposed change is intended to encourage airlines, hotel groups, and other loyalty-program operators to redirect unused rewards toward shelter and related services.
How the GiveaRoof.org Model Would Work
Bono’s three-year proposal is organized around five connected components intended to move individuals from the street toward appropriate shelter, treatment, and longer-term stability:
· Centralized Welcome Centers and intake: One coordinated record for each participant to reduce repeated intake and case-management work.
· Clinical screening and referrals: People requiring mental-health, substance-use, or other clinical intervention would be connected with qualified healthcare providers.
· Temporary hotel accommodation: Screened participants considered ready for hotel placement could receive short-term stays supported by donated resources and participating organizations.
· Coordinated transition services: Case management would focus on employment, transportation, family reconnection, treatment, and pathways toward stable housing.
· Private-sector resources and accountability: Donated travel rewards and other resources would be tracked alongside expenditures and participant outcomes.
Welcome Centers would also provide food, showers, clothing, grooming, and other basic assistance before participants transition to hotels, healthcare providers, or other appropriate programs.
“Screen, prepare, place, treat, and track,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “Welcome Centers take care of people first. The medical community handles those who need care. Hotels receive guests who are ready for that environment, and every participating organization can see where the individual is in the process.”
The 10-Night Stay That Helped Shape the Proposal
Bono traces part of the GiveaRoof.org concept to an experience involving a man living on the street in Cupertino. Using his own rewards points, Bono funded a 10-night hotel stay that included temporary accommodation, food, and internet access. By the eighth night, the man had reconnected with his family and later left to reunite with them.
The experience led Bono, a hospitality executive who manages two Silicon Valley hotels, to consider how unused hotel inventory and loyalty rewards could support homelessness programs on a larger scale. In his view, temporary accommodation can become an intervention point when combined with family reconnection, employment assistance, clinical treatment, or a pathway to permanent housing.
A Coordinated and Accountable National Proposal
GiveaRoof.org’s proposal calls for participating service providers to share information and resources through a coordinated case-management structure. Bono argues that this could reduce instances in which multiple organizations separately perform intake and related services for the same person while making it easier to follow how resources are used.
“If money cannot be followed, it should not be spent,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “We need to know who was helped, what resources were used, and whether that person moved off the street. The hotels, nonprofits, medical expertise, and donated resources already exist. The challenge is bringing those pieces together in one accountable system with a deadline.”
Bono has detailed the ideas underlying GiveaRoof.org in his book, The Homelessness Fix: How to Save the World While Everyone Else Argues About It. According to ranking information provided by Bono, the book reached No. 1 in several Amazon Kindle categories related to poverty, social policy, philanthropy, and social work between December 2025 and August 2026.
The White House presentation represents the latest stage in Bono’s effort to move the proposal from advocacy toward national implementation. He maintains that its three-year objective is deliberately ambitious and should be evaluated against measurable outcomes.
About Claudio Bono
Claudio Bono is a Cupertino resident, President of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce, President of the Cupertino Historical Society, a Commissioner on the City of Cupertino Parks & Recreation Commission, and a member of the city’s Economic Development Committee. He serves as Hotel Managing Director of The Cupertino Hotel and The Grand Hotel Sunnyvale for De Anza Properties.
Bono is the founder of the 501(c)(3) GiveaRoof.org and author of The Homelessness Fix: How to Save the World While Everyone Else Argues About It. GiveaRoof.org focuses on using private-sector resources, donated travel rewards, coordinated services, and temporary accommodation as components of its proposed approach to homelessness.
WASHINGTON, D.C, United States, September 2nd, 2026, FinanceWire
GiveaRoof.org founder presents a private-sector model built around Welcome Centers, shared intake, coordinated nonprofit resources, healthcare partnerships, hotel capacity, and donated travel rewards
Claudio Bono, President of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and founder of GiveaRoof.org, was invited to the White House this week to present a privately funded proposal aimed at ending street homelessness in the United States within three years without introducing new taxes.
The proposal centers on a national network of Welcome Centers, a shared intake and case-management system, medical and behavioral-health referrals, short-term hotel placement for screened participants, and donated airline miles, hotel points, and credit-card rewards to support transportation and temporary accommodation.
Rather than replacing existing organizations, the GiveaRoof.org model would coordinate participating nonprofits, healthcare providers, hotels, and other partners through one system designed to reduce duplicated services and provide greater accountability for funding, donated resources, and individual outcomes.
“Three years. That is the clock,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “Welcome Centers and a shared database come first, with hotels reserved for people who have been screened and prepared. Those who need clinical care should be connected with professionals who can provide the treatment they need. The goal is a measurable domestic policy achievement that does not require new taxes.”
United Airlines Partnership Puts the Model Into Action
A central component of the proposal is already being tested through GiveaRoof.org’s relationship with United Airlines. In June, the organization announced an official partnership through United’s MileagePlus Miles on a Mission program, creating a dedicated channel for members to donate miles.
A 30-day initiative generated more than 500,000 donated miles, demonstrating public willingness to contribute unused travel assets through a straightforward mechanism.
“One founder. One airline partnership. More than half a million miles,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “Now imagine extending that opportunity across airlines, hotels, credit-card rewards programs, corporations, and millions of individual account holders.”
Bono is also advocating for changes to Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code that would allow qualifying corporate donations of airline miles and hotel loyalty points to receive charitable-deduction treatment based on fair market value. The proposed change is intended to encourage airlines, hotel groups, and other loyalty-program operators to redirect unused rewards toward shelter and related services.
How the GiveaRoof.org Model Would Work
Bono’s three-year proposal is organized around five connected components intended to move individuals from the street toward appropriate shelter, treatment, and longer-term stability:
· Centralized Welcome Centers and intake: One coordinated record for each participant to reduce repeated intake and case-management work.
· Clinical screening and referrals: People requiring mental-health, substance-use, or other clinical intervention would be connected with qualified healthcare providers.
· Temporary hotel accommodation: Screened participants considered ready for hotel placement could receive short-term stays supported by donated resources and participating organizations.
· Coordinated transition services: Case management would focus on employment, transportation, family reconnection, treatment, and pathways toward stable housing.
· Private-sector resources and accountability: Donated travel rewards and other resources would be tracked alongside expenditures and participant outcomes.
Welcome Centers would also provide food, showers, clothing, grooming, and other basic assistance before participants transition to hotels, healthcare providers, or other appropriate programs.
“Screen, prepare, place, treat, and track,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “Welcome Centers take care of people first. The medical community handles those who need care. Hotels receive guests who are ready for that environment, and every participating organization can see where the individual is in the process.”
The 10-Night Stay That Helped Shape the Proposal
Bono traces part of the GiveaRoof.org concept to an experience involving a man living on the street in Cupertino. Using his own rewards points, Bono funded a 10-night hotel stay that included temporary accommodation, food, and internet access. By the eighth night, the man had reconnected with his family and later left to reunite with them.
The experience led Bono, a hospitality executive who manages two Silicon Valley hotels, to consider how unused hotel inventory and loyalty rewards could support homelessness programs on a larger scale. In his view, temporary accommodation can become an intervention point when combined with family reconnection, employment assistance, clinical treatment, or a pathway to permanent housing.
A Coordinated and Accountable National Proposal
GiveaRoof.org’s proposal calls for participating service providers to share information and resources through a coordinated case-management structure. Bono argues that this could reduce instances in which multiple organizations separately perform intake and related services for the same person while making it easier to follow how resources are used.
“If money cannot be followed, it should not be spent,” said Claudio Bono, founder of GiveaRoof.org and president of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce. “We need to know who was helped, what resources were used, and whether that person moved off the street. The hotels, nonprofits, medical expertise, and donated resources already exist. The challenge is bringing those pieces together in one accountable system with a deadline.”
Bono has detailed the ideas underlying GiveaRoof.org in his book, The Homelessness Fix: How to Save the World While Everyone Else Argues About It. According to ranking information provided by Bono, the book reached No. 1 in several Amazon Kindle categories related to poverty, social policy, philanthropy, and social work between December 2025 and August 2026.
The White House presentation represents the latest stage in Bono’s effort to move the proposal from advocacy toward national implementation. He maintains that its three-year objective is deliberately ambitious and should be evaluated against measurable outcomes.
About Claudio Bono
Claudio Bono is a Cupertino resident, President of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce, President of the Cupertino Historical Society, a Commissioner on the City of Cupertino Parks & Recreation Commission, and a member of the city’s Economic Development Committee. He serves as Hotel Managing Director of The Cupertino Hotel and The Grand Hotel Sunnyvale for De Anza Properties.
Bono is the founder of the 501(c)(3) GiveaRoof.org and author of The Homelessness Fix: How to Save the World While Everyone Else Argues About It. GiveaRoof.org focuses on using private-sector resources, donated travel rewards, coordinated services, and temporary accommodation as components of its proposed approach to homelessness.
