{"id":6648,"date":"2026-09-11T11:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activitis.com\/activitis-and-mercy-corps-financing-for-businesses-in-frontline-regions\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:16:21","slug":"activitis-and-mercy-corps-financing-for-businesses-in-frontline-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/activitis.com\/en\/activitis-and-mercy-corps-financing-for-businesses-in-frontline-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Activitis and Mercy Corps: Financing for Businesses in Frontline Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Under the BLOOM program, businesses and entrepreneurs in frontline regions of Ukraine will be able to purchase goods and services with installment payments for up to 9 months at a rate of 6% per annum without collateral, guarantees, or currency risks. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Fintech infrastructure provider Activitis and international humanitarian organization Mercy Corps are launching an affordable financing project for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa oblasts under the BLOOM program.<\/p>\n\n

The project will allow entrepreneurs to purchase equipment, spare parts, machinery, raw materials, supplies, and services for up to UAH 1,000,000 at a rate of 6% per annum and pay in installments over 3, 6, or 9 months.<\/p>\n\n

The project will operate through the eDilo online service created by Activitis. To use it, an entrepreneur selects the required goods from their supplier and uploads the invoice for payment in their eDilo account. The full invoice amount including VAT will be sent directly to the supplier in full, and the business will repay the funds according to the selected schedule. After using the full financing amount covered by Mercy Corps compensation, the business can continue purchases within the available installment payment limit on standard financing terms*. To calculate the limit, a legal entity only needs to provide their EDRPOU code, and sole proprietors need their TIN and tax return for the last reporting period. A decision will be provided within 30 minutes, and financing can be accessed the same day. <\/p>\n\n

Up to 80% of the annual interest rate will be compensated by Mercy Corps under the BLOOM program, implemented with funding from the UK Government through UK aid. <\/p>\n\n

“In frontline regions, the problem often lies not only in the cost of money, but in the actual absence of access to financing. We have joined forces with Mercy Corps so that businesses in such regions can both obtain financing and do so on terms more affordable than market rates. The entrepreneur goes through a full financing cycle and builds a credit history. This, in turn, creates a foundation for further development and capital raising without direct donor support,”<\/em> noted Pavlo Matiiash, CEO of Activitis.<\/p>\n\n

For Businesses in Eight Oblasts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n

Sole proprietors and privately owned legal entities registered in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa oblasts will be able to use the program.<\/p>\n\n

The program will not apply to areas of active combat operations, territories with restricted access, and high security risk areas.<\/p>\n\n

Suppliers of goods and services may be registered in any region of Ukraine. <\/p>\n\n

Key program terms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n