Save our Soldier and Dragon at the front line of digital payments

Save our Soldier and Dragon at the front line of digital payments

Save our Soldier have recently updated their website, and it is jam-packed full of useful information ranging from amazingly helpful articles and must-have phone numbers allowing you to speak to somebody about PTSI.

SOS is going from strength to strength at a relentless pace and following on from the success of their single ‘Saved a Soldier’, which was a prime contender for Christmas charity single of the year they are now able to acceptcryptocurrency donations!

Dragon has been providing an exclusive consultancy service to Save our Soldier (SOS) and are incredibly pleased to announce that SOS has become the first military charity who are able to accept cryptocurrency donations. In fact – they are the first UK military charity to accept digital donations and are amongst of the first of all charities able to do this.

This development and implementation of Dragon Blockchain technology is set to provide a convenient, alternative method of donation for members of the public and is set to evolve the charity industry as a whole, so vital help can be given to the people who need it the most.

Supporting charitable ventures is something that Dragon co-founder Paul Moynan is passionate about and, as a former Royal Marine Commando with operational combat tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, including serving at 40 Commando as they operated alongside Seal Team 3 during the Liberation of Iraq in 2003. Paul is honoured to be working side by side with the SOS team, he and his business partner Chris Ahmed have always been keen supporters of veterans and go out of their way to help veterans succeed in their business endeavours, and fascinatingly over 60% of Dragon’s permanent staff are former servicemen and women.

Dragon has already seen widespread adoption of Dragon Coin (DRG), the world’s number one entertainment coin, and have already put its underlying technology through its paces at a live event. As well as being able to donate Dragon Coin (DRG) people can donate other popular digital currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Ripple (XRP) with many more methods coming soon.

The team at Dragon have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to streamline the process of receiving digital donations and to the ensure that the technology has been rigorously tested and completely fit for purpose for the rapid pace of today’s digital world.

The SOS website allows donors to effortlessly send money quickly and easily simply by scanning a QR code on the website with their mobile phones which have the easy-to-use Dragon Social Wallet downloaded and installed from their app store. Once a donation has been made, the details of it are recorded in an unchanging digital ledger or ‘block’ which is completely visible to the public thereby reassuring the donor that the funds are absolutely getting to the veterans who need them swiftly and securely.

This is genuinely a fascination application of Dragon Blockchain technology – but this is only the start of the journey. With the Dragon Social Wallet, SOS will shortly be able to accept digital currency payments at any event simply by using their SOS mobile smartphones. The end result being that SOS will significantly increase the number of donations received without experiencing an increase in their workload.

The undeniable success of Dragons consultancy with SOS has not gone unnoticed and has seen several other charities humidly seek out the services of Dragon to implement the same processes into their organisations. Key alliances have rapidly been formed with these charities as Dragon sets out to simplify the process of donations by providing truly ground-breaking solutions. Make sure you follow the progress of SOS as they make history by becoming the first military charity to integrate digital currency donations into their website and wider ecosystem.