A new trade management platform in Japan prevents data tampering using blockchain technology.
According to an Oct. 26 report by Japanese news agency The Nikkei, seven Japanese companies are preparing to invest in a new trade data management system.
Reportedly developed by NTT Data, the platform uses blockchain technology to prevent malicious third-parties from tampering with recorded data.
The platform is designed to manage receipts for exporting and importing companies and will also manage letters of credit issued by banks.
The new service will also help to process other related documents handled by insurance and logistics companies.
According to Nikkei, the companies are expecting to launch the new service by the end of the current fiscal year.
It seems that the service has already been piloted by firms like Mitsubishi, and has reportedly reduced the time required for data processing by 50%. As reported in 2018, NTT Data partnered with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization - a subsidiary of Japan's Ministry of Economy - to collaborate on a blockchain platform for the trade industry.
Cointelegraph reached out to NTT Data with additional queries regarding these developments.
This article will be updated pending any new information.
Seven firms in Japan deploy blockchain to digitize trade paperwork
Published on Oct 26, 2020
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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