Polish blockchain technology to be implemented across Japan and Southeast Asia

Billon and Mitsui Knowledge Industry extend partnership to offer blockchain based document governance.

(London/Warsaw, July 24, 2018) Billon, the company that has civilized blockchain, is extending its partnership agreement with Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI), the Japan-headquartered IT services giant, to deploy blockchain-based solutions throughout Asia. In the expanded agreement, MKI will offer Billon’s document governance solution in addition to the e-money transaction solution across the region.

Billon’s flagship solution for trusted document governance provides clarity on the digital identity of users based on a blockchain protocol, with full protection against any changes in the document. The Japanese market is particularly interested in Billon's electronic delivery confirmation services and remote online agreements.

“We are extending our agreement with Billon to offer customers across Japan and Southeast Asia a wealth of blockchain solutions; now including storing and managing access to confidential documents, as well as the ability to perform e-money transactions. We plan to link together Proof-of-Concept deployments with early-stage customers to ensure a smooth transition and fact-finding process for potential blockchain projects,” says Takumi Onodera, Deputy General Manager of MKI.

“MKI’s years of experience and enormous network of contacts will be pivotal in the implementation of blockchain solutions across Japan and Southeast Asia. We have a strategic partnership with the team at MKI and look forward to working even closer as we investigate use cases for the technology,” said Marek Marczuk, Managing Director of Business Development and Partnerships at Billon.

MKI’s decision to offer its customers Billon’s data governance solution comes after the initial agreement to allow for the immediate and direct transfer of money in the form of digital data using the company’s civilized blockchain. Billon does not deal with cryptocurrencies, instead, it allows real currency to be converted into e-money and transacted over the blockchain. Given the decision by Japanese authorities to introduce open banking regulatory changes with the next two years, it is even more important that MKI’s customers can find a way of transparently accessing bank accounts and data, with the intention of encouraging a higher level of cashless trading in the future. Currently, data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry shows that only 18 percent of payments made in Japan are cashless.

“The Japanese financial and insurance sector considers blockchain to be the solution to optimize and modernize effective communication with their clients,” says Andrzej Horoszczak, CEO and founder of Billon. “Japanese companies attach particular importance to electronic delivery services with active confirmation and remote online agreements. The issue of cashless payments is also significant, because the Japanese market may become one of the most promising for companies offering such solutions in the coming years.”

About Billon

Billon was founded with the vision to civilize blockchain so that each business and their every customer can benefit from the improved security, cost, and user experience. The unique distributed ledger architecture relies on national currencies and stores money, documents and identity directly on-chain, fully protected by the power of blockchain. Billon works with clients through modular building blocks that already enabled solutions such as trusted document management, content monetisation and corporate motivation. Founded in 2012, Billon is an FCA registered eMoney institution with a global team across its offices in the UK and Poland.

For more information, visit www.billongroup.com

About Mitsui Knowledge Industry

Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd (MKI) is aiming at customers (both sides of SoE (= Systems of Engagement)) to strengthen relationships between customers and SoR (= Systems of Record) centered on mission critical core systems and to realize business process innovation We support problem creation and business creation. MKI will continue to challenge constantly as a "value creation company" that creates value with customers by making the best use of "KNOWLEDGE" which is the fruit of technology and knowledge cultivated over half a century. URL: https://www.mki.co.jp/