Shared Source of Truth for Corporate Governance

Complex processes involving multiple organizations (e.g., insurance claims, cross-border trade) suffer from version control issues and trust gaps. A permissioned blockchain creates a secure, shared workflow state machine.

• Real Case: Marquee Insurers use blockchain for complex subrogation claims, giving all parties real-time visibility into claim status and documentation.
• ROI Driver: Reduces process cycle time, errors, and disputes between entities.

Verifying the origin, authenticity, and custody chain of physical or digital assets is critical. Blockchain provides a cradle-to-grave record that cannot be altered retroactively.

• Example: Diamond certification (Everledger) tracks stones to combat fraud. Luxury goods makers track items to prove authenticity.
• ROI Driver: Protects brand value, reduces counterfeit losses, and meets ESG/sustainability reporting demands.

Traditional securities settlement (T+2) ties up capital and creates counterparty risk. Atomic settlement via smart contracts on a shared ledger enables delivery-versus-payment (DvP) in near real-time.

• Real Case: The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is replacing its CHESS system with blockchain to settle equity transactions.
• ROI Driver: Frees up billions in capital, reduces systemic risk, and lowers operational costs.

The Pain Point: Annual meetings require manual proxy collection, slow vote tabulation, and opaque processes vulnerable to errors and disputes.

The Blockchain Fix: Tokenized voting rights on a blockchain enable secure, transparent, and auditable voting in real-time. Shareholders can vote directly from their wallets, with results instantly verifiable by all parties.

• Real Example: Broadridge's blockchain platform has processed over $1 trillion in proxy votes, reducing tabulation time from days to minutes and cutting reconciliation costs by up to 40%.

The Pain Point: Manual record-keeping across suppliers creates audit nightmares, delays in proving compliance (e.g., ESG, conflict minerals), and vulnerability to fraud.

The Blockchain Fix: An immutable audit trail where each step—from raw material to finished product—is recorded on-chain. This creates a single source of truth for regulators and customers.

• Real Example: IBM Food Trust helps retailers like Walmart trace produce back to farms in seconds, not days. This reduces food waste, strengthens recalls, and provides verifiable proof of sustainable sourcing, directly impacting brand value and compliance costs.

The Pain Point: Tracking IP ownership and calculating royalties across global distributors is complex and manual, leading to revenue leakage and legal disputes.

The Blockchain Fix: Smart contracts automatically enforce licensing terms and distribute payments based on immutable usage data. Creates a transparent, shared source of truth for creators and licensees.

• Real Example: The music industry loses billions to inefficient royalty collection. Platforms like Audius use blockchain to ensure artists are paid automatically and transparently for streams, increasing creator payout accuracy and speed.

The Pain Point: Letters of credit and trade documents are paper-based, requiring physical couriers and manual verification by multiple banks. The process takes 5-10 days, creating fraud risk and capital inefficiency.

The Blockchain Fix: A shared digital ledger for all parties (exporter, importer, banks, shippers). Digital documents (eB/L) and smart contract-based payment triggers eliminate paper and automate settlement.

• ROI Impact: Marco Polo Network, built on R3 Corda, reduces document processing time by up to 90% and cuts operational costs by 30-50%, accelerating cash flow and reducing fraud.

Replace manual audits with an immutable audit trail for goods from source to shelf. This solves the 'trust gap' between suppliers, logistics, and retailers.

• Example: De Beers' Tracr platform tracks diamonds, ensuring conflict-free sourcing and reducing fraud.
• ROI: Cuts reconciliation costs by up to 30% and reduces compliance reporting time by 70%.
• Key Benefit: Instant verification for regulators and consumers, enhancing brand trust and enabling premium pricing.

Eliminate the paper-based, 5-10 day Letter of Credit process with a shared digital ledger for all parties (importer, exporter, banks, shippers).

• Example: Marco Polo Network uses blockchain to automate trade finance, reducing transaction times to under 24 hours.
• ROI: Reduces processing costs by 50-80% and cuts capital requirements by enabling faster settlement.
• Key Benefit: Dramatically reduces fraud risk and frees up working capital trapped in transit.

Provide verifiable, real-time tracking of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics and carbon offsets. This solves the 'greenwashing' problem with hard data.

• Example: IBM Food Trust is used by Walmart to track produce, while platforms like Verra registry explore blockchain for carbon credits.
• ROI: Enables premium B2B contracts tied to proven sustainability and avoids penalties for non-compliance with new regulations.
• Key Benefit: Creates a marketable, auditable ESG story for consumers and investors, directly impacting valuation.