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emonitor and aroov integrate CreditTrust
Apartment seekers can now apply for their dream apartment completely digitally. For property managers, this leads to an accelerated rental process while reducing the risk of default drastically. CreditTrust, the digital alternative to the public debt record, is now...
HIN and Certifaction launch HIN Sign
The Health Information Net (HIN) and Certifaction launch HIN Sign: The blockchain signature for the Swiss healthcare industry. The handwritten signature is an outdated concept. It is inefficient, prone to forgery and difficult to verify. Every day, health...
Certifaction secures CHF 1.1 million
Wingman Ventures, Seedcamp and Angel Invest Ventures invest in Certifaction to bring back trust in the digital world. Certifaction is out to address the massive problem of document and signature forgery and bring back trust in the digital world by creating instantly...
Certifaction partners with CRIF & Intrum to create CreditTrust
CreditTrust provides Swiss residents with a digital public debt record certificate; which is secured on the blockchain, making it immutable and instantly verifiable. If you are looking for an apartment and need a public debt record (known as a "Betreibungsauskunft" in...
Microsoft (CH) and Certifaction restore trust via blockchain
Microsoft Switzerland and Certifaction are on a mission to restore trust in the digital world through blockchain technology. In this day and age, it is easy to forge any documents as technology makes it quite simple to alter them. For example, forged diplomas from any...
University of St. Gallen fights fake diplomas with blockchain
A leading Swiss university implements Certifaction to help fight fake diplomas. Watch the CNN Money video now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIbGAy83N9g&ab_channel=ArchiveTV The University of St. Gallen has taken up the fight against fake diplomas by...
Blockchain diplomas: Using smart contracts to secure academic credentials
Prof. Dr. Fabian Schär and our CPO, Fabian Mösli, describe how blockchain technology can be used to secure academic credentials. Professor Dr. Fabian Schär, director of the Center of Innovative Finance at the University of Basel, and Fabian Mösli, Certifaction's Chief...
Zurich school turns to blockchain for diplomas
UIBS addresses the issue of forged diplomas by implementing Certifaction. All of their graduating students now receive diplomas secured on the Ethereum blockchain. https://youtu.be/dK94z7gRW54?t=79 The United International Business School (UIBS) has partnered up with...
Certifaction issues crypto certificates for all participants at #SBHACK19
Swiss Blockchain Hackathon partners with Certifaction to issue blockchain-secured crypto certificates to over 200 hackers from 19 countries. Fake certificates are a common occurrence in this modern age where manipulation software can be easily used to quickly alter...
University of Basel fights diploma fraud with blockchain
Prof. Dr. Fabian Schär, director of the CIF from the University of Basel, explains how they use Certifaction in a pilot project. The Center for Innovative Finance at the University of Basel has started a project to fight diploma fraud and to reduce their...
