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SettleMint & NTT East partner to drive blockchain innovation in public administration

Norbert Gehrke

19 Mar 2025 — 1 min read

NTT East has selected SettleMint as the Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) platform to support its initiatives in regional public administration and local economic development. This collaboration marks a major step in NTT East’s commitment to leveraging blockchain technology to enhance regional services and strengthen digital transformation efforts.

Throughout the selection process, SettleMint played a key role in defining evaluation criteria and positioning itself against competitors, ultimately securing the partnership. In addition to providing its enterprise-grade blockchain platform, SettleMint will deliver professional consulting services to support NTT East's internal blockchain and Web3 team. While NTT East engineers will lead the implementation, SettleMint will provide strategic guidance through ongoing consulting and weekly syncs.

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