Nasscom, BlockSmiths, Quatrro form special interest group on blockchain education

BENGALURU: Nasscom, the software industry association body, has partnered with Gurugram-based BlockSmiths and business and knowledge processing services company Quatrro to set up a Special Interest Group (SIG) for Blockchain technology in Delhi-NCR.

The SIG will educate and inform the public along with working on various Blockchain use cases in both fin-tech and non-fintech industries, BlockSmiths said in a statement release on PTI.

The SIG also has representation from over 15 member organizations like Axis Bank, Nagarro, Deloitte, Nokia, Genpact and NIIT.

According to the press release, the focus areas of the group will include both fintech and non-fintech products. In addition to creating distributed ledger solutions, the Blockchain Special Interest Group will also be responsible for educating the public about cryptocurrency technology and its uses.

The newly formed Blockchain SIG will be working closely with different startups, companies, and entrepreneurs to create use cases for blockchain based solutions for the Indian market.

Commenting about the SIG, Harmeet Singh Monga, Chief Business Officer at Blocksmiths and the SIG Founding Member, said, “We see our partnership to form a SIG with NASSCOM as a wonderful opportunity to develop the Blockchain community in India. We strongly believe that India has the potential to lead the Blockchain revolution in the South East Asian region and help businesses from various industries become highly streamlined and efficient by adopting Blockchain.”