What makes IBM Blockchain Services the leader?

Enterprises across industries and around the world turn to IBM Blockchain Services, where we’ve helped create 100+ networks producing value and changing the way businesses work together.

With more than 1,600 business and technical experts – leaders in building blockchain for business from the ground up – we’ll help you address the three most critical design points in bringing a blockchain for business network to life: governance, business value and technology.

Our foundation: outcome-driven network design

At IBM Blockchain Services, we use design-based principles that enable business transformation at the level of markets, industries and ecosystems.

Governance design

Who owns the network? Who owns the data? Our experts help you design an operational model for the members of your business network, delivering benefits that are fair, democratic, transparent and built to evolve.

Business value design

How does the network make money? The design of your blockchain network business model will include appropriate monetization and incentives to stimulate collaboration between members and generate network effects.

Technology design

How do blockchain’s benefits help people work smarter and better? We design human experiences to inspire mass adoption of new digital products and services, while assuring privacy, trust and security.

Why design matters

The most challenging part about building a blockchain for business network is the business part itself. Learn more about IBM’s industry-leading approach to building business networks.

What follows: activation through a network design framework

With your outcome-driven network design in place, IBM Blockchain Services then works with you and your network members to create a blueprint of actions and decisions to guide how you envision, explore, establish and evolve your network.

Accolades for IBM Blockchain Services

“Clients value IBM’s ability to bring an integrated services and solutions offering...Based on the analysis, IBM emerged as a leader.”


– Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ for Enterprise Blockchain Services 2020

“...the flag bearer of enterprise blockchain with a significant number of live blockchain networks.”


– HFS Top 10 Enterprise Blockchain Services 2018

“IBM is clearly regarded as having the strongest credentials in the blockchain sector, well ahead of competitors.”


– Juniper Research Blockchain Enterprise Survey 2018

Client success stories

Golden state foods

By leveraging IBM Food Trust™ and IBM Blockchain Services, Golden State Foods is combining blockchain, cognitive analytics and IoT in a new food freshness solution.

we.trade

we.trade and seven European banks brought their blockchain-based trade finance pilot to IBM Blockchain Services. The network has scaled to 15 banks, unleashing new trading opportunities for SMEs and new operational efficiencies for themselves.

Syniverse

To keep pace with 5G, Syniverse and IBM Blockchain Services have created a clearing and settlement solution for the wireless industry. Learn how the business and technical experts of IBM Blockchain Services helped them get started.

Other ways to advance your blockchain journey with IBM

No other company makes it faster or easier to achieve blockchain success. Wherever you are on your blockchain journey, we’ll meet you there.

Join an existing network

IBM has convened networks and established governance models making onboarding easy when you want to join others in transforming food supply, supply chains, trade finance, financial services, insurance and media and advertising.

Build solutions yourself

Thousands of innovators are using the award-winning IBM Blockchain Platform to build, operate, govern and grow a solution. From ease-of-use to ownership of everything you create, explore the leading Hyperledger Fabric platform for multicloud, hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.

Discover new business opportunities

The IBM Blockchain Ecosystem can help you promote and enhance your existing blockchain solution. Access new audiences as an IBM Business Partner and accelerate your path to new markets through integration with the IBM Blockchain Platform.

What will we solve together?

You have a vision for how blockchain can change your business. We have the expertise and the design process to make it happen. Let’s talk today.