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TOPPAN Edge partners up with Partisia for privacy-first Digital Identities, leveraging blockchain and Multi-Party Computation

TOPPAN Edge partners up with Partisia for privacy-first Digital Identities, leveraging blockchain and Multi-Party Computation
TOPPAN Edge partners up with Partisia for privacy-first Digital Identities, leveraging blockchain and Multi-Party Computation

By Sofie Krabbe,

MPC, R&D, Press Release, Digital Identity, Partnership, Multi-Party Computation

TOPPAN Edge is partnering with Partisia to develop a fully privacy-focused digital identity using Partisia’s Decentralized Identity technology, to enable individuals to securely control their private data.

The collaboration will also explore how Partisia Blockchain can scale this globally and support a secure, user-driven data economy. Additionally, the partnership aligns with Japan’s vision for a trusted digital framework and ensures compatibility with Europe’s eIDAS, strengthening regional ties.

Japan’s TOPPAN Edge is a business information management solutions provider while Denmark’s Partisia is a pioneer in Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and advanced cryptographic enforced privacy utilizing blockchain technology.

TOPPAN Edge will contribute to this partnership with its expertise in access control and hardware solutions. Partisia will provide its Decentralized Identity solution and a platform for activating confidential data. With deep experience in enabling privacy-preserving use of personal information, Partisia addresses the complex challenge of proving identity without exposing sensitive data. Together, the partners empower users to selectively share and verify information from their digital identity wallet - maintaining full privacy and control throughout.

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By combining TOPPAN Edge’s expertise in access control with Partisia’s privacy-enhancing technologies, this partnership will set a new market standard and usher in an era of innovation
Mark Medum Bundgaard Chief Product Officer at Partisia

This partnership also seeks to merge the identities of individuals with unique identifiers through the use of Digital Identity Wallets. This integration of human and object identities is set to reshape digital interactions and data privacy.

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Together, TOPPAN Edge and Partisia are creating the foundation that will drive a new data economy, where private data can be utilized without compromising confidentiality, integrity, or availability. We are excited to support TOPPAN Edge on this journey towards the Trusted Web.
Kurt Nielsen CEO of Partisia and co-founder of Partisia Blockchain

Shaping the future of privacy-preserving technologies with TOPPAN Edge

Besides partnering up with TOPPAN Edge on digital identity solutions, TOPPAN Edge and Partisia plan to explore the next generation of the internet -Web3- by using Partisia Blockchain, with a focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI). The blockchain platform is designed to empower users by safeguarding data and will play a critical role in scaling the solution globally.

By using the Partisia Platform, TOPPAN Edge can create a whole new market with a platform that enables a new data economy, where private data can be put to work without compromising confidentiality, integrity or availability.

The solution, which is entirely software-based, enables individuals to securely control their private data from their mobile devices, enhancing data protection wherever they go.

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Japan is embracing blockchain technology to develop decentralized solutions for secure, verifiable identities. By combining this with our identity solution, we’re making sure that privacy is never compromised, whether on the holder, issuer, or verifier side.
Masatoshi Oka Senior General Manager, IT Innovation Division, at TOPPAN Edge

Global implications: Japan and Europe working together

In terms of digital personal information management, there has been a growing awareness of issues related to IT platforms that amass large amounts of personal data. This has led to the rise of "Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI)".

The Japanese government is collaborating with industry leaders to develop a trusted digital framework. One key initiative, The Trusted Web, seeks to create secure and decentralized data-sharing structures. Partisia and TOPPAN Edge's collaboration is aligned with this vision.

“We are delivering an innovative solution that holds the potential to strengthen connections between Japan and Europe.

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At Partisia, privacy is at the heart of everything we do. We’re proud to support TOPPAN Edge as they work towards secure, software-based alternatives that align with both Japanese and European privacy standards.
Mark Medum Bundgaard Chief Product Officer at Partisia
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About Toppan Edge:

Established in Tokyo in 1900, the TOPPAN Group is a leading and diversified global provider committed to delivering sustainable, integrated solutions in fields including printing, communications, security, packaging, décor materials, electronics, and digital transformation. The TOPPAN Group’s global team of more than 50,000 employees offers optimal solutions enabled by industry-leading expertise and technologies to address the diverse challenges of every business sector and society and contribute to the achievement of shared sustainability goals. 

TOPPAN Edge, a group company of TOPPAN Holdings, is committed to solving corporate and social issues with an edgy, cutting-edge approach, including advanced solutions and payment services that support DX and “Hybrid-BPO®” that fuses digital technologies and operations.  

TOPPAN Edge leads customers to transform their business processes and create a more secure and comfortable communication environment for society.

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About Partisia: 

Partisia is a global pioneer in Multiparty Computation (MPC) and privacy-preserving computations. Partisia has sold commercial-grade MPC software solutions since 2008 with an initial focus on secure high-stake auctions used for trading energy and spectrum licenses. Today Partisia’s MPC solutions are sold as infrastructure across a variety of services from key management, data activation, statistics, voting, e-cash etc. The commercial activities include spinouts like Sepior that was recently acquired by Blockdaemon, and Partisia Blockchain Foundation, a Swiss foundation that organizes and launches a public blockchain built by Partisia.

Partisia is a privately owned company registered in Denmark. The ownership combines internationally renowned experts in advanced cryptography, software and business development.

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Mark Medum Bundgaard

Mark Medum Bundgaard

Chief Product Officer

MMB@partisia.com