IDEMIA is a multinational technology company specializing in identity and security solutions.  Headquartered in France, the company provides a broad range of products and services to clients in over 180 countries, including governments, enterprises, and financial institutions. Its core mission is to enable citizens and consumers to interact, pay, connect, travel, and access public or private spaces securely in both the physical and digital realms.

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Leveraging deep expertise in biometrics including fingerprint, facial recognition, iris recognition, cryptography, and artificial intelligence, IDEMIA develops solutions across three primary divisions: secure transactions, public security, and smart identity. Related offerings include secure payment technologies and card issuance, connectivity solutions for mobile operators and IoT devices, and the creation of physical and digital identity credentials such as passports, ID cards, and mobile IDs. Furthermore, IDEMIA provides systems for border control, public safety, and access control.

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The company's solutions are integral to numerous critical activities, from facilitating secure financial transactions and ensuring trusted communication networks to managing citizen identities and securing travel and public spaces.

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Evercity is a Berlin-based company that was founded in 2018. It streamlines and automates the issuance of sustainable finance instruments. The company's primary goal is to make green finance more accessible, transparent, and cost-effective, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Its core offering is a green debt and carbon origination platform, a SaaS solution that automates the entire lifecycle of sustainable finance, from structuring and issuance to monitoring and reporting. 

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The platform integrates with IoT and satellite technology to collect real-world data, which is used to verify the performance of green projects and prevent "greenwashing." A key feature is the ability to issue fully traceable digital assets, including carbon credits and sustainability-linked bonds.

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Evercity's platform leverages Hedera Guardian to create a verifiable and immutable record of a project's environmental impact, from initial funding to the final reporting of outcomes, in order to provide trust and transparency to the sustainable finance market.

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StraitsX is digital payment infrastructure provider and stablecoin issuer licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a major payment Institution. It aims to bridge traditional finance (TradFi) with the digital asset economy, offering solutions for businesses and individuals to access and utilize digital currencies.

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It’s primarily known for its stablecoins, which include XSGD, a token pegged to the Singapore dollar, XIDR a token pegged to the Indonesian rupiah, and XUSD, which is pegged to the US dollar. These stablecoins are designed to maintain a 1:1 synchronicity with their respective fiat currencies and feature reserves held in licensed financial institutions. 

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StraitsX emphasizes transparency and regulatory compliance, with each of its stablecoins issued in accordance with MAS frameworks. 

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The firm’s solutions support multi-chain operations, with its stablecoins available on various blockchain networks including Hedera, enabling faster, scalable, and cost-effective transactions. The company provides APIs for seamless integration, which allow businesses to accept payments, facilitate payouts, and conduct blockchain transactions. 

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StraitsX also offers personal and business accounts for minting, issuing, redeeming, and transacting with its proprietary stablecoins. It is currently partnered with various financial institutions including RedotPay and Visa to enable digital asset spending via card programs.

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TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company founded in 2018, with headquarters in San Francisco. It specializes in helping financial institutions, crypto businesses, and government agencies detect and investigate cryptocurrency-related fraud and financial crime. TRM's mission is to build a safer financial system by blending blockchain data with advanced analytics.

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The company's core services are delivered through a comprehensive risk management platform that includes solutions for transaction monitoring, wallet screening, and forensics. Key products include TRM Transaction Monitoring, which provides real-time risk scoring for AML (Anti-Money Laundering) compliance, and TRM Forensics, which offers tools to trace the source and destination of crypto funds. The platform supports over 100 blockchains and 200 million digital assets, providing a cross-chain view of transactions.

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TRM Labs’ full suite of compliance and risk management tools supports HBAR, the native cryptocurrency of Hedera, as well as other assets issued on the network. This integration allows organizations building on Hedera to leverage TRM's platform to detect financial crime, meet regulatory requirements, and ensure the safety of their applications. 

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