STANDAGE Co., Ltd. and Caplan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masanori Ishida; hereinafter referred to as Caplan), a Pasona Group company that handles human resource services mainly in trade, aviation, and travel, announced on January 31, 2020, that they have entered into a business alliance to develop and provide a new trade service that uses blockchain technology to streamline complex trade operations and settlements.

Caplan provides staffing, training, and website services specializing in the trade industry.
The "Digital Forwarder" website service provides a wide range of trade-related information for trading companies, manufacturers, and freight forwarders involved in trade transportation (land, sea, and air), including cargo tracking and vessel movement information, searches for ports and airports at global trade hubs, searches for trade-related companies such as shipping companies, airlines, and freight forwarders, and job postings.

STANDAGE operates "Shake Hands Contract" (hereinafter referred to as SHC), a trade settlement platform service primarily focused on inter-company transactions in international trade.
SHC utilizes blockchain technology and cryptocurrency as a payment method, enabling trade payments to be settled at a very low cost without going through banks or cash.
This will bring new trade opportunities to small and medium-sized enterprises that previously faced high hurdles in doing business with overseas companies.

Currently, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face several obstacles when starting trade with Africa and emerging countries, including the risk of unpaid invoices, complex trade procedures, prolonged transaction periods, and high remittance fees.
Caplan's client companies also face similar challenges.
Through this partnership between STANDAGE and Kaplan, we will help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) looking to expand their business into Africa and emerging markets by streamlining trade processes, proposing new trade flows, and revitalizing inter-company trade transactions, thereby contributing to the expansion of opportunities for SMEs' trade and logistics businesses.

■ "Digital Forwarder" (No registration required, free)
https://digital-forwarder.jp/
We provide a wide range of trade information for those involved in trade transportation (land, sea, and air) at trading companies, manufacturers, and freight forwarders, including "cargo tracking and vessel movement information," "search for ports and airports at global trade hubs," "search for trade-related companies such as shipping companies, airlines, and freight forwarders," and "job postings."

■ About Caplan
Caplan provides staffing, training, and website services specializing in the trade industry.
The "Digital Forwarder" website service provides a wide range of trade information for trading companies, manufacturers, and freight forwarders involved in trade transportation (land, sea, and air), including cargo tracking and vessel movement information, searches for ports and airports at global trade hubs, searches for trade-related companies such as shipping companies, airlines, and freight forwarders, and job postings.
Official website:https://www.caplan.jp/

[Contact Information]
Shiba NA Building 4F, 3-6-10 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0014
STANDAGE Co., Ltd.
President and CEO: Akinori Adachi
Executive Vice President/COO: Kenta Omori
Press Contact Email: info@standage.org