ERP data on the front lines of blockchain adoption

Cross-border payments, trade finance, smart contracts — blockchain has the potential to disrupt B2B processes, but FinTech players are only beginning to take these concepts onto a real-world stage. For one firm, Finlync, the key to unlocking the potential of blockchain in B2B processes is unlocking the underlying data of that activity. The company announced earlier this month that it has developed what it claims to be the world’s first technology to integrate blockchain into ERP systems like SAP. The solution is called Finlync SAP-DL Integrator, and the idea, said Finlync in an interview with PYMNTS, is that the ERP system is the central home to critical data like purchase orders and invoices, business partner payment information and the like. Read more: pymnts.com