Consortium governance
Membership, voting, upgrade and exit rules written down and agreed with participants before the network goes live.
Industry context
Blockchain platforms and networks in retail and e-commerce
We set up permissioned ledgers that several organisations run together, with the governance, identity and integration each member needs.
A permissioned ledger is shared infrastructure, so most of the work is governance: who runs nodes, who can join, how keys are issued and how members agree upgrades. We set up the network, the identity and membership model and the integration with each member's systems, and we document the operating rules every participant signs up to.
Retailers trade on thin margins, with peaks around Ramadan, Eid and White Friday and customers who move between app, website and store in a single purchase. Merchandising, store operations and digital teams each own part of that journey, so we plan changes around the trading calendar. Shared ledgers in the region often include government or regulated members, so data residency, the UAE PDPL, the Saudi PDPL and each member's sector regulator shape what may be written to the ledger.
After stabilisation we hand over to your teams or keep running the service with you.
Alongside sector regulation, we often map delivery evidence to cross-industry baselines such as the UAE Information Assurance Regulation issued by TDRA, the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls in Saudi Arabia and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which many risk reviewers already use.
What the work covers
We design, deliver and stay until operation is stable, with evidence your procurement and risk teams can rely on.
Node and identity operations
Node hosting, certificate authorities and key issuance designed so each member controls its own identities and data.
Integration with member systems
Adapters that post to and read from the ledger without duplicating records already held in each member's core systems.
Consumer and data rules
We design consent, returns and customer data handling around consumer protection rules and personal data law in each market, such as the UAE PDPL and the Saudi PDPL, with ZATCA e-invoicing requirements where Saudi sales are in scope.
Data placement rules
Rules for what is written on the ledger and what stays off it, so personal data is not stored where it cannot be erased.
Network operations
Monitoring, upgrades and incident handling shared between members under a written operating agreement.
Signs you are ready to start
A shared ledger is worth building when several parties need the same record and none of them should hold it alone.
- The trading calendar and the change freezes around Ramadan, Eid and White Friday have been agreed.
- At least two organisations have agreed to share the ledger and named an owner on each side.
- The members have agreed which data goes on the ledger and which stays in their own systems.
Plan blockchain platforms and networks in retail and e-commerce
Tell us where you are today and which dates matter. We will propose a first phase with scope, owners and an itemised quotation.