We're pleased to announce our partnership with NTT East, which has selected SettleMint and its Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform to support its initiatives in regional public administration and local economic development. This collaboration marks a major step in NTT East’s commitment to leveraging blockchain technology to enhance regional services and strengthen digital transformation efforts.
Throughout the selection process, SettleMint played a key role in defining evaluation criteria and positioning itself against competitors, ultimately securing the partnership. In addition to providing DALP, its entirely composable Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform, SettleMint will deliver six MDs of professional consulting services to support NTT East's internal blockchain and Web3 team. While NTT East engineers will lead the implementation, SettleMint will provide strategic guidance through ongoing consulting and weekly syncs.
Leadership Perspective
"NTT East is a household name in Japan, and we are honoured to be working with them to support their initiatives for local and regional development. As a leader in Japan’s telecommunications infrastructure, NTT East’s expansion into blockchain marks a pivotal moment for the real-world adoption of the technology. It’s not just about technical innovation—it’s about making essential processes more efficient, accessible, and impactful for communities across Japan," said Matthew Van Niekerk, Co-Founder and President of SettleMint.
"Blockchain has the potential to optimize and enhance various public and regional services. By leveraging tokenization and decentralized technologies, local governments and businesses can create more efficient, transparent, and user-friendly systems, driving digital transformation and economic growth in local communities."
About SettleMint
SettleMint, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, with offices in the UAE, Singapore, and Japan, is the company behind DALP, the entirely composable Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform. DALP enables financial institutions, market infrastructure operators, and governments to build, deploy, and manage digital assets and blockchain applications at scale.
About NTT East
NTT East is a key subsidiary of NTT Group, formerly Japan’s national telecom company and one of the most valuable corporations in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it plays a crucial role in providing local network infrastructure and digital solutions to government offices across Eastern Japan.
Updated on July 1, 2026.
