About Northern Block
Northern Block Was Founded in 2017 by Mathieu Glaude in Toronto.
Northern Block is a Canadian-based technology provider that facilitates digital transformation through self-sovereign identity (SSI) technologies, standards and principles. Through its leading Orbit Enterprise SSI Platform and Orbit Edge Mobile Wallet organizations can deploy digital credentialing ecosystems, become credential issuers, accept digital credentials within workflows and use a variety of digital wallets and agents to connect and exchange Digital ID credentials.
Northern Block was founded as a services company focused on building decentralized software products based on blockchains, crypto assets, tokenization, smart contracts, distributed storage, etc. In early 2020, the company pivoted to building decentralized identity solutions, as this was a missing component in the decentralized architecture, and the area in which the company felt like it could make the biggest impact to achieve self-sovereignty. The company today has offices in Toronto, Ontario and Gatineau, Québec; with employees based in those locations and in Europe.
Today, Northern Block participates in the open source, standards and conformance criteria communities. We are active in the Hyperledger Foundation (Aries, Indy, ACA-Py, AFJ, Bifold), Trust Over IP foundation (ToIP), and the Digital Identity and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC – PCTF). Through our participation at these levels, we are made aware of adoption of new standards in the interoperable verifiable credential space as it pertains to the Hyperledger Aries/Indy stack and beyond.
Privacy | Security | Interoperability
Industry Partners Who Trust Us
Leadership Team
We help businesses accelerate their go-to-market through proven Digital Identity solutions
and best-in-class Advisory Services.
Mathieu Glaude
CEO & Founder
Subhasis Ojha
CHIEF DELIVERY OFFICER
Shonda Dinetz
CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER
Olivier Dubeau
DIRECTOR OF SALES & PARTNERSHIPS
Testimonials
“It has been a great pleasure to collaborate with the Northern Block team. Their work has been a great contribution to the Canadian blockchain community and they are consistently innovating by helping bridge the gap between academic research and commercialization.”
“Highly recommend Northern Block as a solutions provider in the SSI and Verifiable Credentials space. Forward thinking, an innovating organization, and a please to partner within the SaaS, data privacy, and identity environments.”
“Northern Block are Self Sovereign Identity and blockchain experts working to build a network of networks and promote interoperable, safe, secure, privacy preserving digital ID for all.”
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A Summary of Internet Identity Workshop #39
(Images used in banner courtesy of Ankur Banerjee, @ankurb) Introduction Below are my personal highlights from the Internet Identity Workshop #39, held from October 29–31, 2024, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The Internet Identity...
Northern Block Pilots Trust Registry with IATA and Air Travel Partners
[30 October 2024, Bangkok] Northern Block, in collaboration with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and key industry partners, has demonstrated that the future of air travel is digital. In a groundbreaking proof-of-concept (PoC), two passengers...
Northern Block and Credivera Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Adoption of Digital Trust Ecosystems
FOR PUBLIC RELEASE [Toronto, Calgary, Gatineau, October 28, 2024] – Northern Block, a leading provider of digital credentialing and trust establishment solutions, and Credivera, an established market leader in workforce credentialing, are pleased to announce a global...
Northern Block Secures Funding from Natural Resources Canada
Northern Block Secures Funding from Natural Resources Canada to Drive Digital Trust in the Mining Sector Through Sustainability Credentials, Enhancing Supply Chain Transparency and Global Accountability. We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded grant...
The Global Acceptance Network (GAN) (with Darrell O’Donnell)
🎥 Watch this Episode on YouTube 🎥🎧 Listen to this Episode On Spotify 🎧🎧 Listen to this Episode On Apple Podcasts 🎧 About Podcast Episode What if there was a way to establish a new trust layer for the internet, enabling secure digital interactions and unlocking...
Announcing Our Strategic Partnership with Digital Governance Institute
We are excited to announce that Northern Block has entered into a strategic partnership with Digital Governance Institute (DGI) to offer joint governance consulting services and product solutions to the digital trust ecosystem. Together, we aim to combine Northern...
