Recruitment for first 'technological sandbox' in Poland has started

Krajowa Izba Rozliczeniowa (KIR) in cooperation with IBM, Operator Chmury Krajowej, PKO Bank Polski, the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF) and the Fintech Poland foundation launched the first technological sandbox in Poland - Sandbox Blockchain, informed KIR. The recruitment of interested companies to the project begins today.

"As KIR, we feel the initiator and organizer of this initiative. We provide a testing environment with the support of our technological partners. If anyone would like to check something in different blockchain technology, we are also ready. Companies interested in developing services based on blockchain technology can start registration today. We tried to use the potential and experience of our experts from various institutions," Robert Trętowski, the vice-president of KIR, said during the videoconference.

According to him, the project will enable lowering technical and operational costs at the stage of developing new solutions and allowing to conduct tests verifying their quality and efficiency, as well as facilitating access to consultations in the field of legal regulations.

"We have experience in implementing such platforms, as we already support sandbox in Lithuania. We will support all projects that will be implemented on an ongoing basis. All these companies will have a low cost of entry, testing and the prospect of expanding their ideas in the country and abroad," Jarosław Szymczuk, the president of IBM Polska, said.

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