Sun, 26 Jul 2020 07:57:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 SIGNY AND REFUGEE CRISIS Sun, 26 Jul 2020 07:56:59 +0000

There have been people throughout the planet, wandering in search of a new home as they’ve been forced out of their native countries or territories. One person is forcibly displaced every two seconds due to persecution or discrimination of some kind. Take a moment to think about it, a person would have been displaced by now. These people are on the run with their families and children and fighting for the basic right to survival. The number of people migrating from different parts of the world has increased dramatically in the past decade. António Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said in the report that the world is entering an era “in which the scale of global forced displacement, as well as the response required, is now clearly dwarfing anything seen before.”

According to UNHCR, 70.8 million people on the planet have been forced to abandon their homeland in which 25.9 million are refugees with half of that under the age of 18. Adding to this, millions are denied basic rights of education, freedom of speech, employment, and healthcare. This indicates that the right to live is no longer applied either. These people are only accepted in a country if they carry the ‘necessary’ paperwork with them, otherwise, they’re denied entry inside the respective nation. It seems like to really ‘exist’ one needs to exist on paper first and then he or she is qualified as a valid human being, the working minds and bodies are questionable.



During the immigration process, most of the refugees do not have proper documentation due to various reasons like their home country not providing any legal document, or them being lost on the way, and so on. Lack of proper documentation makes it harder for any country to accept their immigration, and further makes it hard to keep a record of the number of refugees who migrated to their country. This also encourages illegal or unofficial immigration in some countries that leads to further problems.

What countries do not understand is that when one is forced out of his or her nation, there’s no time to take their precious belongings along with them. They have to leave everything in the house to survive and avoid the possibility of causing themselves and their families any kind of harm. 


All humans have the basic right to live, to education, to healthcare, to employment to survive, and exist in the world. Refugees on the other hand are at first forced out, and secondly denied citizenship in various nations and hence the basic rights. The majority of the refugees are youth which creates even more problems since young people want to be heard and want jobs etc. 


Since refugees do not have proper documentation, they do not have their medical history with them which makes it harder for them to receive the proper treatment from the doctors in the new country. This can hamper their health and can cause further problems. 


Young people’s existing qualifications are not recognized in the new country which creates a deadlock in their attempt to have a successful professional career. There’s a lack of opportunities for them to have a successful career and earn a living. Given that the majority of the refugees are youth, this can be a massive issue in the future for countries that accept immigration as the majority of the workforce will be either unemployed or be denied the right to employment which will create a divide. 

To tackle such major problems, we need to implement emerging technologies in the refugee crisis to make the process for immigration efficient as well as ensure that migrants are treated equally and all their rights are protected. 


We believe that technology is the center for solving various problems on the planet. It should be used to make applications that make the lives of people easier and hence make the world a better place to live in. Keeping our vision in mind, our team came up with a project to solve the refugee crisis using blockchain technology. We developed an app called ‘Signy’ that helps in keeping a decentralized digital record of identification of the refugees and also helps countries track the refugee count in real-time to avoid any illegal immigration activities and hence make the process transparent. Refugees can have their entire record on blockchain through a single ID, from their name, age, height to their health data, and credit rating in an easily accessible manner for the immigration authorities to make the process quick and transparent. The data cannot be hacked into, or lost as it’s not on paper, but stored on the blockchain.

There’s a large amount of fee when it comes to migration and refugees having left everything in their neighboring country do not have cash. By tokenizing their assets, refugees can make payments easily for instance in the form of cryptocurrencies. This can further help them have the economic security to find a new home, get a job, and establish themselves after immigration.

Since all their records will be on blockchain, their medical records will be easily accessible to the doctors and hence they’ll receive the best of healthcare and avoid any other issues. The right to healthcare is fully taken care of for the refugees. 

All documents of their previous educational qualifications will be uploaded on blockchain making it easy for the youth refugees to apply for the jobs of their liking thus making sure their right to employment. 

The answer to solving the problems of today, one of which is the ever-rising refugee crisis lies in new and emerging technologies like blockchain and various companies moving towards developing more and more applications in this space. Only building applications won’t solve the problem alone. Countries need to realize their importance and implement these technologies in their frameworks on the ground.

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INCEPTION OF SIGNY Sat, 25 Jul 2020 07:55:04 +0000


We have highly capable computers and smartphones that are capable of handling high-end day to day complex tasks as well as operations. Human beings live on the internet and social media and the smartphone has become a need-based product rather than a luxury. The capability, flexibility, and scalability of databases have increased with technological advancement and is used widely across businesses and sectors.

We thought that the traditional ways of doing business needed a big change as the time, money, and resources spent on operations is immense. We researched and brainstormed about various solutions that could help various sectors and ecosystems cut down on operational costs and increase customer satisfaction by using state of the art business tools and software. We realised that for customers to do anything like buying a product or a service, booking a hotel or a flight ticket, getting loans, etc., involves three major components; identification, documentation, and verification. The fulfillment of these three components is the most important to have a successful transaction between businesses and customers.


Technology has advanced to a speed where communication travels faster than thought. Tech firms have developed smartphones and applications that keep users engaged for hours, so much so that people live on social media. Even businesses have taken advantage of technology to make better business decisions and move ahead in the highly competitive world. But even now, organizations struggle and so far haven’t found a sustainable method to reduce operational costs that costs millions. 

Emerging technologies like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain have impacted various industries, ecosystems, and businesses by coming up with unique solutions to reduce costs, and also help preserve the environment as well. Emerging technologies aim to completely digitize everything and have a secure, and easily accessible internet for the planet.


Technology is the center for any new product or service that aims to disrupt the traditional forms of doing business and bring in a new perspective to the market. We leveraged the three components of identification, documentation, and verification integrating with emerging technologies to come up with a solution that is universal for all customers as well as businesses. For any business to be successful, the timing for it to launch in the market is important.

This led to the inception of ‘Signy’: a place where all IDs and documents of a customer are stored and they can sign-up, sign-in, and/or sign-it. It helps in digital onboarding, KYC process for businesses. Customers have full control over their data including whom they share it with, and who can view their data. The data is encrypted and secured by cryptographic algorithms. Signy takes full advantage of AI and blockchain technology making it a state of the art platform for identity and document management.

Signy can help various businesses like in onboarding of customers in various verticals. For instance, banks spend around USD 228 million annually on the onboarding process, and it takes between 2-12 weeks for one client to get onboard. Blockchain offers a KYC solution that ensures that clients can get on board within minutes without running around various departments in the bank and handing the same paperwork multiple times. Educational institutions, insurance providers, and companies when they hire employees can take full advantage of Signy and reduce their time, resources, and operational costs by getting the job done within minutes. See more use-cases here.

Technology should be the nucleus to have a successful business in today’s highly competitive environment. Emerging technologies are helping various sectors, organizations, and ecosystems by disrupting the traditional way of doing business and making the world a better place to live in. The idea behind any technology company is to build a product that makes the lives of businesses as well as customers easier.

There are hundreds of projects in a company that is started with pace, and firms invest massive amounts of time, money, and resources into making them a success. But, due to the lack of streamlined organizational processes, departments, and decision making, many projects are terminated. We aimed to stop that from happening and help companies and people build their ideas into a product to benefit the end consumer and the world.

Read more about Signy here

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AMAZON GO AND THE PROBLEM OF IDENTITY Sat, 25 Jul 2020 07:22:33 +0000

For a company, whose rapid growth has sounded the death knell of many brick-and-mortar stores, Amazon’s new pivot towards physical stores was highly surprising. Built to provide its users with a seamless digital experience, Amazon has caused a decline in the business of physical stores in each market it has entered. It banks on the fact that people will always and always prefer convenience over anything and as a result if one looks at any one of Amazon’s initiatives closely, the value delivered at the end is always convenience.
Whether it be building complicated supply chain networks to enable one day and even same-day deliveries, or creating a comprehensive cloud infrastructure that hosts a big chunk of the world wide web or even creating an entirely new digital assistant, every single move is to deliver convenience to consumers.

It is in that vein that Amazon developed Amazon Go, a revolutionary shopping experience that is similar to a normal supermarket in all ways but one- you don’t have to stand in line to pay for the stuff you’ve bought. In fact, you don’t have to pay at the store at all. You just grab what you want and walk out, and Amazon will deduct the cost of the goods from the card that is linked to your Amazon account. Sounds simple? It really is not. Amazon uses a complicated network of cameras powered by highly advanced AI algorithms to keep a track of you and the goods that you have picked up. It also has custom QR codes on the products and weight sensors on the shelves to further augment the tracking process. From the moment you enter the store and scan the code on the Amazon Go app, you are tracked by the cameras. 

This experience is truly unique, as documented by multiple people who have had the opportunity to use one of the few Amazon Go stores. Experts predict that AI-powered, checkout-free shopping is the future of retail and the Jeff Bezos headed conglomerate basically wants to corner the consumer market that still would prefer the ease and convenience of a nearby physical store, rather than the online marketplace. In fact, according to some tech-speculators, this enhanced retail experience will be taken one step further by using the shopping data that merchants like Amazon have on you to provide custom recommendations in-store as you shop. This could be anything from custom deals to custom welcome messages to item recommendations based on your purchase frequency. Essentially, the slightly creepy behavior that Amazon exhibits online, except this time in an actual store.

However, all of this proposed convenience does not come without challenges. Apart from the obvious tracking issues, two major concerns with this system are identity and data security.

Digital platforms are prone to be exploited or hacked, phishing, social engineering, and even brute force attacks have been successful in compromising people’s accounts and financial information. This exposure increases when your store allows people to simply log in to an app, scan a code and shop and leave. It takes simple exploitation of the account for a bad actor to buy anything they want and letting the legitimate owner deal with the cost. Even though data security and fraud detection practices are improving, a huge gap still remains to be covered.

One way out of this identification conundrum is to use biometrics for authentication. But that introduces two fresh problems into the mix. The first one is that even if you verify with biometrics, you can’t prevent bad actors from onboarding to your platform since there is no verification with a government ID or government database. Anyone can make an account and use it without detection with fake names and aliases. The second problem is the same problem with all biometrics- what do you do with the data? Do you store it on your servers? Is it secure there? Can it be spoofed? What happens if it is compromised? 

In a world where biometric authentication is largely local (ie your face or fingerprint on your device), introducing biometric recognition systems where the data will necessarily have to be stored on the cloud (as it has to be used across multiple locations), is very very problematic. 

However, this problem does have a solution. An identity system that is secure and decentralized, where the data is stored on a blockchain and is only shared only with the user’s consent. Once the data is shared, the permissions can be withdrawn at any time by the user. Not only does blockchain ensure inbuilt encryption, but the fact that the data is not stored on one single server also makes sure that the data cannot be easily compromised. 

This is precisely what Signy’s solution provides. In addition, our solution also ensures verification of the user profile with government IDs so that only legitimate users can onboard. With Signy’s ID system, an AI-powered retail system can become an easily achievable reality since the roadblocks of identity verification and data security are effectively out of the way.

The problems of identity verification and data security are not limited to Amazon Go. If your business also needs to remove these obstacles, Signy is here to help.

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ATTENDX : SMART ATTENDANCE SYSTEM Fri, 24 Jul 2020 14:50:00 +0000

Taking attendance in schools requires teachers to carry heavy registers in class, and make sure that it’s the first thing in the morning. It takes a lot of time and effort, and not all students come to class early, while some go for sports classes in the morning and come to class later. This creates a communication gap, and the teacher does not know whether the respective student is present or not. Similarly, organizations monitor the employee’s presence and his or her shift hours by the swipe of the RFID card. If the employee forgets to bring that card to work or has lost the same, it creates further problems.  


We believe that technology is used to make the lives of customers as well as businesses easier by making applications that disrupt the traditional ways of doing business. Our cutting-edge technology has helped businesses make the use of our products by cutting costs and increasing operational efficiency. Keeping emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, and machine learning as the base of our products, we make ground-breaking applications that help businesses in various sectors across ecosystems.

AttendX is Signys’s AI-powered smart recognition solution. It utilizes industry-standard recognition, and smart algorithms to create a comprehensive database of faces that can be used to recognize people in photos, videos, and live streams, etc.



In educational institutions like schools, colleges, hostels, and coaching centers, etc., AttendX can be used to take attendance and prevent children from bunking their classes. Also, it will ensure safety as it would immediately see if there’s any suspicious or unknown personnel in the respective area. Educational institutions won’t have to check everything manually like attendance of students or even spend on RFID swipe cards. This will save a ton of operational costs incurred and also ensure safety, security, and accuracy. Schools can figure out which classes are being bunked the most to audit the quality of the class and take appropriate measures to ensure that the students are not bunking. 


Hospitals can use AttendX to make sure the safety of patients in the ward. Nurses and ward staff have to be present in the premises 24/7 to ensure safety but by implementing AttendX, hospitals can use the power of the camera and artificial intelligence to ensure safety, security, and lower their operational costs at the same time. In government hospitals, it’s not known to the patient whether his or her doctor is on leave or not. The patient waits for hours to get an appointment, only to find out that the doctor is not in. By AttendX, the attendance of every doctor will be recorded in real-time and patients can check before waiting in line for an appointment. This will not only save the patient’s time but make sure that the appointment process is fast and efficient. 


Currently, organizations have RFID cards that track the attendance and the shift hours of their employees, the infrastructure of which costs a lot for them to maintain. Using AttendX will reduce the operational costs to a minimum and also make sure accurate attendance of employees. Employees sometimes forget their ID cards which makes it harder for them to register their attendance and their shift timings which creates further problems. AttendX can also track the number of times employees go out for breaks and hence monitor their productivity and take appropriate measures. 


There are multiple use-cases for governments to address various issues in a city. For instance :


Using the power of AttendX, governments can figure out at what times there’s maximum traffic on the roads to monitor and take measures to ensure there is a smooth flow of vehicles on the road. They can figure out the entire routes the public is taking, and hence make sure that there are no issues on that route at that particular hour. 


AttendX can also be used to count the number of people traveling by bus, metro, or any other forms of public transport and see how crowded they are at what time in the day. Having these numbers, they can figure out how to make public transport better and more efficient, have several buses and metros in rush hours or festive season. 


Crimes at night are hampering public safety, especially for women, and making the common people worry about getting out at night. AttendX will use the advanced AI technology combined with the modern camera aesthetics to make sure public safety across the city. Cameras can be installed throughout the city, on busy and crowded as well as empty roads and highways to track crimes. Police will be able to identify the criminal quicker with the use of AttendX as it will be integrated into their facial recognition system as well. 

AttendX can also be used in festivals, concerts, conferences, wedding events to ensure the safety of the masses who attend these events. A massive amount of money is spent on the security of large events. The costs can be cut down to a minimal and safety as well as security can be ensured. This will serve the best for hotels as they cater to many random people visiting five-star hotels and just sit in the lobby. There’s a large number of security personnel appointed which adds up to a ton of operational costs. 

Combined with the power of artificial intelligence, AttendX offers solutions for various sectors, as well as governments to ensure safety, security, and make the planet a better place to live in.

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