Blockchain technology has become especially relevant in financial market infrastructure. Many institutions

are looking to leverage the technology and the benefits it brings. The industry has strict regulatory and

security needs - making Ethereum a popular choice. However, not all Ethereum blockchain platforms are

created equal. Their consensus mechanisms, performance metrics and functionality vary. Beyond the

technology, platforms and their companies differ significantly.

To gain customers like ZAR X, a South African Stock Exchange, Adhara needed not only an Ethereum To gain customers like ZAR X, a South African Stock Exchange, Adhara needed not only an Ethereum

platform that could deliver on their needs of today, but a partner that could help evolve the platform to

future requirements. After reviewing their options they landed on Hyperledger Besu and began migration.

“Why Hyperledger Besu? It offered the enterprise requirements our customers need, like Apache licensing, “Why Hyperledger Besu? It offered the enterprise requirements our customers need, like Apache licensing,

the scalability we would need to service our clients and the reliability to ensure we deliver a consistent

solution at all times” said Peter Munnings of Adhara. “We also have a significant voice in the roadmap for

Hyperledger Besu - that level of partnership with the PegaSys team is critical for us.”

ChallengeTo ensure the regulatory and security needs of their customers, Adhara required a blockchain platform

that could deliver on their required SLA for support and evolving technology requirements.

SolutionAdhara partnered with PegaSys, migrating to the Hyperledger Besu Ethereum platform, and leveraging

vendor support and the relationship driven partner program.

OutcomeOutcomeAdhara was able to secure a relationship with ZAR X and help launch the first distributed settlement

system in South Africa for unit trusts.

PARTNERING TO DELIVER ENTERPRISE ETHEREUM SOLUTIONSWhy Adhara partnered with PegaSys to meet customer needs

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The partnership between PegaSys and Adhara goes beyond working on the roadmap for Hyperledger

Besu together. PegaSys provides Adhara and their customers with SLA support to meet various regulatory

needs. PegaSys is the only Ethereum platform provider to deliver same-vendor support.

“We work with the Adhara team to ensure each of their customers is setting up their Ethereum platform,

the foundation of their blockchain solution, correctly for their needs” said Rob Dawson, Head of Product

for the PegaSys team.

The Adhara and PegaSys partnership extends beyond ZAR X. Together, they will deliver Ethereum The Adhara and PegaSys partnership extends beyond ZAR X. Together, they will deliver Ethereum

blockchain solutions for decentralized financial networks. The PegaSys Partner Program is designed for

solution and service providers offering implementation, application development and/or integration

solutions. The program offers custom training, pilot opportunities and joint marketing and sales efforts.

PegaSys Protocol Engineering is the protocol arm of ConsenSys. PegaSys is committed to delivering the most reliable, easy to use Ethereum platform and solutions for developers and enterprises. Our product suite includes: Hyperledger Besu, the only mainnet compatible protocol within the Hyperledger Community; PegaSys Plus, built on Hyperledger Besu, with additional features to get you to production sooner; PegaSys Orchestrate, an intermediary solution designed to connect your enterprise application to your Ethereum network. PegaSys

offers vendor support and the PegaSys Partner Program.

Adhara is a leading software company that provides real time, multi currency, liquidity management and international payment solutions. Benefiting commercial banks, their

corporate clients, central banks or exchanges, Adhara's platform delivers certainty by atomically clearing and settling tokenized fiat payments over a smart contract enabled distributed ledger. Together, these components provide holistic liquidity management for payments and market making solutions that help manage FX risk and leverage liquidity globally on a network in real making solutions that help manage FX risk and leverage liquidity globally on a network in real time. Adhara has global reach with development hubs in Spain & South Africa, as well as business bases in the UK and Singapore. For more information, visit www.adhara.io

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