{"id":157096,"date":"2018-07-27T07:04:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T11:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/108-year-old-japanese-conglomerate-hitachi-tests-blockchain-for-retail-settlements\/157096"},"modified":"2021-09-11T05:27:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T09:27:33","slug":"108-year-old-japanese-conglomerate-hitachi-tests-blockchain-for-retail-settlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/108-year-old-japanese-conglomerate-hitachi-tests-blockchain-for-retail-settlements","title":{"rendered":"108-Year Old Japanese Conglomerate Hitachi Tests Blockchain for Retail Settlements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multinational conglomerate, Hitachi Ltd, and telecommunications operator, KDDI Corporation, have disclosed they are testing a blockchain solution that will see the biometric features of shoppers being used for authentication prior to settling retail payments. 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