{"id":42735,"date":"2018-12-06T16:14:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T21:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=42735"},"modified":"2018-12-06T16:14:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T21:14:17","slug":"safechain-named-outstanding-startup-by-columbus-business-first-at-2018-biztech-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/safechain-named-outstanding-startup-by-columbus-business-first-at-2018-biztech-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"SafeChain Named Outstanding Startup by Columbus Business First at 2018 BizTech Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 6, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software for land title, announced today that it was honored in the Outstanding Startup category at the 2018 BizTech Awards hosted by regional business publication Columbus Business First. The firm was one of three companies honored in the Outstanding Startup category of the fourth annual BizTech Awards.<\/p>\n

\"SafeChain\"
\n\u201cColumbus has been an exceptional location to launch SafeChain, and we are truly honored to have been recognized by Columbus Business First amongst the dozens of impressive technology firms in the Columbus area,\u201d said Tony Franco, CEO and co-founder of SafeChain. \u201cThe level of talent and local support for startups has been instrumental in SafeChain\u2019s early success, and we take great pride in our part in making Columbus a growing hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.\u201d<\/p>\n

SafeChain was recognized for its wire fraud prevention platform SafeWire™ to secure real estate wire transfers, which leverages blockchain technology, as well as its work with the Franklin County Auditor\u2019s Office. In addition to helping the Auditor\u2019s Office complete the first blockchain-backed real estate transaction in the U.S., SafeChain continues to work the Auditor\u2019s Office to modernize the jurisdiction\u2019s record keeping by migrating the county\u2019s property records to blockchain.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are so many more applications for blockchain than simply cryptocurrency, and the real estate industry is a prime example of how this technology can improve a process that\u2019s nearly as old as the country itself,\u201d said SafeChain CTO and Co-Founder Robert Zwink. \u201cBlockchain helps create a more secure and streamlined property transfer process, which enables real estate professionals to be more efficient and fulfill their ultimate purpose, which is to guide buyers and sellers through this highly complex and momentous transaction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Columbus Business First launched the BizTech Awards to keep up the tradition of recognizing promising startups, entrepreneurs and innovations in Columbus. The event has been growing alongside the region\u2019s booming tech sector, and according to the publication, this year\u2019s award received a record number of nominations and an outstanding group of nominees.<\/p>\n

To view the honorees of all of the 2018 BizTech Awards categories, visit https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/columbus\/biztech-awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About SafeChain:<\/h3>\n

SafeChain makes real estate transactions safer and simpler. Built by real estate title experts in collaboration with banking technologists, SafeChain tackles the inefficiencies of the buying and selling process from the inside-out to help title companies, mortgage bankers and realtors decrease costs and deliver a better experience for customers. Leveraging the most advanced technologies, including blockchain, SafeChain increases the speed and security of closings to deliver faster transactions and better consumer confidence. For more information visit https:\/\/www.safechain.io\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 6, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — SafeChain, the industry leader in wire fraud prevention software for land title, announced today that it was honored in the Outstanding Startup category at the 2018 BizTech Awards hosted by regional business publication Columbus Business First. The firm was one of three companies honored in the Outstanding Startup category of the fourth annual BizTech Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7299,"featured_media":39547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,67,10130,1,10304,20,599,6],"tags":[10625,10532,205],"class_list":["post-42735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","category-awards-and-honors-news","category-blockchain","category-business-news","category-columbus-business","category-ohio-news","category-cloud-saas-news","category-software-news","tag-biztech-awards","tag-columbus-business-first","tag-depthpr","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":6768,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}