Zurich University
of Applied Sciences

Blockchain-Enabled Financing of Supply Chains (BENFIS)

A novel blockchain- and AI-powered platform for transparent, automated supply chain financing in sustainable agriculture and other sectors.

Description

This project will develop a novel blockchain- and AI-powered platform for transparent, automated supply chain financing. It reduces risk, lowers costs, and enables expansion of scope. The system streamlines operations, enables decentralized execution, and scales across agriculture and other sectors.

Key data

Projectlead

Dr. Lukas Lichtensteiger

Deputy Projectlead

Dr. Dandolo Flumini

Project team

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Marcel Füchslin, Prof. Dr. Beat Affolter

Project partners

FairCapital SA

Project status

ongoing, started 01/2026

Institute/Centre

Institute of Applied Mathematics and Physics (IAMP); Institute for Financial Management (IFI)

Funding partner

Innosuisse Innovationsprojekt

Dr. Lukas Lichtensteiger

School of Engineering
Technikumstrasse 9
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 47 88
lukas.lichtensteiger@zhaw.ch

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