KPMG in Canada announced the introduction of its Digital Ledger Services, a comprehensive suite of services designed to help financial services companies realize the potential of blockchain capabilities -- providing faster and more secure transactions, streamlining and automating back office operations, and reducing costs by utilizing blockchain-based technologies.

KPMG's Digital Ledger Services include full lifecycle support – from strategic qualification and business case development to relevant use-case development, systems and operations integration, and ongoing management of a company's blockchain infrastructure.

The lifecycle support combines management consulting and risk consulting proficiency in financial processes with regulation as the backbone. KPMG's specialized in-house coding and development will also be part of the services offered to clients.

In addition, KPMG will expand its strategic alliance with Microsoft to work on blockchain initiatives – with Microsoft providing blockchain as a service platform and KPMG providing its comprehensive suite of services – which will help clients efficiently and securely move to the cloud for storage, while adopting disruptive blockchain technologies.