India, Oct. 11 -- Bharti Airtelannounced that it has acquired a strategic stake in Aqilliz. Notably, Aqilliz is a Blockchain as a Service Company. Airtel has acquired the stake under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program.

Singapore-based Aqilliz has developed a patented hybrid blockchain platform, Atom. This integrates differential privacy and federated learning on a distributed digital ledger. Atom also allows brands to create secure and consent-based solutions to engage with customers.

Incidentally, Bharti Airtel has said that it will deploy Aqilliz's advanced blockchain technologies at scale across its Adtech, Digital Entertainment, and Digital Marketplace. That means that Airtel will deploy Aqilliz's solutions across the likes of A...