EkoLink has announced the launch of EkoLink Service, a certificates verification platform that works on blockchain. The service is intended to aid recruiters authenticate certificates of candidates by curbing the need for extra resources and reducing the time taken for the process.

The platform leverages blockchain technology’s timestamp functionality and untamperable nature to provide a trustworthy ecosystem for certificates verification. This is claimed to allow recruiters check various details such as qualification, skill sets, and years of experience of a candidate within lesser time, hence preventing any kind of potential manipulations in the details. The EkoLink Service is built on EKO Blockchain platform that uses Proof of Professional Stake consensus protocol and is compatible with EVM based Solidity smart contracts.

As per EkoLink, which was founded by Steve Chen, an American Internet entrepreneur, candidates can also apply for jobs in other countries as the verification system has been developed in compliance with global standards. Hence, it is expected to aid in tackling the need for developing a proprietary distributed ledger.