FedEx has joined the Hedera Council, the governance system that oversees the Hedera network. As a committee member, FedEx will operate as a node operator and have equal voting rights with other global companies such as Google, IBM and Arrow Electronics.
The move demonstrates FedEx’s deeper commitment to distributed ledger technology (DLT) as part of its broader digital transformation strategy.
FedEx operates within one of the most complex global supply chain networks that distributed ledgers can help with, moving more than 15 million packages around the world every day.
How FedEx Membership Impacts the Hedera HBAR Ecosystem
As a member of the Hedera Council, FedEx will actively participate in decisions related to Hedera’s services and long-term direction.
According to sources, the company aims to support the development of a trusted digital infrastructure that can securely view and share data across multiple stakeholders without centralizing all control.
Vishal Talwar, Executive Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer, FedEx Corp, said:
“The digital transformation of global supply chains is inevitable. As supply chains become increasingly digital, trusted data must be shared and verified across multiple parties without increasing risk or centralizing control.
Hedera provides a neutral, enterprise-grade trust layer that enables verification at a global scale while allowing organizations like FedEx to continue building differentiating capabilities.”
FedEx can also benefit from leveraging distributed ledger technology as part of its global supply chain to make cross-border interactions cheaper, faster and more durable.
Hedera’s enterprise-grade DLT provides a neutral layer of trust designed for speed, security, and scalable functionality to meet FedEx’s global needs and cross-border data reconciliation.
FedEx’s membership also increases the legitimacy of Hedera’s enterprise capabilities and strengthens HBAR’s position as a token for future use cases and the aBFT network viable for global commerce.
Overall, FedEx brings logistics expertise and data management insight to the council to help shape real-world use cases for Hedera Hashgraph in industries that require supply chain transparency and interoperable digital documents.
As global trade becomes increasingly AI-driven, a trusted verification layer will become essential, and FedEx appears to recognize DLT as a trust layer. FedEx’s participation suggests Hedera can play a meaningful role in powering the next generation of digital supply chains.