Squareroot8 & Partisia launch FracQtion for quantum security
Squareroot8 Technologies and Partisia have launched FracQtion, a jointly developed hybrid hardware-software solution designed to address quantum-era security threats.
The collaboration brings together the technical expertise of Singapore-based Squareroot8, known for its quantum security products, and Danish cryptography company Partisia. Their agreement formalises a co-development initiative that the two organisations agreed to earlier in the year, with FracQtion marking a rare joint product development for Partisia.
Hybrid approach
FracQtion aims to address the risks associated with the emerging capabilities of quantum computing, particularly the "harvest-now, decrypt-later" threat. This risk arises when encrypted data is collected now with the intention of decrypting it in the future, leveraging advances in computational power.
The FracQtion offering integrates Squareroot8's Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), which includes a self-verification feature providing verifiable entropy, with Partisia's Multi-Party Computation (MPC) software. MPC enables confidential computations and supports policy-driven workflows for managing cryptographic keys and identities.
The combination is intended to assure the physical layer while deploying a flexible, policy-based control layer at the software level. According to both companies, this layered architecture moves beyond traditional "black box" hardware or software-only security solutions. It has been engineered as a quantum-safe design targeted at organisations in sectors such as finance, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure.
"Enterprises don't just need stronger locks; they need verifiable randomness and policy-aware cryptography working together," said Cristofer Quek, Chief Executive Officer, Squareroot8 Technologies.
"By pairing our QRNG's self-verification with Partisia's MPC, FracQtion gives security teams a practical path to quantum-safe operations, not as a rip-and-replace, but as an additive layer that hardens today's systems while preparing for tomorrow."
Quantum resilience in Singapore
The launch of FracQtion comes as Singapore continues to invest in quantum technologies. Under the National Quantum Strategy (NQS), close to SGD $300 million has been allocated through the nation's Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2025 plan. This investment supports areas such as research, enterprise partnerships, and talent development in the quantum sector. Singapore has previously invested more than SGD $400 million in quantum research over the last two decades.
These efforts are part of a longer-term plan to foster a quantum-resilient ecosystem in Singapore, especially to bolster the economy and protect data within critical sectors.
Industry needs
The companies cite contemporary gaps in existing security solutions, arguing that many products today depend either on sealed hardware, which may restrict scalability and flexibility, or on purely software-based cryptography that can be susceptible to advanced attacks.
FracQtion is positioned as a bridge between these two approaches, offering quantum-level entropy at the hardware level and distributed cryptographic controls at the software level for managing identity, key lifecycle, and secure computations. This allows organisations to adapt, govern, and verify security processes without compromising performance or confidentiality.
"In an era where the identity of who you're communicating with, and the confidentiality of that interaction, are paramount, this hardware-software union arrives at the right moment to help organisations address harvest-now, decrypt-later threats with a future-proof defence," said Kurt Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer at Partisia.
The companies stress that FracQtion is designed not as a replacement for existing systems, but to operate alongside them, adding an extra layer of security. This approach aims to help businesses manage the transition to quantum-era security at their own pace while reducing the immediate impact on existing infrastructure.
