diff --git a/services/credentials-service/src/credentials/anchor-cord-service.spec.ts b/services/credentials-service/src/credentials/anchor-cord-service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58c9deb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/credentials-service/src/credentials/anchor-cord-service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import { Test, TestingModule } from '@nestjs/testing';
+import { CredentialsService } from './credentials.service';
+import { SchemaUtilsSerivce } from './utils/schema.utils.service';
+import { IdentityUtilsService } from './utils/identity.utils.service';
+import { RenderingUtilsService } from './utils/rendering.utils.service';
+import { BlockchainAnchorFactory } from './factories/blockchain-anchor.factory';
+import { AnchorCordService } from './implementations/anchor-cord.service';
+import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import { Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { HttpModule, HttpService } from '@nestjs/axios';
+
+import {
+  generateCredentialRequestPayload,
+  generateCredentialSchemaTestBody,
+} from './credentials.fixtures';
+
+describe('CredentialsService - Integration', () => {
+  const logger = new Logger('CredentialsServiceTest');
+
+  let service: CredentialsService;
+  let httpService: HttpService;
+  let identityUtilsService: IdentityUtilsService;
+  let prismaClient: PrismaClient;
+
+  let subjectDID: string;
+  let credentialSchemaID: string;
+  let sampleCredReqPayload: any;
+
+
+  const isValidUrl = (url: string) => {
+    try {
+      new URL(url);
+      return true;
+    } catch {
+      return false;
+    }
+  };
+
+  let module: TestingModule;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    module = await Test.createTestingModule({
+      imports: [HttpModule],
+      providers: [
+        CredentialsService,
+        SchemaUtilsSerivce,
+        IdentityUtilsService,
+        RenderingUtilsService,
+        BlockchainAnchorFactory,
+        PrismaClient,
+        AnchorCordService,
+      ],
+    }).compile();
+
+    service = module.get<CredentialsService>(CredentialsService);
+    httpService = module.get<HttpService>(HttpService);
+    identityUtilsService = module.get<IdentityUtilsService>(IdentityUtilsService);
+    prismaClient = module.get<PrismaClient>(PrismaClient);
+
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+    jest.resetModules();
+
+    if (prismaClient) {
+      await prismaClient.$disconnect();
+    }
+
+    if (module) {
+      await module.close();
+    }
+  });
+
+  describe('Environment Variable Checks', () => {
+    it('should verify ANCHOR_TO_CORD is true', () => {
+      const anchorToCord = process.env.ANCHOR_TO_CORD;
+      expect(anchorToCord?.toLowerCase().trim()).toBe('true');
+    });
+
+    it('should verify ISSUER_AGENT_BASE_URL is a valid URL', () => {
+      expect(isValidUrl(process.env.ISSUER_AGENT_BASE_URL)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should verify VERIFICATION_MIDDLEWARE_BASE_URL is a valid URL', () => {
+      expect(isValidUrl(process.env.VERIFICATION_MIDDLEWARE_BASE_URL)).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Generate DID, Create Schema, and Issue Credential', () => {
+    it('should generate DIDs for subject', async () => {
+      try {
+        const Did = await identityUtilsService.generateDID(['CORD TESTING'], 'cord');
+        subjectDID = Did[0].uri;
+      } catch (error) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+
+    }, 10000);
+
+    it('should create a credential schema', async () => {
+      const schemaPayload = generateCredentialSchemaTestBody();
+
+      const response = await httpService.axiosRef.post(
+        `${process.env.SCHEMA_BASE_URL}/credential-schema`,
+        schemaPayload,
+      );
+
+      credentialSchemaID = response.data.schema.id;
+      expect(credentialSchemaID).toBeDefined();
+    }, 10000);
+
+    it('should issue a credential', async () => {
+      sampleCredReqPayload = generateCredentialRequestPayload(
+        subjectDID,
+        subjectDID,
+        credentialSchemaID,
+        '1.0.0',
+      );
+      delete sampleCredReqPayload.credential.credentialSubject.type;
+
+      const issuedCredential = await service.issueCredential(sampleCredReqPayload);
+
+      expect(issuedCredential).toBeDefined();
+      expect(issuedCredential.credential.id).toBeDefined();
+    }, 10000);
+
+    it('should verify the issued credential', async () => {
+      const issuedCredential = await service.issueCredential(sampleCredReqPayload);
+
+      const verifyRes = await service.verifyCredentialById(issuedCredential.credential.id);
+
+      expect(verifyRes).toBeDefined();
+    }, 10000);
+  });
+
+  describe('Error Handling', () => {
+    it('should throw if blockchain anchoring fails', async () => {
+      jest
+        .spyOn(service, 'issueCredential')
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Blockchain anchoring failed'));
+
+      await expect(service.issueCredential(sampleCredReqPayload)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Blockchain anchoring failed',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should throw if credential verification fails', async () => {
+      await expect(service.verifyCredentialById('invalid-credential')).rejects.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/services/credentials-service/src/credentials/credentials.service.spec.ts b/services/credentials-service/src/credentials/credentials.service.spec.ts
index 50f6d49be..61aeddabd 100644
--- a/services/credentials-service/src/credentials/credentials.service.spec.ts
+++ b/services/credentials-service/src/credentials/credentials.service.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { UnsignedVCValidator, VCValidator } from './types/validators';
 import { SchemaUtilsSerivce } from './utils/schema.utils.service';
 import { IdentityUtilsService } from './utils/identity.utils.service';
 import { RenderingUtilsService } from './utils/rendering.utils.service';
-import { AnchorCordUtilsServices } from './utils/cord.utils.service';
+import { BlockchainAnchorFactory } from './factories/blockchain-anchor.factory';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 import {
   generateCredentialRequestPayload,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('CredentialsService', () => {
         RenderingUtilsService,
         SchemaUtilsSerivce,
         IdentityUtilsService,
-        AnchorCordUtilsServices,
+        BlockchainAnchorFactory,
       ],
     }).compile();