Trade Finance Token Platform
We are building a trade finance token platform designed to fund short-duration trade assets through a structured, risk-scored, compartment-based model. The goal is simple: support trade finance transactions with tighter underwriting, clearer cash flow control, and a more efficient capital layer for investors seeking exposure to self-liquidating assets.
This is being developed as a finance and risk platform first, with tokenization sitting on top of a disciplined underwriting and servicing framework.
Read MoreWhat We Are Building
This platform is being designed to fund selected trade finance exposures through tokenized investment rails while keeping the underlying legal, underwriting, and servicing stack grounded in conventional finance discipline. The token is not the deal. It is the capital wrapper through which investors may participate in ring-fenced pools or transaction-specific structures.
Our current focus is on short-duration trade assets with defined repayment events, controlled documentation, and a clearer path to collections. That includes receivables-backed structures, approved payables finance exposures, selected documentary trade assets, and other structured trade finance positions that can be risked properly rather than marketed loosely.
How The Platform Is Intended To Work
Origination And Intake. Transactions are submitted, reviewed, and screened against eligibility criteria before they ever reach a funding pool.
Credit And Risk Review. Each asset is reviewed by deal type, obligor quality, tenor, country exposure, concentration, documentary controls, and collections structure.
Segregated Capital Pools. The platform is being designed around ring-fenced compartments rather than one blended pool. Different asset types carry different risk and should be priced and managed separately.
Controlled Repayment. Collections are intended to flow through controlled accounts or wallets, then through a defined waterfall covering fees, reserves, investor distributions, and sponsor economics.
What We Want The Platform To Support
The objective is to support multiple trade finance deal types without pretending they all carry the same risk. Safer, short-duration receivables should not be mixed carelessly with more operationally complex exposures.
| Deal Type | Why It Fits | How We View It |
|---|---|---|
| Approved Receivables And Payables Finance | Short tenor, cleaner obligor exposure, clearer repayment mechanics | Core focus for lower-risk compartments |
| Letter Of Credit Related Trade Assets | Defined documents, bank-linked trade flows, structured maturity dates | Selective focus depending on jurisdiction and enforceability |
| Insured Trade Receivables | Additional risk protection where policy wording and claims mechanics are sound | Eligible only with proper insurance review |
| Inventory And Commodity-Backed Trade Positions | Can be financeable, but operational and collateral risk is higher | Higher-risk bucket with tighter controls |
| Multi-Currency Trade Flows | Reflects how trade is actually conducted across markets | Supported with clear FX policy and USD reporting framework |
Multi-Currency Structure
We intend to support transactions denominated in USD, EUR, and other trade currencies where the underlying deal requires it. The working model is straightforward: assets may be originated and repaid in their native currency, the reporting and profit pool may be consolidated in USD, and investor distributions may be made through conventional payment rails or selected stablecoin settlement rails where appropriate.
That means the legal and accounting framework stays grounded in fiat currency, while digital rails can be used for capital movement and repayment efficiency where they make commercial sense.
What Makes This Different
Risk First. We are not approaching this as a generic token launch. We are approaching it as a trade finance credit platform with a tokenized capital layer.
Segregated Pools. Different trade assets will be grouped and risked according to their actual characteristics, not bundled into one vague yield product.
Controlled Cash Flows. Collections, reserves, payout elections, and reporting are being built around defined payment controls rather than loose sponsor discretion.
Institutional Direction. The platform is being designed for serious participants, strategic partners, and investors who care about underwriting quality, asset segregation, and repayment discipline.
Who We Are Hiring
As we build the platform, we are looking to add experienced professionals across credit, legal, compliance, product, and technical execution. Current priority roles include the following:
- Head Of Credit / Trade Risk to design eligibility rules, risk policy, advance rates, reserve logic, and portfolio controls
- Structured Finance Counsel to support SPV architecture, asset transfer mechanics, waterfalls, investor documentation, and enforceability
- Compliance Lead / MLRO to oversee onboarding, sanctions controls, transaction monitoring, and financial crime procedures
- COO / Servicing Lead to run deal intake, post-close operations, collections, reporting, and exception management
- Treasury / Controller to manage multi-currency reconciliation, payout controls, FX policy, and stablecoin settlement oversight
- Product Lead to translate the legal and operating model into platform workflows and user journeys
- Senior Full-Stack Engineer to build core workflow, permissions, data handling, dashboarding, and platform logic
- Smart Contract Audit And Security Support on a specialist basis as the token layer is finalized
- Fund Administration And Investor Operations Support to maintain records, reporting discipline, and payment administration
Who The Platform Is Being Built For
- Investors seeking a more structured route into short-duration trade finance exposure
- Originators and counterparties with eligible receivables or trade assets
- Insurance, custody, administration, treasury, and payment infrastructure providers
- Professionals following the development of risk-scored, token-enabled private credit platforms
The platform is being built for participants who care about underwriting quality, enforceability, segregation of assets, and disciplined repayment mechanics.
This project is being developed around ring-fenced structures, tighter risk controls, and a capital layer designed to support properly screened trade finance assets.
Scroll through the sections above to see the platform model, the asset focus, and the hiring priorities behind the build.
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