Conditional payment execution
Payments that release themselves — when the contract says so.
Pontis is the layer between signing and settlement. A contract becomes a self-executing Obligation: funds release automatically when conditions are verified under Swiss law. Non-custodial by design.
Governed by the Swiss Code of Obligations · Funds held by regulated partners, never by Pontis.
pontisprime.com/c/DEMO-7K2M9X
AWAITING SIGNATUREDesign & build engagement — milestone 1 of 2
CHF 12 000.00
You are the buyer. Review the terms — the URL alone can never bind you.
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Interactive demo — the real ceremony adds email verification before signing. No account needed to try it.
Who are you?
Stop chasing invoices
Milestones fund up-front and release on proof. Cash flow becomes a contract term, not a hope.
Your path →DeveloperEscrow in ten lines
One API call creates the deal; one link runs the ceremony. Webhooks tell you when money moves.
Your path →Platform / marketplaceEmbed the ceremony
Offer conditional payment inside your product — splits, branding, and the audit chain included.
Your path →Public sectorDisburse on verified conditions
Payment on inspection, an audit chain a court can read, and data that stays in Switzerland.
Your path →Signing a contract doesn't get you paid.
The trust gap
The buyer doesn't know the seller will deliver. The seller doesn't know the buyer will pay. So deals stall, or run on goodwill.
The verification gap
Nothing connects “the work is done” to “the money moves.” Proof lives in email threads, not in the payment.
The settlement gap
Signing a contract doesn't release funds. Someone still has to chase an invoice, reconcile, and pay.
One engine
From signed contract to settled payment.
Create
Define parties, milestones, and the condition that releases each one.
Sign & fund
Both sides sign; the buyer funds escrow at a regulated partner.
Verify
A condition is proven — by signature, time, document, webhook, oracle, or verifier.
Release
Pontis instructs the partner; funds settle; the audit chain appends.
For business
Get paid the moment conditions are met.
Turn any agreement into a Contract Link. Your client reviews, signs, and funds — no account, no integration. Funds release automatically as each milestone is verified.
For developers
Integrate conditional settlement in an afternoon.
POST /v1/obligations
{
"templateType": "CONSULTING",
"currency": "EUR",
"counterpartyId": "cp_…",
"settlementTier": "VIBAN_ESCROW",
"milestones": [
{ "title": "Delivery", "amount": "84000.00",
"condition": { "type": "DOCUMENT_HASH" } }
]
}Verification
Six ways to prove a condition is met.
Every verification is signed and lands in the tamper-evident audit chain.
Dual sign-off
Both parties confirm the work is done.
Time / deadline
Releases once a date passes, with deemed approval.
Document hash
An uploaded document matches the agreed hash.
API webhook
A signed event from an external system.
Oracle feed
A certified data feed crosses a threshold.
Accredited verifier
An accredited third party attests it's met.
Why it's defensible
A moat, not a feature.
Swiss legal moat
Enforceable under the Code of Obligations (Art. 151–157). The legal trigger, not just a workflow.
Non-custodial
Regulated partners hold funds, always. A permanent architectural choice — and a regulatory advantage.
Additive
No workflow migration. Pontis works alongside the tools you already use.
Verifier network
Accredited third parties attest conditions independently — a compounding moat over time.
One engine, four modes
Launch in B2B; the same engine extends to consumer and public-sector flows.
Business → business
Consulting, software, supply, construction — funded milestones released on verification.
Platforms → their customers
Issue conditional contracts to end customers inside your own product.
Business → consumer
Consumer-backed deals with the same non-custodial escrow and audit.
Government → business
Public-sector disbursement on verified, audited conditions.
The viral mechanism
Share a link. They review instantly — and sign with just their email.
The Contract Link turns any agreement into a self-executing Obligation behind a single URL. Anyone can review it; committing takes a 20-second email verification — no passwords, no forms — because a signature must bind a verified person, never a URL. That verification is the buyer's account: their first interaction with Pontis is doing a real deal, and their dashboard assembles itself from contract #1.
pontisprime.com/c/7K2M9XQ4P
Professional services engagement
EUR 84 000.00
Your payment is held by a regulated bank partner and released only when the condition is verified.