Solutions · Cross-border trade
Pay on delivery proof, across borders, without the wait.
Importers and exporters: release against shipping documents or an oracle signal — with a stablecoin rail when banking is slow.
The friction today
Letters of credit are slow and expensive.
Trust gap between unfamiliar counterparties.
FX and settlement delays across borders.
How Pontis resolves it
Conditions most used here: Document hash · Oracle feed.
Document-hash on B/L
A bill of lading matching the agreed hash releases the milestone.
Stablecoin rail (opt-in)
Cross-border settlement without multi-day banking delays — partner/custodian held.
Travel Rule ready
Originator/beneficiary captured above threshold, before payout.
A worked example
EUR 84,000 supply order, delivery-verified
An importer funds escrow; on upload of a matching bill of lading the milestone releases. For speed, the parties opt into a regulated stablecoin rail.
Outcomes
days→hours
settlement
0
L/C overhead
ready
Travel Rule