Importer / exporter

A cross-border trading company: receives contract payment and withdraws local currency through a servicing partner.

What the company does

You stay on your side of the contract. A servicing partner handles the settlement, and you get a clear outcome: your counterparty is paid in its own currency.

Signs the contract

Signs the foreign-trade contract and agrees the amount, currency and payment terms with the counterparty — just like any ordinary deal.

Hands the order to the partner

Passes the payment order and contract documents to the servicing partner. The settlement mechanics are done for you.

Sees the rate up front

Gets the final rate and the amount due before execution, with no hidden markups at intermediate steps.

Clears currency control

Files the transaction under the currency-control rules of its own country, with the usual contract paperwork.

How the payment goes through

The goods side runs its own course. Below is only the money side: from your order to the credit reaching the counterparty.

The diagram is illustrative and simplifies the actual flow.

1
Contract and order
The company hands the servicing partner the contract and a payment order with the amount and payment currency.
2
Partner runs the settlement
The partner performs the conversion and settlement through the infrastructure — the company takes no part in the technical steps.
3
Confirmation and rate
The company receives a confirmation and the final rate. Timing is usually the same business day, not several days.
4
Counterparty is paid
The overseas counterparty receives funds in its own currency, and the contract obligation is considered met.

What the company gains

The company does not earn from taking part — it gains a practical advantage in settling its contracts.

Faster settlement

Payment to the counterparty clears within the same business day or hours instead of a multi-day wait.

Transparent rate

The final rate is known in advance, with no hidden markups or surprises at intermediate steps.

Lower costs

Fewer intermediaries in the settlement chain, and currencies available without a mandatory dollar leg.

Reliable execution

A payment either goes through in full or not at all — no stuck half-settled deals.

These are benefits for the participant, not a source of income. Specific servicing terms are agreed with the partner.

Legal basis

What is required

No financial licence of its own is needed. The company goes through standard identification (KYC) at its servicing partner — to the same extent as in any currency-service relationship.

Division of responsibility

The servicing partner performs the settlement under its own licence. The company keeps the goods-side deal and the filing of the operation under the currency-control rules of its jurisdiction.

Working directly with the token

Large clients may work directly with the settlement token through their own corporate wallet, by arrangement with the partner. Exact terms are set at onboarding.

This information is for reference only and is not legal or investment advice. The specific legal classification is determined at KYB onboarding and depends on the jurisdiction.