Blockchain-Based Trade Finance Platform for FinTech
A financial institution needed to reduce trade finance processing time and eliminate document fraud across cross-border transactions.
Team
6 blockchain engineers + 2 compliance specialists
Timeline
20 weeks end-to-end
Client
Mid-tier Commercial Bank (South Asia)
Outcomes Delivered
74%
Processing Time Reduction
99.8%
Audit Trail Coverage
$980K
Annual Operational Savings
How we delivered it
Conducted a 3-week process mapping exercise with the trade finance, compliance, and IT teams to document all 47 steps in the existing LC workflow.
Designed a permissioned Hyperledger Fabric network with nodes for the bank, counterparty banks, and regulatory observers.
Developed smart contracts for Letter of Credit issuance, amendment, and settlement — reducing manual approval steps from 11 to 3.
Built a compliance layer that automatically flags transactions against SWIFT sanctions lists and generates audit-ready reports.
Completed a third-party security audit before production launch; zero critical vulnerabilities found.
What we built
Developed a permissioned blockchain platform with smart contracts for automated trade finance workflows.
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