Trust, escrow, and milestone payouts for cross-border trade.

TrustLockPay coordinates buyers, vendors, lenders, and logistics partners on a single escrow rail — so money moves only when the work does.

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Layer: Trust
Markets: Africa+
Governance: Daada

Thesis

TrustLockPay is a trade-trust and escrow platform built for African and diaspora commerce. It replaces fragile paperwork chains with milestone-based payouts, structured dispute handling, and shared visibility across every party in a deal.

Problem

Trade still breaks where trust breaks.

Buyers worry about paying upfront. Vendors worry about shipping unpaid. Lenders and logistics partners sit in the dark. Paper invoices, WhatsApp threads, and ad-hoc bank transfers leave every party exposed — and slow trade to a crawl.

Solution

A shared escrow rail with milestone payouts.

TrustLockPay holds funds in escrow, releases them against verified milestones, and gives every party — buyer, vendor, lender, logistics — a shared view of the same deal. Disputes get structured handling instead of silence.

How it works

A clean flow, end to end.

Every step is operated within Daada Inc's governance perimeter, with clear ownership at each handoff.

01
Step 1
Deal created
02
Step 2
Funds escrowed
03
Step 3
Milestones verified
04
Step 4
Payouts released
05
Step 5
Deal closed

Best fit for

Who gets the most value.

Importers, exporters, trade financiers, logistics partners, and platform operators.

Buyers & importers

Pay with confidence; release funds only when goods are verified.

Vendors & exporters

Ship knowing payment is locked and milestones trigger payout.

Lenders & trade financiers

Underwrite against verifiable milestone events, not paper trails.

Logistics & customs partners

Trigger payouts by confirming delivery, clearance, or handoff.

SMEs & trade operators

Run repeat trade lanes with structured, auditable settlement.

Features

What you get.

Escrow & milestone payouts

Funds locked until milestones verified
Configurable per-deal milestones
Auditable release history

Multi-party coordination

Shared deal view for buyer, vendor, lender, logistics
Role-based permissions
In-deal messaging trail

Dispute & resolution

Structured dispute flow
Evidence attachments
Neutral resolution path

Daada governance

Owned, governed, and supported by Daada Inc.

Daada Inc develops, owns, governs, and supports TrustLockPay as part of its broader portfolio of technology infrastructure serving African and diaspora markets.