Institutional Infrastructure

Code the supply chain.

Vellum is the trade finance engine for global distributors. Unify programmable escrow, real-time FX hedging, and B2B trade credit into a single automated ledger.

Global Ledger // Live

LCL/FCL USD/EUR

Commercial Invoice #892-B

SUPPLIER: APEX MANUFACTURING LTD.

Escrow Value

$1,450,000.00

SHANGHAI CNSHA

INDIAN OCEAN IN TRANSIT

LAGOS NGAPP

Release Condition

IF (BillOfLading == TRUE)
THEN Release(70%)

FX Hedge Active

Locked Rate: 1.0924 EUR/USD

Securing supply chains for global enterprises

Standard Global ♦ Meridian ♦ Apex Marine ♦ Equitable Trust ♦ Nexus Trade ♦

Programmable Escrow.

Replace archaic Letters of Credit with API-driven escrow smart contracts. Hold multi-million dollar funds securely and program them to release instantly when your forwarder uploads a digitized Bill of Lading.

Custom Release Triggers Tie fund disbursement to real-world shipping milestones via our Logistics API integrations.
Milestone Tranches Automatically release 30% on factory departure, and 70% upon customs clearance.

Contract Execution Flow

Buyer Deposits Funds

Status: Locked in Vault

$500,000

Awaiting API Webhook

Listening for: customs_cleared_event

Disburse to Supplier

Target: Apex Manufacturing IBAN

Forward Contract

USD EUR

Spot Rate 0.9241

Target Lock

Eradicate Currency Risk.

When shipping takes 60 days, exchange rates can destroy your margins. Vellum provides institutional FX hedging directly inside your escrow ledger. Lock in your exchange rate the second the order is placed.

130+ Supported Fiat Pairs

0% Slippage on execution

Scale with institutional liquidity.

Don't let cash flow lockups throttle your import volume. Vellum analyzes your historical supply chain data to instantly underwrite B2B trade credit. Draw down capital to pay suppliers today, and settle with us when the goods are sold.

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Approved Facility Active

Available to Draw

$4,500,000

Drawn: $3.2M Max: $7.7M

initialize_escrow.js

const Vellum = require('@vellum/sdk');

const client = new Vellum(process.env.VELLUM_API_KEY);

// Create an escrow contract for import manifest
const contract = await client.escrow.create({
  buyer_id: 'org_99x82',
  supplier_iban: 'CN892847291048',
  amount: 145000000, // Cents ($1.45M)
  currency: 'usd',
  fx_hedge: {
    target_currency: 'eur',
    duration_days: 90
  },
  release_trigger: 'webhook_bol_verified'
});

console.log(

Designed for engineers.

Embed global trade finance directly into your ERP. Vellum provides idiomatic SDKs with idempotent design, ensuring multi-million dollar API calls never execute twice.

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