Protected Payments
ProtectedPayments.
SHLD holds the funds and releases them only when both sides agree the deal is done. No chasing, no risk, no trust required up front.
Funds held by a licensed custody partner · Wire · USDC · USDT · BTC · ETH
Three steps
Protect a deal in three steps.
The buyer is never exposed and the seller always gets paid for work delivered. SHLD sits in the middle so neither side goes first on trust.
Agree on terms
Both sides sign a clear agreement: the scope, the price, and what done means.
Buyer funds the hold
The buyer deposits to SHLD by wire or crypto. The money is held safe, not with the seller.
Release on completion
Seller delivers, both confirm, and SHLD releases the funds. Disputes go to mediation first.
$48,000.00
Forbes feature · held until delivered
Step by step
Walk through a deal.
From the first signature to the final release, here is exactly what happens inside a SHLD hold.
01 / 05
Agree on terms
Buyer and seller sign one clear agreement: scope, price, and exactly what 'done' means. Nothing moves until both sign.
Why SHLD
Built so neither side has to trust first.
Secure
Funds sit in a protected hold, never with the other party, until the deal is done.
Fast
Agree, fund, and release in one clean flow. No lawyer in the loop for every step.
Protected
Every payment is guarded from the first signature to the final release.
Everything a safe deal needs
One place to agree, hold, and release.
Signed agreements
A clear, binding work agreement both parties sign before a dollar moves.
Funds held in trust
The buyer's deposit is held by a licensed custody partner, segregated and safe.
Two-key release
Funds only release when both the buyer and seller confirm the work is complete.
Dispute mediation
If the two sides disagree, SHLD reviews the evidence and resolves it before any release.
Wire and crypto
Fund a hold by bank wire, stablecoins, or BTC and ETH. One protected balance.
Built for platforms
One API to create, fund, and release holds. Drop protected payments into your product.
Funding rails
Every way money moves into a hold.
Wire for the largest deals; stablecoins and on-chain assets settle non-custodially. Concierge handles the white-glove transactions.
Bank wire
USD · largest deals
USDC
Stablecoin · non-custodial
USDT
Stablecoin · non-custodial
Bitcoin
On-chain · non-custodial
Ethereum
On-chain · non-custodial
Concierge
White-glove desk
Pricing
Clear fees, quoted before you sign.
The buyer covers the SHLD fee on top of the agreed amount; the seller receives the full price. The number is shown up front and locked at signing, so nothing changes after.
Fee calculator
Know the fee before you sign.
SHLD fee
$1,152
2.4% of deal
Effective rate
2.40%
Falls as the deal grows
Buyer pays / seller gets
$49,152
Seller receives $48,000 in full
The buyer covers the SHLD fee on top of the agreed amount; the seller always receives the full price. Crypto network fees pass through at cost. The figure is locked at signing.
Fee curve
Bigger deals, smaller percentage.
Effective rate (fee as a share of the deal) across transaction sizes. It only goes down as the deal grows.
Every kind of deal
If it is high-value, protect it.
Press and PR
Pay on publication, not on promises.
Recovery
Funds release when the account is back.
Digital assets
Handles, domains, and accounts, transferred safely.
Services
Any high-ticket engagement, milestone by milestone.
Global coverage
Where SHLD holds and releases.
- United States
- Canada
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- France
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
- Israel
Plug protected payments into your platform.
SHLD powers the escrow behind ixprt and boost.inc. One API to hold, agree, and release, with custody carried by a licensed partner.