Swiss Ledger Blockchain

Trade settlement, rebuilt for traders

One platform to run your commodity trades, from contract to settlement.

Dockchain brings buyer, seller, carrier, inspector and financier into a single smart contract. Terms, shipment status, inspections, compliance checks and payments are managed in one place, and funds are released only when the agreed conditions are met.

See how it works

Pilot phase · Access by invitation

What you manage on Dockchain

  • Contract terms
  • Parties & roles
  • Shipment tracking
  • Inspections
  • Compliance checks
  • Payments
  • Trade documents Coming soon

The problem

International trade still settles the old way.

Commodity trade moves trillions every year, yet most transactions still depend on paper documents, manual checks and slow payment circuits.

Slow

Documentary checks and bank reviews can take days for every step of a trade.

Expensive

Letters of credit and cross-border payment fees add cost to every transaction.

Hard to access

Smaller traders often struggle to obtain trade credit and guarantees.

Opaque

Payment status, shipment status and documents live in separate systems that don't talk to each other.

How it works

One smart contract. Two ways to fund it.

Every trade on Dockchain follows the same flow. The only thing that changes is where the funds come from.

Direct funding

The buyer deposits the trade value into the escrow, either with its own funds or through a non-bank financier that funds that specific trade.

Bank credit

The buyer's bank grants the credit directly on the platform, and that credit funds the escrow. No letter of credit is needed: the credit issued on-chain takes its place.

The trade cycle

  1. Trade entry

    The exporter enters the trade with the terms agreed with the buyer.

  2. Acceptance

    The buyer reviews the terms and accepts them on the platform.

  3. Funding

    The trade value is locked in escrow, funded directly or through credit.

  4. Shipment

    Once funds are secured, the seller is notified and ships the goods. The carrier updates the shipment status.

  5. Verification

    An independent inspection agent, when selected, certifies that the goods match the contract.

  6. Release on agreed conditions

    Funds are released in full or in parts, exactly as set out in the contract, as each condition is verified. When the last condition is met, the trade is closed on-chain.

Who it's for

Value for everyone in the trade.

Exporters & importers

  • Sellers ship knowing the funds are already secured; buyers pay only when the agreed conditions are met.
  • Trade directly with your counterparty, without waiting for a bank to issue a letter of credit.
  • Track every trade, document and payment in one place.

Carriers & logistics providers

  • Your shipment updates become the events that move the trade forward.
  • Fewer disputes and payment delays, because status is shared and verifiable.
  • Update the shipment status in one click, instead of writing emails and searching for trade details.

Inspection & validation agents

  • Certify goods directly on the contract with a digital signature.
  • Your verification becomes a recognised step in the release of funds.
  • Receive requests automatically when a trade calls for an inspection.

Banks

  • Grant trade credit directly on the trade, with funds released only on the conditions agreed in the contract.
  • Start from a file where onboarding and compliance checks have already been run by the platform: less manual review, shorter turnaround.
  • Real-time visibility on shipment and fund status throughout the trade.
  • Join individual trades as the buyer's bank: no consortium to join, no infrastructure to build.

Trade financiers

  • Fund specific trades, with the financed amount locked in escrow.
  • Follow the trade end to end, from funding to final release.
  • Repayment flows are traceable on-chain.

Insurers

  • Access verified data across the whole life of the shipment.
  • Price and manage risk on objective, timestamped events.
  • Handle claims based on a shared, tamper-proof record.

Why Dockchain

Built for traders, not for banks.

Earlier blockchain platforms for trade finance were built by bank consortia, around bank processes. They only worked if every bank and every company in a transaction joined at the same time, and adoption never came.

Dockchain starts from the trader. A trade works with just one buyer and one seller. Banks, financiers, carriers, inspectors and insurers can join when they add value, but none of them is a prerequisite.

Everything in one portal

Every party works on the same trade, in the same place: no more email chains, spreadsheets and copies of documents moving back and forth. Integrations with ERP systems and banking systems are in development, so data flows directly into the tools you already use.

Flexible payments

Escrow in regulated stablecoins, funded directly, through a financier or through bank credit. Funds are released according to the contract's conditions.

Compliance by design

Automated checks run during each trade, including screening against external data sources, reducing manual work for everyone involved. A designated arbitrator can resolve disputes and unlock the contract with a digital signature.

Trust & security

Built on Swiss infrastructure.

Dockchain runs on Swiss Ledger, a Swiss institutional blockchain.

Permissioned network

Only verified, whitelisted participants can operate on Swiss Ledger.

No gas fees

Predictable transaction costs, with no network fees that change with market conditions.

Clear dispute resolution

An arbitrator chosen when the trade is set up can resolve disputes through a signed on-chain action.

Compliance-first onboarding

Every participant goes through identity and compliance checks before trading.

Aligned with international trade standards

  • UCP 600
  • ISBP 745
  • eUCP 2.0
  • MLETR
  • FATF Recommendations
  • EAR / ITAR
  • EU Dual-Use Regulation 2021/821
  • Wolfsberg Principles

Where we are

From concept to pilot.

Completed

Validation

Requirements analysis, proof of concept, legal framework analysis.

In progress

Pilot

Platform running on Swiss Ledger. First pilot trade with selected operators expected by the end of 2026.

Next

Scale

Bank credit integration, ERP integration, and digital management of trade documents, bringing the full documentary process onto the platform.

Get in touch

Let's talk about your trades.

We are working with a first group of operators. If you trade, ship, inspect, insure or finance commodity trades, we would like to hear from you.

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