Trade finance · FinTech
A blockchain trade-finance pilot with a bank, a retailer and Malawian farmers
A proof of concept coordinated across Credit Suisse, Unilever, Sainsbury's and two blockchain FinTechs.
HalotradePilot delivered
4major corporates coordinated
1live prototype demonstrated
Betterfinancing terms for smallholder farmers
The situation
Smallholder farmers need paying at harvest; the buyers may not realise the value of the crop for months. Halotrade wanted smart contracts that made live trade agreements transparent and immutable, so that financing terms across a complex supply chain could improve.
What we did
- Defined the real objectives with every stakeholder before anything was drawn.
- Got Provenance, BNP Paribas, Unilever and Sainsbury's aligned on roles and timelines.
- An on-paper proof of concept modelling the smart-contract logic, then a live prototype to demonstrate it.
- An end-to-end technical framework balancing the commercial and technical goals, with documentation and a handover roadmap.
What changed
Better financing terms for Malawian smallholder tea farmers, a supply chain made transparent through immutable smart contracts, real social-impact and CSR value for the corporates involved, and credibility for Halotrade inside the trade-finance ecosystem.
In their words
“Via a combination of diplomacy, firmness and ingenuity successfully delivering a market-changing pilot”
Halotrade · Trade finance
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