Trade Finance for Importers & Exporters
The trust gap follows every trade.
It blocks deals with new partners outright, and rides on every existing shipment. Tempest closes that gap — with conditional escrow, trade financing, and invoice factoring.
The Problem
The same friction shows up in every deal.
Problem 01
Making the first move is a real risk.
With a new partner, the standoff can stop a deal from happening at all. With one you've trusted for years, the residual risk still rides on every shipment.
Importer
“I won't pay until the goods arrive.”
Exporter
“I won't ship until the money's in.”
Problem 02
Your capital is stuck in transit.
Long payment cycles lock cash inside deals already in motion — the money you need to grow the next one.
Importer
Exporter
Working capital locked the whole time
Problem 03
The financing doesn't reach who needs it.
Even when a deal is sound, the support to fund it often isn't there.
Banks pass on the deal
Traditional lenders won't extend affordable financing to many of the importers who need working capital most.
The rails are thin
In many corridors, correspondent banking is underdeveloped — payments are slow and expensive before a deal even closes.
The Solution
The tools to trade through all of it.
Conditional escrow
Payment releases only when the terms are met.
Trade financing
Flexible terms and competitive rates for importers.
Invoice factoring
Exporters get paid immediately and offload risk.
Cost Calculator
What does a cross-border deal really cost you?
Banks, LCs, FX spreads, and weeks of tied-up cash quietly eat your margin. Enter your deal to see the all-in cost the old way — and what Tempest's on-chain settlement saves.
Pick your side of the trade and the tool you'd use today. We'll show the all-in cost, the working capital it frees, and whether it covers counterparty risk — against Tempest.
Your side of the trade
Compare against
Value of one cross-border order.
Agreed days until payment is due.
Tempest vs Confirmed letter of credit
Illustrative estimate based on your inputs and editable industry-standard assumptions; not a quote or financing offer. Escrow provides payment certainty and removes settlement lag; it is not a loan and does not extend credit. Settles in USDC/USDT, non-custodial.
01 · Conditional Escrow
Money that releases only when terms are met.
Importers don't pay into the dark. Exporters know the money is real and waiting.
The escrow lifecycle
Released when these clear
- Shipment
- Documents
- Inspection
02 · Financing · 03 · Factoring
Free up the cash trapped in every deal.
Importers
Trade financing
- Flexible payment terms
- Lower upfront capital
- Competitive financing rates
Exporters
Invoice factoring
- Get paid the day you ship
- Offload payment risk
- Stop chasing receivables
FAQ
Common questions
What is Tempest Pay?
Tempest is a non-custodial stablecoin orchestration layer for B2B payments and trade finance. It lets businesses accept, pay, and reconcile payments across any blockchain, with programmable settlement that releases funds automatically when trade conditions — like a bill of lading, inspection, or milestone — are verified.
How does Tempest protect a supplier prepayment?
Payments sit in non-custodial escrow and only release when the agreed proof lands — a bill of lading, an inspection certificate, or a delivery confirmation. The buyer keeps control of funds until conditions are met; the supplier gets certainty the money is real.
Is Tempest a crypto product?
No. Tempest is a payments product built on stablecoin rails. Transactions settle in US dollars, in seconds, and the platform abstracts away exchanges, wallets, and blockchains so businesses never have to manage crypto directly.
How is Tempest different from a letter of credit?
A letter of credit is slow, bank-intermediated, and expensive. Tempest provides programmable, non-custodial escrow that releases payment automatically against verified trade documents — settling in seconds at near-zero cost, without a bank in the middle.
Ready to modernize your payments?
Join businesses already using Tempest to cut payment costs, settle faster, and stay in full control of their funds.
Enterprise SLA · Non-custodial · USDC & USDT support