Understand what
protects the payment.
Explore the role of TradeSafe in Arkive’s payment process and the infrastructure behind each booking.
Made for South Africa’s creative economy.
Four protections, applied to every booking.
Funds isolated
Smart Contract funds are held separately from Arkive's and TradeSafe's operating capital. Untouchable by either company's creditors in any scenario.
Neutral smart contract agent
TradeSafe acts as the independent third party between payer and payee. Funds release only on contractually defined, mutually agreed milestones.
External annual audit
The smart contract trust account is audited annually by an FSCA-approved external auditor. Audit reports are filed with the Authority and available on request.
FAIS Ombudsman
Disputes that can't resolve within Arkive can be escalated to the Office of the FAIS Ombud — a free, independent regulatory recourse.
From your wire to talent's bank.
Arkive Platform
User-facing booking, identity, and milestone tracking. Holds no client funds. Audited as a software vendor.
TradeSafe — FSCA Licensee
Regulated financial services provider. Operates the smart contract logic, holds the licence, owns the regulatory relationship with the FSCA.
Standard Bank Trust Account
Dedicated, segregated trust account at South Africa's largest bank. Where the actual Rand sit until release fires.
Liberty Underwriting
Insurance overlay — every transaction underwritten against systemic loss for the duration funds are in smart contract.
Don't take our word for it.
TradeSafe's FSCA licence and audit reports are publicly available. Our compliance team will share full documentation on request — including the Service Level Agreement between Arkive and TradeSafe.