Semoto Prime is the OTC and treasury execution arm of Semoto, a multi-entity B2B digital asset advisory and execution group operating across London, Dubai, and Toronto. Registered as Semoto Prime Inc. in Toronto, it holds Canadian FINTRAC MSB registration (C100000994) and is registered with the Bank of Canada under the RPAA, giving institutional and corporate clients a regulated counterparty for digital asset settlement.
Semoto Prime acts as a neutral, escrow-style settlement facilitator and fiat/digital asset on/off-ramp, built for cross-border payment corridors spanning Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the EU. Clients benefit from established banking relationships, alongside key institutional partnerships, supporting liquidity and reliable settlement rails.
Operationally, Semoto Prime runs a structured onboarding process covering CRM, AML, and KYC checks, VIBAN, and Unique Client ID generation, backed by a documented compliance framework including multi-jurisdiction KYB/onboarding analysis and AML declaration standards. Clients receive branded, professional documentation throughout the relationship, including welcome letters, confirmation letters, banking details references, and financial statements (transfer, account, and deposit statements) produced under a consistent Semoto Prime template.
Semoto Prime forms one of three pillars within the wider Semoto group, alongside Procurement & Advisory consulting and a marketplace of 500+ vetted ecosystem partners. This structure allows clients to access strategic advisory, execution, and settlement infrastructure through a single relationship, backed by 18+ years of institutional financial services experience across brokerage, prime services, and digital assets.
For partners and license holders looking to work with Semoto Prime, two engagement models are available: a passive referral model with no upfront fee and a fixed commission on opportunities sourced from Semoto's network, or an active engagement model involving a flat fee plus fixed commission for hands-on scouting, due diligence, pricing advice, and negotiation support.
Private bankers can offer clients regulated fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-fiat conversion without building their own infrastructure. Semoto Prime handles settlement, custody-adjacent treasury flows, and compliance documentation under the banker's relationship, keeping the client experience seamless while Semoto Prime manages the regulatory and operational backend.
Shipping and chartering counterparties in jurisdictions with limited banking access can settle freight, charter, and bunkering payments through Semoto Prime's neutral escrow-style facilitation. This reduces settlement delays and counterparty risk on corridors where correspondent banking is thin or unreliable, particularly across Asia, Africa, and LatAm routes.
Commodity traders moving value across multiple currencies and counterparties use Semoto Prime as a settlement bridge - converting between fiat and digital assets to speed up payment cycles on physical trade flows - while partnerships with Zodia Markets and Ripple support deep liquidity for large-ticket transactions.
International buyers and sellers use Semoto Prime to settle property transactions across borders - converting funds via digital assets to avoid slow correspondent banking chains - with escrow-style facilitation providing assurance to both sides of the transaction during completion.
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