Fractional Ship Ownership
Enable users worldwide to purchase fractionalized ownership in commercial vessels through tokenized Marine Asset Tokens (MATs), with their orders settled instantly in digital dollars.
Resources
Category
- Fintechs
- Marketplaces
Use Cases
- Asset Tokenization
- B2B Payments
- Borrowing and Lending
- Cross-Chain Transfers
- Payment Settlement
Circle Products Used
- USDC
- EURC
- Mint
- Wallets
Blockchains Supported
- Polygon PoS
On/Off-Ramps
- Yes
Platform
- Android
- iOS
- Web
Free/Paid
- Paid
Region
- APAC
- Europe
- LATAM
- Middle East and Africa
- North America
Country
- United Arab Emirates
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ShipFinex FZCO
Building the future of shipping finance with tokenized assets, payments, and green capital flows — ShipFinex is building the next-generation financial infrastructure for the $3T maritime industry.
Our platform is designed to be the global infrastructure layer for shipping finance — enabling tokenized vessel ownership, borderless settlements, and green shipping capital flows. In essence, ShipFinex is creating the rails for a new class of financial products where ships, debt, revenue, and payments flow seamlessly onchain.
At the foundation is the Marine Asset Token (MAT), built on ERC-3643. These programmable, compliant tokens transform ships into fractionalized assets, held and traded exclusively by verified participants. By aligning with international standards from day one, we ensure legal certainty and cross-border compliance.
ShipFinex is targeting the $3 trillion global maritime market, one of the world’s largest yet most underserved asset classes.
Our broader vision includes:
- Maritime Payments Infrastructure – A reliable, instant, and borderless payment network for ship owners, operators, and stakeholders, powered by digital dollars.
- Green Shipping Finance – Mobilizing capital into sustainable maritime projects, from fuel-efficient vessels to carbon-neutral shipping solutions.
- Comprehensive Shipping Finance Exchange – Issuance and trading of vessel-backed tokens, maritime debt instruments, trade finance, and revenue-based settlements under one integrated framework.
- Global Market Access – Opening shipping finance - historically limited to a small circle of financiers - to a wider base of compliant institutions, asset managers, and accredited participants.
Our platform enables:
- Launching vessel-backed tokens and financing ships at scale.
- Seamless onboarding and verification of participants.
- Transparent tracking of ownership, income, and distributions.
- Instant settlement of payments, yields, and obligations in digital dollars.
Regulatory footprint:
- UAE – Initial approval for broker-dealer services by VARA (awaiting final approval)
- Poland – Licensed as a Virtual Assets Service Provider (VASP)
- SVG – Licensed for Asset Tokenization & Exchange Platform
Built on Polygon, integrated with Circle’s USDC, and supported by Fireblocks, Tokeny, and Sumsub, ShipFinex is building not just a tokenization platform but a global financial infrastructure for maritime trade and assets.
Whether you are an asset owner, market participant, or strategic partner, ShipFinex gives you the tools to navigate the next era of maritime finance with clarity, compliance, and confidence.
Use Cases
Maritime Dividend Distribution
Distribute shipping revenue and charter income directly to verified investors in digital dollars, eliminating delays, FX risks, and high costs associated with traditional banking rails.
Ship Financing & Debt Instruments
Facilitate issuance and settlement of vessel-backed loans, debt instruments, and structured finance products with seamless digital dollar-powered capital flows.
Maritime Payments & Settlements
Provide ship owners and operators with a reliable, borderless payment solution for crew salaries, port fees, fuel suppliers, and insurance premiums using digital dollars.
Green Shipping Finance
Mobilize global investor capital into sustainable shipping projects (e.g., fuel-efficient vessels, carbon reduction initiatives), with transparent, onchain reporting and digital dollar settlements.
Secondary Market Trading
Allow compliant investors to buy and sell Marine Asset Tokens (MATs) on a regulated secondary marketplace, with instant digital dollar clearing and settlement.
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