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ZenithBlox

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  • Asset Tokenization
  • B2B Payments
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  • Trade Finance
  • Treasury Management
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  • Arc
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Authorization control plane for regulated digital finance and trade. Without replacing core systems or holding client funds, ZenithBlox evaluates and enforces each institution’s own policy before payments, digital assets, or trade documents move.

ZenithBlox is an authorization control plane for regulated digital finance. It helps banks, payment providers, custodians, asset managers, trade platforms, and public sector operators connect systems and govern operations across participants and networks.

Clients can reduce repeated integration work, automate approved workflows, and strengthen controls before funds, assets, or documents move. Institutions define their policies; ZenithBlox evaluates each governed request and enforces ALLOW, DENY, or REQUIRE APPROVAL while retaining the decision and its reason for audit.

Applications include payments and treasury, stablecoins and tokenized deposits, tokenized asset issuance and transfers, and digital trade and trade finance - including electronic bills of lading and document-linked payment release.

ZenithBlox's general purpose COBI offering includes:

  • Universal Adapters: Connects enterprise systems, partner APIs, payment services, wallet and signing providers, TradeTrust, vLEI, and blockchain networks in order to coordinate onchain and off-chain steps.
  • FrontierBlox Engine: Evaluates institutional rules including limits, account restrictions, geography, eligibility, and required approvals.
  • BloxBlueprint: Models processes, roles, approvals, evidence, and exceptions in BPMN 2.0 for business and compliance review.
  • BPSC Compiler: Compiles eligible onchain portions of approved processes into Solidity for EVM chains, including Arc.

Universal Adapters and FrontierBlox can be used independently or together as well as hosted, on-premises, or integrated into a partner's platform. Each client has an isolated Universal Adapters instance. Partners can extend their services through reusable connectors and co-develop solutions combining institutional workflows, existing systems, and partner services. Institutions retain their systems and designated signers; ZenithBlox never holds client funds.

Universal Adapters also connect to stablecoin APIs for digital dollar, euro stablecoin, and cross-chain transfers. Operations run through the institution's own stablecoin provider account and remain subject to that provider's and Arc's controls.

ZenithBlox is an IMDA TradeTrust-ready partner.

Use Cases

Sovereign Cross-Border Settlement

Enable governments and trade authorities to settle cross-border trade transactions using dollar- and euro-denominated digital assets on blockchain infrastructure while preserving existing trade, customs, and banking systems. ZenithBlox links legally enforceable digital trade documents (e.g., Bills of Lading) with compliant stablecoin settlement, providing end-to-end auditability and regulatory oversight. This approach reduces operational friction and accelerates settlement timelines without disrupting established institutional workflows.

Bank Treasury & Interbank Settlement

Enable regulated banks to use stablecoins for treasury operations and interbank settlement without replacing SWIFT or existing core banking systems. ZenithBlox orchestrates stablecoin flows on blockchain infrastructure through established institutional workflows while enforcing AML/KYC controls, transaction limits, approval hierarchies, and jurisdiction-specific compliance requirements. Using BloxBlueprint, treasury and operations teams can visually design and govern automated treasury workflows - such as intraday liquidity management, cross-entity funding, or scheduled disbursements - without writing smart contract code. Through Universal Adapters, ZenithBlox connects legacy ERP and finance systems (e.g., SAP) to blockchain-based settlement, allowing treasury teams to manage programmable money as a dollar-denominated operating instrument within existing financial and accounting frameworks.

SME Trade Finance Liquidity

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often face limited access to traditional trade finance due to manual processes, documentation risk, and lack of real-time visibility. ZenithBlox addresses this gap by aligning verified physical goods flows with stablecoin-based trade finance workflows on blockchain infrastructure. By digitizing supply chain events, invoices, and trade documents and linking them to compliant stablecoin settlement, ZenithBlox enables financiers to extend credit against verified onchain data. This approach improves transparency, reduces fraud risk, and supports more efficient access to liquidity for SMEs within regulated trade finance frameworks.

Sovereign Asset Tokenization & Compliance

Enable governments and regulated financial institutions to tokenize real-world assets (RWAs) - including real estate, securities, and commodities - while ensuring compliance with applicable jurisdictional requirements throughout the asset lifecycle. ZenithBlox leverages blockchain infrastructure to support deterministic settlement and predictable, dollar-denominated transaction costs, providing the operational stability required for institutional-scale tokenization. Regulatory and governance controls are embedded directly into execution through the ZenithBlox platform. Using the BPSC Compiler, legal and regulatory requirements (including AML/KYC, investor eligibility, and transfer restrictions) are translated into executable smart contract logic. The FrontierBlox Engine continuously monitors onchain activity and enforces jurisdiction-specific policies at execution time, helping prevent non-compliant transfers before settlement. This approach enables institutions to manage token issuance, transfers, and redemption with full auditability, supporting liquidity and fractional ownership while maintaining regulatory oversight and institutional risk controls.

Stablecoin FX & Real-Time Settlement

Enable institutions to perform programmatic foreign exchange between stablecoins in multiple currencies using blockchain infrastructure. ZenithBlox leverages native FX capabilities to support automated, multi-currency settlement for cross-border payments with deterministic finality. Stablecoin conversion and settlement are designed for near-instant finality, reducing counterparty exposure and removing reliance on traditional T+1 or T+2 settlement windows and pre-funded bilateral arrangements. Through Universal Adapters, FX and settlement activity is integrated directly into existing financial and accounting systems, enabling automated reconciliation with enterprise ledgers and treasury platforms. Predictable, dollar-denominated transaction costs support operational planning and financial reporting within regulated environments. This approach allows institutions to manage cross-currency liquidity and settlement workflows with real-time execution while maintaining alignment with institutional accounting, risk management, and compliance frameworks.

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