VAELTRIX
PAYMENT RELIABILITY INFRASTRUCTURESTELLAR / SOROBAN
Abstract payment network: a sender routes a payment through a settlement ledger to a receiving provider, backed by a locked deposit
FIG. 01 — A PAYMENT, WITH AN ACCOUNTABLE PATH

PAYMENT
PROMISES,
MADE
ENFORCEABLE.

Reliable payments should be more than a promise. Vaeltrix makes delivery commitments public, measurable, and backed by a provider’s own stake.

FOLLOW THE PAYMENT
PUBLIC PROMISES / SIGNED EVIDENCE / LOCKED COLLATERAL / CLEAR OUTCOMES / PUBLIC PROMISES / SIGNED EVIDENCE / LOCKED COLLATERAL / CLEAR OUTCOMES / PUBLIC PROMISES / SIGNED EVIDENCE / LOCKED COLLATERAL / CLEAR OUTCOMES /
VAELTRIX / PAYMENT RELIABILITY
FROM A PROMISE TO A PUBLIC RECORD.
EVERY PAYMENT.
A TRACEABLE
PROMISE.
01 / DEFINE THE COMMITMENT
02 / LOCK THE PERFORMANCE BOND
03 / OBSERVE THE PAYMENT
04 / VERIFY THE EVIDENCE
05 / RECORD THE OUTCOME
THE PERFORMANCE BOND

Collateral that
stays committed.

STAKE ASSETTestnet USDC
COVERAGEOne commitment
CAPITAL POLICYNever lent or invested
RESERVED FOR VERIFIED CLAIMS.

FAST RAILS.
SLOW PAYOUTS.
LET’S CLOSE
THE GAP.

Stellar can settle in seconds. The bank or mobile-money payout can still take hours. Vaeltrix holds that last mile to a promise everyone can see.

EXPLORE THE PROTOCOL
BUILT AROUND EXISTING STELLAR FLOWS
STELLARSOROBANSEP-31USDC

OPEN PROTOCOL DESIGN · NO NEW PAYMENT RAIL REQUIRED

THE RELIABILITY GAP

THE MONEY MOVES.
THE CERTAINTY
DOESN’T.

Between settlement and delivery, accountability gets lost. Private agreements and support tickets can’t give a wallet a clear picture of its next payment.

INVISIBLE[01]

No shared view of performance.

Delivery speed varies by provider and corridor. Today, it’s hard to compare like for like.

UNBACKED[02]

Promises without a deposit.

Service terms often live in private agreements, without funds already set aside for a breach.

MANUAL[03]

A delay becomes a support ticket.

Chasing a partner is slow. Enforcing a small payment claim can cost more than the claim itself.

ANECDOTAL[04]

Reputation isn’t a routing signal.

Wallets need an observable delivery record, not a recommendation buried in a chat thread.

ONE PAYMENT. A COMPLETE ACCOUNT.60 MIN TARGET
[ 01 / 03 ]

A promise with something behind it.

SENDING CLIENTSTELLARPROVIDERPERFORMANCE BONDOBSERVERSTART / t₀COMPLETION / t₁COLLATERAL STAYS LOCKEDEVIDENCE → VERDICT
PROVIDER → COMMITMENT

A payment provider chooses a standard delivery promise and locks USDC as a performance bond. The rules are public. The deposit stays put.

SCROLL TO FOLLOW THE PAYMENT ↓
SMALL ON-CHAIN FOOTPRINT

THREE CONTRACTS.
ONE CLEAR
ACCOUNTABILITY LOOP.

Keep the funds, the rules, and the record in separate places. Each layer does one job. The evidence connects them.

[01] / VAELTRIX_REGISTRY

The identity & the promise.

Providers, signing keys, and standard SLA templates.

[02] / VAELTRIX_BOND

The stake & the settlement.

Locked collateral, claims, challenges, and penalty payouts.

[03] / VAELTRIX_SCOREBOARD

The public track record.

Payment statistics and claim outcomes, ready to query.

ILLUSTRATIVE PAYMENT / US → NGUSDC
SENDERRECEIVER
1,000USDC
DELIVERY TARGET60 min + 2 min graceCOMPLETION75 minutes
SLA BREACH5 USDC proposed penaltySUBJECT TO CLAIM RESOLUTION
[01] / PAYMENT COVERAGE

THE PROMISE
TRAVELS WITH
THE PAYMENT.

A tagged payment points to a specific commitment. That means a known deadline, a known penalty, and a known source of funds.

Example uses the proposed fast bank payout template. A penalty goes to the sending client by default.

INSPECT THE TERMS
RELIABILITY / PUBLIC READ SIDEV0 DESIGN
Every outcome
leaves a record.
01 / DELIVERYOn-time rate & payout latency
02 / EXCEPTIONSDeclared holds, by reason
03 / COVERAGEStake backing the commitment
04 / CLAIMSUpheld, rejected, paid, expired
METRIC STRUCTURE — LIVE PROVIDER DATA COMES WITH THE PILOT
[02] / PUBLIC SCOREBOARD

RELIABILITY
YOU CAN
ACTUALLY READ.

Compare providers by corridor and asset. See delivery speed, exceptions, stake, and claim history in one public record.

A track record that wallets can use to make better routing decisions.

READ ABOUT THE SCOREBOARD
STANDARD TERMS. COMPARABLE PROVIDERS.

A PROMISE
WITH THE DETAILS
FILLED IN.

Same rules, same measurements. Three proposed launch templates turn service quality into something providers and clients can agree on.

PROPOSED TESTNET TEMPLATESEP-31 / USDC
60MINUTES
TO COMPLETE
PENALTY0.5%
PENALTY CAP50 USDC
GRACE2 minutes
CLAIM WINDOW7 days
PAYMENT SIZE10–10,000 USDC
PAYOUT RAILBANK

DRAFT PARAMETERS. TO BE TUNED WITH PILOT PROVIDERS.

DESIGNED TO BE FAIR

ACCOUNTABILITY
GOES BOTH WAYS.

01 / OBSERVE

Measure what can be proven.

Ledger timestamps and signed events make the payment’s timeline attributable.

02 / PROTECT

Keep the collateral in place.

A performance bond is locked against its commitment. It is never lent or invested.

03 / CHALLENGE

Give evidence room to answer.

Providers can contest a claim. Declared, auditable exceptions protect legitimate delays.

04 / PUBLISH

Make every outcome visible.

Breach counts, carve-outs, and resolved claims all contribute to the public record.

A BETTER LAST MILE.

Trust the rails.
Verify the delivery.

FOR THE PEOPLE MOVING MONEY

A SHARED STANDARD.
A BETTER PAYMENT
FOR EVERY SIDE.

Turn operational reliability into a public commitment. Choose a payment corridor, back a standard SLA, and give partners evidence they can verify.

NEXT / V0 TESTNET PILOT

MAKE THE NEXT
PAYMENT A PROMISE
YOU CAN VERIFY.

The first milestone: commit stake, track a payment,
prove a breach, resolve a claim. All on testnet.

DRAFT V0.1 · MAINNET FOLLOWS ADOPTION AND SECURITY GATES
V0 / TESTNET PILOT

PROVE THE LOOP.
THEN OPEN IT UP.

The specification proposes a pilot with two payment providers, testnet USDC, and one reference observer.

  1. Publish a standard payout promise.
  2. Lock a testnet performance bond.
  3. Track a real SEP-31 test payment.
  4. Exercise the claim and challenge paths.

This is a protocol preview. Pilot onboarding and wallet connections are not live yet.

READ THE PILOT ROADMAP