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VIEWPORT: COMPANY
>> SECTION_01: COMPANY
CATEGORY: CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS

SHIELD

// NEOBANK FOR GLOBAL TRADE BUSINESSES

[ DESCRIPTION ]

Shield makes accepting stablecoins legal and simple

[ MODEL_01 ]
PERSPECTIVE
GRID: ENABLED
RENDER: WIREFRAME
>> SECTION_02: MISSION

WHAT_THEY'RE_BUILDING

[ NOTE: WHY_WE_LOVE_SHIELD ]

Shield makes accepting stablecoins legal and simple for underserved exporters. By verticalizing compliance for high-value trade flows and pairing crypto rails with bank-grade settlement, they remove the bottlenecks that routinely freeze legitimate businesses out of the financial system.

[ MODEL_02 ]
PERSPECTIVE
GRID: ENABLED
RENDER: WIREFRAME
>> SECTION_03: FUNDING

CAPITAL_RAISED

[ DATA: FUNDING_AMOUNT ]

$5.0M

Seed / 2025-09-22

>> SECTION_04: TEAM
>> SECTION_05: ZERO_FINANCE

MAXIMIZE_YOUR_RUNWAY

[ ZERO_FINANCE: THE 8% APY SAVINGS ACCOUNT ]
Traditional banks pay ~2% on idle cash. Zero Finance pays 8% APY — that's 4x more interest on your startup's runway. Self-custodial, insured against DeFi hacks, always withdrawable, zero lock-ups.
Traditional Banks
2% APY
Low yield, slow growth
Zero Finance
8% APY
4x more earnings
SHIELD'S POTENTIAL EXTRA EARNINGS:
+$300K
per year vs traditional banks
+$25K
per month
[ FULLY_PROTECTED ]
FDIC insured up to $5M
SEC-regulated custodian
Bank-grade security
[ ZERO_RESTRICTIONS ]
Withdraw anytime
No minimum balance
Corporate card soon
▼▼▼ INTERACTIVE_CALCULATOR: SEE_YOUR_POTENTIAL_SAVINGS ▼▼▼
$
>> ENTER_AMOUNT_IN_USD
[ OUTPUT: ANNUAL_YIELD_DELTA ]
$300,000
>> ADDITIONAL_EARNINGS_PER_YEAR
PROVIDER
APY
ANNUAL_YIELD
MONTHLY
BANK_AVG
2%
$100,000
$8,333
ZERO_FINANCE
8%
$400,000
$33,333
>> DELTA
+6%
+$300,000
+$25,000
>> CALCULATED_ON: $5,000,000 IDLE_CASH