Debitum: A Borderless Small Business Financing Network On The Blockchain

Debitum is a borderless, small business financing network that seeks to revolutionalize the alternative finance industry to enable more small to medium businesses to obtain loans in situations that may previously have been difficult, time consuming, or outright impossible.

Through the implementation of the Ethereum blockchain together with smart contracts and off-chain apps, Debitum will revamp the alternative finance industry to better facilitate smaller businesses when obtaining loans.

According to a review by the World Bank, although SMEs’ more than 2/3rds of SMEs do not have access to credit. Over recent years alternative financing via peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, balance-sheet lending, invoice trading (loans backed by account receivables) and VAT financing, has served to assist financing for SMEs, however no single solution encompasses all fields of business. As a result, the global credit gap still stands at a whopping $2 trillion, accounted by the World Bank Organization and the IFC.

Alternative financing can be seen as way to help smaller venture s grow until they become “bankable”; to tick all the boxes required for modern day banking powerhouses to issue a loan. However, whilst the new online marketplaces can reach all corners of the globe, these non-crypt, or fiat, solutions are limited to operate within a single marketplace typically based up the currency used by the region, as well different cultural and business ethics.

By utilizing crypto currency, blockchain has the power to truly create an open marketplace for alternative lending. Cryptos are borderless and hold the same value anywhere in the world. This gives Debitum a universal payment tool that can help resolve one of the issues the causes such a larger credit cap. Furthermore, the open source software, and automated smart contracts, enable such as system to function without any intermediary, which eliminates middleman fees to make the process much cheaper than traditional methods.

Information About Debitum

Coin Name : Debitum (DEB)

Total Supply : 400,000,000

Pre Ico Price : USD 0.1000

Ico Price : USD 0.02833

Tokens/Money Raised Through ICO : USD 6.80 M / 6000 ETH raised

White Paper : https://debitum.network/assets/files/Debitum-White-Paper.pdf?a_aid=bon

Token Type : ERC223

The Debitum Ecosystem

Three Pillar Ethos…

Debitum is built upon three main pillars, these included true decentralization, hybrid connecting crypto and fiat, and being trust based. Through these foundations it seeks to connect SMEs with global investors looking to distribute capital and increase their portfolio.

Communities

In order to do this, Debitum will organize participants into groups called communities. Each community will consist of various service providers and institutional borrowers, which could anyone from individuals, to alternative finance companies already operating in the industry.

The system encourages each user, as well as the whole group, to participate in the ecosystem and gain more trust, by rating their actions. Each transaction and service performed will either earn the community a rating, or lose them a rating.

Communities are ran by a leader who receives a fee from the community’s trust arbitrage smart contract when members are active. This will incentivize the leader to develop business and grow the community. The group is also responsible for resolving issues, and additional functions are built into the trust arbitrage smart contract so that the leader can manage this task.

This structure of communities ensures the decentralized ecosystem is self sufficient, with participants maintaining control.

To set up a community a user, or organization implements the Debitum Network Community smart contract interface / API. The initiators must then provide a rating calculation algorithm for community members and make it available for audit by the Debitum Network Trust Arbitrage. Alternatively the Community trust arbitrage smart contract is available for those who are not required to write their own algorithm.

Inappropriate actions, or users who underperform will be required to improve their behavior or face being removed from the community. If these actions aren’t followed up then the community leader, and sometimes even the community itself, can have their Debitum tokens frozen until a decision is made to resolve the situation. This could include tokens being reimbursed to the affected party, ratings being dropped, or users even being banned from the network altogether.

Hybrid Connecting Crypto and Fiat

The introduction of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain has fuelled the development of decentralized platform that are borderless and not subject to expensive currency exchange rates. However, despite the fact that the borderless nature of cryptos opens the currency to users worldwide, the seemingly complicated technology behind the concept, as well as the lack of user-friendly application designed to manage these finances, has seriously hindered the adoption of the technology; a factor that Debitum has not failed to address.

In order to make the platform more accessible to those who may not have much knowledge about blockchain, the team has introduced a hybrid connecting crypto and fiat currency protocol. This allows users to receive loans, and pay them back, in fiat currencies, with all transactions still being logged on the blockchain via the designated fiat facilitator.

The Debitum Token, an ERC223 token, can be used solely to pay for transactions on the network, whilst the finances being loaned can be managed with traditional currency. Cryptos are still in early days, and therefore are still extremely volatile. Introducing a hybrid format that enables loan principles and interest payments to be managed in the traditional manner using existing legacy systems, which makes the whole system easier to comprehend by those with little to no experience with cryptos and the blockchain.

Loan Capital

Although the platform functions on a p2p basis, Debitum realizes the need for more than a simple twofold approach. Instead the network requires three parties to form a community; the lender, borrower and investor.

The investor replaces the function of a loan broker, replacing the middleman for vested party that need not charge extortionate fees.

Loan capital is derived from physical goods that are deal with off chain. The borrower puts up assets to act as collateral for the loan. A verifier then assesses the deal, outlines the risks factors and approves the assets to create a pricing structure. Investors may then insure the agreement to ensure full, or sometimes partial, repayment is made. Investors may then use the secondary market to liquidate their loan positions, and new investors may then enter the market to positions already invested in.

The borrower then pays back the loan, or defaults on it, at which point debt collection process it started, and insurance policies are executed. Following the transaction trust ratings are updated based on a smart contract that defines the conditions for all involved.

Debitum will ensure compatibility and interoperability with other existing finance or FinTech solutions by providing a way for companies new to, or currently operating in, the alternative finance industry, to consolidate their services to create an effective go-to hub for SMEs seeking credit.

The minimal viable product (MVP) is already available from the company’s website,

Real World Applications

The Debitum will initially be aimed at countries where business trust isn’t granted. This will help close the credit gap as these countries greatly contribute to the large different in those who can, and those who can’t get credit.

The platform has many real world applications. One of which is as follows:

Being denied the opportunity to obtain loans for a business can seriously hinder growth, and since the local banks that previously funded a majority of the small businesses in the area have dwindled, only to be replaced by larger financial coporate-esque banks that maximize profits using inflexible standardized legacy solutions to manage larger businesses.

Prior to the Internet age, most SME’s were typically able to receive loans from local banks, and building societies. However the dawn of the new digital era encompassed much of the finance industry and as a result, these local banks that helped fuel these local economies were replaced with large corporations only interested in financing larger projects for greater returns.

This transformation of the banking system forced many SME’s to go out of business, and still to this day, it’s harder than ever for smaller companies to get the financial help required to enable growth.

For example — A sandwich takeaway shop that is popular for its lunchtime menu receives an order from one of its regular customers; an office located on a higher floor in the same building. However, the office that has recently expanded, and instead of the 30 sandwiches and beverages the team usually order, the request is now for 100 sandwiches and accompanying beverages. The customer orders at least 3 times per week so it’s extremely important for the shop to be able to handle the request, and get it right, in order to secure the additional 70 sandwiches becomes a regular order. A rather simple equation, except the last minute order means they can not get the ingredients from their regular suppliers, instead they must go the markets or the supermarket and pay in cash.

Purchasing ingredients and supplies at retail prices increases costs and decreases profits; furthermore, it can cause cash flow issues, as the shop may not have contingency funds available to make the additional purchases.

Unfortunately it’s extremely common for SME’s to be put in similar situations, and often they simply go without getting a loan. As a result, growth is hindered dramatically, and in some cases such circumstances can see the shop losing custom as the now 70px strong group of office workers still wish to eat together and thus, take their business elsewhere.

Using Debitum the shop can source a willing lender automatically, and the loan can be issued almost immediately. The ingredients can now be purchased, and the loan paid back once the revenues have been received

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Extra

BitcoinTalk URL: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2321064.0?a_aid=bon

Staff / Team Info :

Name :Mārtiņš Liberts

Title :CO-FOUNDER / VISIONARY

Bio : Well established executive and entrepreneur with deep insight in technology, finance, and the future.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/martins-liberts-6607b6/?a_aid=bon

Extra Links :https://twitter.com/mliberts?a_aid=bon https://medium.com/@mliberts?a_aid=bon

Name :Donatas Juodelis

Title :CO-FOUNDER / PARTNER RELATIONS

Bio : Global networker making strong connections worldwide and having the ability to inspire individuals joining the cause.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/donatas-juodelis-60886465/?a_aid=bon

Name :Justas Šaltinis

Title :CO-FOUNDER / FINANCING OPERATIONS

Bio : Successful Certified CFA with an established track record in creating alternative financing eco-system.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/justas-%C5%A1altinis-cfa-57a93714/?a_aid=bon

Name :Mažvydas Mackevičius

Title :TECHNOLOGY LEAD / BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY EXPERT

Bio : Certified enterprise architect with deep experience in development of secure and scalable financial and global solutions.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/mazvydasmackevicius/?a_aid=bon

Extra Links :https://github.com/debitum?a_aid=bon

Name :Märt Lume

Title :LEAD PRODUCT MANAGER

Bio : Employee #1 in what became Slack. Has produced many successful consumer and enterprise software projects in the last 10 years.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/martlume/?a_aid=bon

Name :Monika Varkalytė

Title :CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Bio : Inspiring professional having strong brand creation, marketing and UX/UI background.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikavarkalyte/?a_aid=bon

Name :Reginaldas Raila

Title :SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Bio : Experienced enterprise developer focusing on development of business process automation for financial and payment related solutions.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/reginaldas-raila-b5aba094/?a_aid=bon

Name :Andrius Bilinevičius

Title :SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Bio : Passionate front-end developer focusing on user experience and design, continuously improving his clean coding and deployment automation skills.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrius-bilinevi%C4%8Dius-563199110/?a_aid=bon

Name :Tomas Babelis

Title :SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Bio : Excited about his master degree in theoretical physics and astrophysics, loves solving complicated and algorithms based challenges.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomas-babelis-022167101/?a_aid=bon

Name :Paulius Gasėnas

Title :SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Bio : Craftsman of integrations able to connect any two solutions ensuring high security and scalability of final solutions.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulius-gas%C4%97nas-0b6585113/?a_aid=bon

Name :Vytis Papečkys

Title BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER:

Bio : Enjoys international community and networking, has strong sense of purpose and loves to work on meaningful projects.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/vytis-papeckys-5b4995110/?a_aid=bon

Name :Eglė Sereičikienė

Title :OPERATIONS

Bio : Detail oriented professional with an extensive experience in SME financing operations.

Name :Evelina Stundžienė

Title :COMMUNICATION MANAGER

Bio : Evelina is an excellent copywriter and translator, with a background in social media, communications, and community management.

LinkedIn :https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelinastundziene/?a_aid=bon