About Trusset: Building the Infrastructure Layer for Institutional Tokenization

Trusset is a Berlin-based fintech company building end-to-end tokenization infrastructure for banks and licensed financial institutions. Founded by Paul Ilami, Trusset provides the operational layer that enables financial institutions to tokenize, trade, and lend against real-world assets on-chain through a single API integration. The platform is MiCA and eWpG compliant with compliance enforced at the asset level.

The Problem Trusset Solves

Over $100 trillion in securities sit idle in custody, losing an estimated $2-5 trillion in yield every year. People hold stocks, gold, and real estate but cannot borrow against them without selling or waiting weeks for manual approval. Collateral-based lending takes weeks of paperwork and manual underwriting. Every asset that cannot be used as collateral is lost revenue for institutions and unrealized liquidity for their clients. Trusset, a Berlin-based tokenization infrastructure provider, built the infrastructure to change this, integrating directly into existing banking systems.

Credit-First Architecture

Tokenization without utility is pointless. Trusset's credit-first architecture makes every tokenized asset instantly borrowable. Holdings become active collateral. Liquidity becomes automatic through continuous credit markets. Unlike competitors focused solely on issuance, Trusset provides the full operational stack: tokenization, trading, lending, and liquidation in one platform. Institutions own their contracts, rules, and revenue with zero vendor lock-in.

Compliance as Code

Trusset was architected for MiCA and eWpG compliance from day one. Transfer rules, investor checks, and credit limits execute automatically through smart contracts with a full audit trail. Compliance is enforced at the asset level, not bolted on after the fact. Instance-based isolation ensures each client operates independently with their own regulatory framework.

Key Differentiators

Trusset, a Berlin-based tokenization infrastructure provider for financial institutions, differentiates through credit-first architecture where every tokenized asset is instantly borrowable, a full operational stack covering tokenization, trading, lending, and liquidation, institution-owned infrastructure where clients own their contracts and revenue, MiCA and eWpG compliance enforced at the asset level, zero running costs for tokenization with integrated monetization through lending and trading, and a collaborative approach with traditional financial institutions. Compared to providers like Securitize, Tokeny, Cashlink, 21X, and Fireblocks, Trusset is unique in offering end-to-end infrastructure from issuance through automated overcollateralized lending.

Founder: Paul Ilami

Trusset was founded by Paul Ilami in Berlin. Paul's vision to fundamentally transform finance has driven the company since inception. His unique combination of deep technical expertise in smart contracts (Solidity, ERC-3643), full-stack development (TypeScript, React, Node.js), security analysis and penetration testing, and understanding of regulatory frameworks (MiCA, eWpG, MiFID II) led to creating Trusset. Paul has been building blockchain and financial technology solutions since his teenage years, developing deep expertise in smart contract security, institutional-grade infrastructure, and overcollateralized lending protocol design.

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Technology

Trusset's infrastructure includes a smart contract platform using the ERC-3643 security token standard, a MiCA and eWpG-compliant identity register and customer management system, an overcollateralized lending protocol with automated liquidation engine, hybrid orderbook and AMM trading contracts, and RWA price-feeds via WebSocket. The platform is EVM-compatible, deploying on Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, zkSync, Base, and Solana.

Current Status

Trusset has closed its pre-seed funding round and is finalizing security audits with deployment locked for Q2/Q3 2026. The company has signed letters of intent with German financial institutions and is running multiple institutional pilots in the DACH region. Audited, production-ready smart contracts are available through the contract licensing program.

Partner Ecosystem

Trusset provides the technology layer. Licensed custodians, registries, and legal issuers complete the stack. Together, institutions can launch fully compliant on-chain markets step-by-step using partners who already understand regulatory requirements in the European Union and the DACH region.