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Bantu
AboutFor Compliance Officers

Audit-grade by design.

Every operation on Bantu — asset issuance, transfer, swap, authorisation, trustline, freeze, clawback — is permanently recorded on an immutable, publicly-accessible ledger. KYC/AML integration points exist at three layers: the asset, the anchor, and the application. Finality is reached in 2–4 seconds, so reconciliation is final at ledger close — not probabilistic, not pending.

Audit trail
Real-time, public

Every operation visible via the Bantu Blockchain Explorer — no privileged access required.

KYC enforcement
Protocol layer

Authorization Required flag means unauthorised accounts cannot receive the asset, period.

Finality
2–4 seconds

No "pending" or "unconfirmed" state persisting beyond a ledger close.

Reconciliation
Single source

The ledger is the record. End-of-day reconciliation simplifies dramatically.

//Audit trail

Real-time. Public. Permanent.

Every operation on Bantu is recorded on the immutable ledger with a precise timestamp and a permanent transaction ID. The Blockchain Explorer makes this accessible to any compliance team without requiring privileged access to any system. For permissioned deployments, the same ledger properties apply within the controlled network.
  • Asset issuance — public, attributable, timestamped
  • Transfer of any asset — sender, recipient, amount, memo
  • Account authorisation events — when access is granted or revoked
  • Trustline creation — every opt-in to hold a non-native asset
  • Freeze and unfreeze — clear, named operations on the ledger
  • Clawback — recoverable assets, with full on-chain provenance
  • Path payments and swaps — multi-hop conversions on the built-in DEX
//KYC / AML integration points

Three layers. Three enforcement points.

Compliance is not bolted on. The protocol gives you three distinct places to enforce identity and screening rules, each with different operational properties. Pick what fits your model.
01
At the asset layer

Authorization Required as a programmatic gate.

Issuers set the Authorization Required flag on any asset that needs verified holders. Before any account can receive or trade the asset, the issuer must explicitly authorise the trustline. Compliance teams get a programmatic enforcement point — no unauthorised account can hold the asset regardless of what the application layer does.

02
At the anchor layer

Identity at the on/off-ramp boundary.

Organisations running fiat on/off ramps (anchors) implement their own KYC/AML processes before allowing users to deposit or withdraw. The anchor model cleanly separates the identity-verification layer from the asset-movement layer, while maintaining a full on-chain record of all asset flows.

03
At the application layer

Full transaction history into your tooling.

The Horizon REST API and the SDKs expose full transaction history, account balances, asset holders, and operation details. Pipe directly into AML monitoring tools, transaction screening systems, or regulatory reporting workflows. The data is structured, well-documented, and consistent across deployments.

//Regulated asset deployments

cNGN — the compliance stack, demonstrated.

The most visible regulated asset on Bantu shows how the layers come together in practice. The permissioned PAPSS deployment goes further still — every participant credentialed at the network access level, creating a closed, auditable participant set within which all transactions are visible and attributable.
  • Issued only by licensed consortium members under CBN authorisation
  • Minted 1:1 against naira deposits held in licensed bank accounts
  • Accessible only through licensed exchanges (Quidax, Busha, Xend Finance, and others)
  • Interoperable with other blockchains via AMTP — while maintaining regulated issuance provenance
// Finality & reconciliation

Final at ledger close. Nothing pending. Nothing probable.

Bantu reaches transaction finality in 2–4 seconds with no probability of reversal through chain reorganisation. There is no concept of a “pending” or “unconfirmed” transaction persisting beyond a ledger close — once a transaction is included in a closed ledger, it is final. End-of-day reconciliation is straightforward. The uncertainty that characterises legacy payment systems and probabilistic blockchain confirmation simply does not apply here.

Confirmation
Deterministic, not probabilistic
Settlement risk
None beyond ledger close
Reconciliation
Ledger == source of truth
// For compliance teams

Walk an asset, sender, or memo through the explorer. Then call us.

The Foundation works with compliance and risk teams evaluating Bantu for regulated-asset issuance, settlement, and on-chain reporting. We'll walk through architecture, integration points, and any specific control flag your jurisdiction requires.