Earn up to $750 per client, plus revenue share.

You form US companies for foreign founders. Shield gives those companies US accounts, stablecoin payment rails, and a Visa business credit card. Refer them to Shield and get paid at each milestone.

Backed by a16z crypto$600M+ in transactions
Your payout, per client
$750max in milestones
Compliance approval$200
Client transacts $100K+$300
Approved for a Shield business credit cardUS-registered clients$250
After 5 approved referrals+ 30% rev share
Client account · usually 1 business day$412,860.00
As covered by
What you earn

A payout at each milestone.

Earnings example$12,000

per year in milestone payouts at 2 qualified referrals a month, before revenue share.

2 referrals × 12 months24
Approval payouts$4,800
$100K transaction payouts$7,200
Rev share (est.)+ ongoing
1
Referred client is approved by our compliance teamTriggers at compliance approval, not at form submission.
$200
2
That client transacts $100,000+Track progress live in your partner dashboard.
$300
3
Your referred client is approved for a Shield business credit cardUS-registered clients only.
$250
4
You reach 5 approved referralsPaid monthly for 12 months from each client's approval date.
Revenue share starts30% of Shield's profit per client, for 12 months

What counts as a qualified referral

A business with cross-border payment needs: international suppliers, customers, or payments.
Roughly $1M+ in annual revenue.
Approved by Shield's compliance team. The first payout triggers at compliance approval, not form submission.
For your client

What your clients get.

Every client you refer gets their first $100,000 in transactions fee-free.

Lead with this when you make the intro.

US business accounts
USD accounts, no SSN required.
USDT payments
Send and receive USDT and move between USDT and USD.
Visa business credit card
Global spend from day one.
Compliance-first onboarding
KYB built for foreign-owned businesses, not adapted to them.

Four steps. The work stays on our side.

  1. 1

    Apply

    2-minute form.

  2. 2

    Get approved

    We verify your firm and activate your partner account.

  3. 3

    Refer

    Send your unique link or make a warm intro. We run onboarding and compliance.

  4. 4

    Track & get paid

    Your partner dashboard shows every referral's status and transaction progress. Payouts trigger automatically at each milestone.

Partner Dashboard
ReferralStatusProgressPayout
Meridian Mobile SupplyTransacting$118.4K$750
Delta Trading Co.Approved$42.0K$200
Nordwind ImportIn review—Pending
Northgate JewelersTransacting$76.2K$200

You're putting your name on this. So are we.

Compliance-first.

Full KYB on every business. We'd rather decline a referral than create a problem for you.

Backed by a16z crypto.

Institutional investors and $600M+ in transactions.

This is our core product.

Foreign-owned businesses are the only customers we build for, not an edge case.

Frequently asked questions

A business with cross-border payment needs and roughly $1M+ in annual revenue, approved by Shield's compliance team.

Your clients need a US account. Get paid for helping them open one.

Approved partners get a unique referral link and dashboard access the same week.

Partner application

Shield Partner Program: earn up to $750 per client + revenue share