Freelancers, marketplaces, and businesses use FidesVault when a deal is too large to do on trust. If it is legal and it is yours to sell, escrow keeps both sides protected from funding to release.
Define the deliverable clearly when you create the deal. Escrow protects the buyer until the work is delivered, and protects the freelancer from a payment that never arrives after delivery.
Freelance & development work
Pay for a build, a bug fix, or a design milestone. The buyer funds up front, the seller delivers, the buyer reviews, then funds release.
Milestone-based projects
Break a larger engagement into stages so each completed milestone settles on its own before the next begins.
Consulting & B2B services
Audits, retainers, setup work, or a defined scope between two companies with no prior relationship. Agree the deliverable up front so acceptance is unambiguous.
A neutral party holds the funds while the order is fulfilled, so neither the platform nor the parties have to front the risk.
Marketplace orders & payouts
Hold buyer funds while an order is fulfilled, then release to the seller on confirmation — so a marketplace never has to arbitrate with its own money at stake.
Domains & online assets
Transfer a domain name or an established website. The mediator confirms the transfer landed before settlement.
High-value private sales
Two parties who found each other online and need a neutral third party to hold the money while the handover happens.
Anything delivered as a file, a key, or a transfer. The buyer funds the deal, the seller delivers, and the completion clock keeps things moving toward release.
Source code & software
Sell a finished app, script, plugin, or template. Funds are held until the buyer confirms the files download and run as described.
Digital files & licenses
E-books, design assets, datasets, and legitimate software licenses or product keys — released once the buyer verifies they work.
Account & subscription transfers
Transfer ownership of an account or membership you are entitled to sell. These carry extra risk, so they are routed to a mediator for review before release.
Selling an account you legitimately own is allowed, but these categories carry extra risk and are routed to a mediator for review before funds can release. Only trade accounts you have the right to sell.
Social media accounts
Hand over an account you legitimately own. Credentials change hands under escrow protection with a mediator verifying the handover.
Gaming accounts
Sell an account you own. Escrow holds the payment until the buyer confirms access and recovery details.
Licenses & activation keys
Legitimate keys and licenses, verified as working before the money moves.
Some things are never allowed
Firearms, drugs, stolen accounts or data, bulk or mass-created accounts, and any illegal goods or services are banned outright. Every deal is automatically screened against our prohibited list when it is created, and banned items are rejected. Review the full list before you start.
See prohibited & restricted itemsAI contract scanner & deal checker
We are building an AI-powered scanner that extracts key terms, obligations, and dates, flags risky or non-standard clauses, and checks deals against company policy and playbooks — re-checked every time a document is uploaded, edited, or re-submitted, with human review for consequential decisions.
Open an escrow deal and transact with both sides protected.