# Business documentation

Source: https://docs.settlemint.com/docs/business
Choose the right DALP business guide for evaluation, market context, use-case
routing, compliance posture, market data infrastructure, terminology, and
legal notices before an architecture review.




The business guides help executives, programme owners, and evaluators decide whether DALP fits a regulated digital asset programme. Use them to see what DALP covers, where your organisation still makes operating decisions, and which guide to read before an architecture or procurement review.

Start with the question in front of you. Use the executive overview for the platform model, market context for institutional requirements, use cases for asset-class routing, compliance posture for controls, market data for pricing integrity, the glossary for terminology, and the legal pages for terms and privacy notices.

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DALP provides platform capabilities, lifecycle controls, supported asset templates, compliance enforcement, market data primitives, and the operating split described below. Your organisation decides the business case, jurisdiction, custody policy, issuer mandate, regulator engagement, distribution approach, and operating model that sit around those capabilities.

These guides describe supported DALP behaviour and shared terminology. They do not create legal opinions, custody arrangements, SLA terms, regulator approvals, bridge operations, or non-EVM deployment support. Treat those items as organisation-specific decisions unless a detail page states a DALP behaviour explicitly.

## What DALP covers [#what-dalp-covers]

DALP gives a regulated digital asset programme one EVM-based platform. It handles asset issuance and compliance enforcement, routes signing through your custody provider, coordinates settlement, services lifecycle operations, supplies market data, and maintains indexed operating records. The business guides describe that model in buyer language so an evaluator can test fit before reading the architecture or integration documentation.

| Area               | DALP defines                                                                                  | Your organisation defines                                                                  |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Platform model     | Lifecycle controls, asset templates, compliance enforcement, custody-routed signing, evidence | Business case, target operating model, jurisdictional scope, and risk appetite             |
| Asset programme    | Supported asset classes, instrument templates, servicing operations, and lifecycle states     | Issuer mandates, distribution channels, investor base, and commercial terms                |
| Compliance posture | Identity registry, claims, transfer controls, audit-log emission, and enforcement evidence    | Regulator engagement, legal opinions, jurisdictional approvals, and policy ownership       |
| Exclusions         | Documented platform behaviour and shared terminology only                                     | Custody arrangements, SLA commitments, bridge operations, and non-EVM deployment decisions |

## Pick the right path [#pick-the-right-path]

| If you need to...                          | Start here                                                              | Then read                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Evaluate DALP for a new programme          | [Executive overview](/docs/business/introduction)                       | [DALP solution model](/docs/business/dalp-solution) and [Platform capabilities](/docs/business/dalp-overview)            |
| Understand institutional requirements      | [What institutions require](/docs/business/market-challenges)           | [Digital asset lifecycle platform](/docs/business/digital-asset-lifecycle-platform)                                      |
| Match an asset class to a DALP template    | [Use cases](/docs/business/use-cases)                                   | The corporate bonds, equities, funds, stablecoins, real estate, precious metals, deposits, and structured products pages |
| Review the compliance and security posture | [Compliance and security](/docs/business/compliance-security)           | [Security overview](/docs/compliance-security/security) for the layered control model                                    |
| Decide how market data is sourced and used | [Market data infrastructure](/docs/business/market-data-infrastructure) | [Feeds overview](/docs/developers/feeds/overview) for the integration view                                               |
| Bring reviewers to shared terminology      | [Glossary](/docs/business/glossary)                                     | [Architecture overview](/docs/architects/overview) for the technical mapping                                             |
| Review legal terms before procurement      | [Terms of service](/docs/business/legal/terms-of-service)               | [Privacy policy](/docs/business/legal/privacy-policy)                                                                    |

## Evaluation model [#evaluation-model]

DALP exposes four business-facing layers:

* The platform capabilities describe what the system does after the first token is created: issuance, holder controls, settlement, servicing, evidence generation, and integration surfaces.
* The use case library matches each supported asset class to instrument templates, lifecycle controls, and external operating responsibilities. Use the page to confirm whether a target asset fits the existing model before scoping integration work.
* The compliance and market data sections explain the control model: identity claims and transfer enforcement, market data primitives, and pricing integrity for valuation.
* The glossary and legal sections give reviewers shared language and the procurement-ready terms before an architecture review.

Most evaluations combine all four layers. Read the executive overview first, then use the asset programme and compliance pages to test the operating model. Move to [architecture documentation](/docs/architects) when reviewers need deployment detail, and to [developer documentation](/docs/developers) when integration work begins.

## Start here [#start-here]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Executive overview" href="/docs/business/introduction">
    The asset tokenization model DALP applies to regulated EVM-based assets. Start here before reading architecture or integration pages.
  </Card>

  <Card title="DALP solution model" href="/docs/business/dalp-solution">
    The operating model connecting issuance to audit evidence. Explains where DALP responsibility ends and institution responsibility begins.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Platform capabilities" href="/docs/business/dalp-overview">
    What DALP covers end-to-end: issuance through custody-routed signing to indexed records.
  </Card>
</Cards>

## Market context [#market-context]

<Cards>
  <Card title="What institutions require" href="/docs/business/market-challenges">
    The controls institutional programmes need once the first token is live. Covers the gap between simple token issuance and regulated programme operation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Digital asset lifecycle platform" href="/docs/business/digital-asset-lifecycle-platform">
    What a digital asset lifecycle platform does for regulated tokenized assets. Explains the five cooperating layers and when DALP is the right fit.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Market data infrastructure" href="/docs/business/market-data-infrastructure">
    How issuer-signed prices, exchange rates, directory registration, and valuation controls work together.
  </Card>
</Cards>

## Asset use cases [#asset-use-cases]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Use case overview" href="/docs/business/use-cases">
    DALP asset classes and instrument templates mapped against the same EVM lifecycle. Use this page to confirm a target asset fits the existing model before scoping integration work.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Corporate bonds" href="/docs/business/use-cases/corporate-bonds">
    Tokenized debt instruments with coupon schedules and maturity controls. Covers the operating responsibilities that sit outside the platform.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Equities" href="/docs/business/use-cases/equities">
    Equity tokens with dividend distribution and holder eligibility controls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Private equity" href="/docs/business/use-cases/private-equity">
    Private equity programmes with capital calls and investor eligibility controls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Real estate" href="/docs/business/use-cases/real-estate">
    Real estate exposure tokenized with investor eligibility and servicing workflows. Covers both direct ownership and fund-based models.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Precious metals" href="/docs/business/use-cases/precious-metals">
    Collateral-backed precious metals tokens with reserve controls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stablecoins" href="/docs/business/use-cases/stablecoins">
    Collateral-backed stablecoins with reserve attestation and lifecycle controls. Covers the full minting and burning workflow with compliance enforcement.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deposits" href="/docs/business/use-cases/deposits">
    Deposit certificates with interest accrual and redemption controls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Structured products" href="/docs/business/use-cases/structured-products">
    Structured products with conditional payoffs and lifecycle workflows. Includes barrier notes, principal-protected notes, and auto-callable structures.
  </Card>
</Cards>

## Compliance and trust [#compliance-and-trust]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Compliance and security" href="/docs/business/compliance-security">
    How DALP embeds regulatory controls into transaction execution. Covers the executive control model before an architecture review.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security overview" href="/docs/compliance-security/security">
    The layered control model: identity, access, wallet verification, compliance, and custody.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source verification" href="/docs/compliance-security/source-verification/overview">
    How reviewers trace deployed EVM contracts and operating evidence.
  </Card>
</Cards>

## Reference [#reference]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Glossary" href="/docs/business/glossary">
    Plain-language definitions for tokenization, regulated assets, compliance, custody, and settlement terms. Use before strategy, risk, or sales discussions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Terms of service" href="/docs/business/legal/terms-of-service">
    The procurement-ready terms to review before signing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Privacy policy" href="/docs/business/legal/privacy-policy">
    The DALP privacy notice covering data handling and retention.
  </Card>
</Cards>