Shield Partner Program

Earn up to $500 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 card. Refer them, track them, get paid.

Backed by a16z crypto$500M+ in transactionsBuilt for foreign-owned businesses
Your payout, per client
$500max milestone
Compliance approval$200
Client transacts $100K+$300
After 5 approved referrals+ 0.3% rev share
Client account · live in 24h$412,860.00
As covered by
What you earn

Simple milestones. Real money.

Earnings example$18,000

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 form submission.
$200
2
That client transacts $100,000+Progress tracked live in your partner dashboard.
$300
3
You reach 5 approved referralsPaid monthly, 12 months from each client's approval date.
Revenue share unlocked0.3% of Shield's profit per client, 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.

Your clients hit a wall right after you finish.

You incorporate the LLC. Then the bank rejects your client: no SSN, no US credit history. The engagement stalls at the finish line, and it's not your fault.

Shield is the last step. You form it, we bank it. Your client remembers who made it happen.

FormationYour work — done
BankingNo SSN, no US credit. Rejected.
ShieldAccount live in 24 hours
For your client

What you're referring them to.

Every client you refer gets their first $100,000 in transactions fee-free.This is the line partners repeat to clients.

US business accounts

USD accounts, no SSN required.

USDT on/off-ramp

Cross-border payments on stablecoin rails, settled in USD.

Visa business charge 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
Expomobile LLCTransacting$118.4K$500
Delta Trading Co.Approved$42.0K$200
Nordwind ImportIn review—Pending
CRM Jewelers Intl.Transacting$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 backing, growing volume, $500M+ transactions.

This is our core product.

Foreign-owned businesses aren't our edge case — they're the only thing we build for.

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 US banking. Get rewarded for solving it.

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

Partner application

Shield Partner Program — Earn up to $500 per client + revenue share