Find the risk before the money moves.
CRT is developing a professional framework to help physical-trade participants establish who a person is, what authority they hold and whether a transaction is ready to proceed.
CRT is not currently a regulator, licensing authority, government body or accreditation agency. The framework described on this site is a proposal in development.
Trade control view
A transaction is more than a document
Identity
Is the person known and professionally accountable?
Authority
Can they act for the organisation they claim to represent?
Evidence
Do the documents support the stated transaction?
Control
Are approvals, instructions and changes traceable?
Public verification
Check a CRT number or credential status
The public verification area is being prepared as part of the proposed framework. Any demonstration records are clearly labelled and carry no regulatory standing.
The problem
Trade can look legitimate long before it is safe.
Fraud and avoidable loss often sit in the gaps between identity, authority, documentation and payment.
A name is not authority
An email signature, business card or company domain does not prove that a person can commit an organisation to a transaction.
A document is not a transaction
Certificates, invoices and contracts can appear plausible while the parties, instructions or underlying goods remain unverified.
A payment is often irreversible
By the time false authority or altered instructions are discovered, funds or documents may already have moved.
The proposed CRT framework
Three controls around the human decision.
CRT is being designed around practical questions that arise before a physical-trade commitment is made.
Professional identity
A durable profile linking the individual to experience, conduct, competence and accountable contact details.
Authority evidence
A time-bound, verifiable record of who may represent an organisation, for what purpose and within which limits.
Transaction controls
Structured checks, evidence trails and controlled changes before documents, instructions or money move.
Demonstration interface
Trade Integrity Passport
Counterparty
Example Commodities Ltd
Identity review pending
Authority
Mandate evidence
Scope must be confirmed
Readiness review
2 unresolved controls
A proposed control record
One place to see what is known, missing and changed.
The proposed Trade Integrity Passport would bring identity, authority, evidence and transaction-control information into a single reviewable record.
- Separate verified facts from claims and uploaded documents.
- Expose expired, missing or conflicting authority evidence.
- Preserve a traceable record of reviews, approvals and changes.
Honest project status
What exists now, and what does not.
The initiative must earn trust by being precise about its current stage. Proposed systems are not presented as operational services.
Read the full status statementAvailable now
- Public explanation of the CRT proposal
- Founding-stage project and governance information
- Development roadmap and status disclosures
- Channels for stakeholder contact and scrutiny
In development
- Professional standards and competence framework
- Registration and credential specifications
- Authority and transaction-control tools
- Independent governance and assurance arrangements
Built with the market, not above it
A serious framework needs challenge from every side of a trade.
CRT is seeking informed scrutiny from traders, chambers, banks, insurers, lawyers, logistics specialists, academics and public bodies.
Research and trade intelligence