Institution boundary

Each API key belongs to one institution and acts as the borrower who created it. Vantage limits every request to that institution.

Collateral

Vantage credits confirmed deposits to an internal collateral ledger. The position endpoint values that ledger with current prices and returns borrowing capacity and LTV. NGN collateral is credited only after Vantage verifies the bank receipt.

Credit lifecycle

1

Quote

A quote fixes the rate and collateral requirement for 45 seconds.
2

Application

Quote acceptance creates an approved application. A direct application enters review without a firm quote.
3

Loan

Disbursement creates the loan and locks its collateral. Eligible cNGN loans can disburse automatically.
4

Settlement

Confirmed repayment closes the loan. Vantage then releases digital collateral to the approved return address.

Settlement

cNGN debt is denominated in NGN at a 1:1 peg. Treat resource IDs and transaction hashes as reconciliation keys.