Escrow & Settlement Services

Significant transactions often require specific escrow and settlement services tailored to your needs.

A tailored escrow agreement and third-party account to keep assets ringfenced. Backed by top-tier partners, PSD2 licensing, and global expertise, Vistra ensures secure cross-border transactions with full compliance and peace of mind.

Why choose Vistra?

When entering an escrow or settlement arrangement, you need a partner you can trust. Vistra brings the following strengths to the relationship:

PSD2 license

We’re the first independent corporate service provider with a standalone PSD2 license from the Dutch Central Bank - a partner you can trust.

Speed of service

Receive a fee proposal within 24 hours, with escrow or settlement set up in two weeks or often sooner.

Tailor-made solutions

Our experience with diverse transactions ensures fast document turnaround and tailored solutions for your deal.

Global coverage

Our escrow team at our centre of excellence in Amsterdam work closely with colleagues around the world in more than 45 different jurisdictions.

What do we offer?

Each and every transaction has its own characteristics, therefore we don’t offer a one-size-fits-all solution. Our end-to-end escrow and settlement services cover a wide range of requirements, and we have provided clients with payment security or settlement assurance for all kinds of purposes, including the handling of:

different asset types
large sums of money
all major currencies
multiple jurisdictions
FX requirements
high volumes of payments and payees
specific due diligence and KYC requirements

In order to ease the setup process, we have model escrow agreements available or are happy to work with your standard agreements. Either way, we take an adaptable and flexible approach to ensure the right outcome for you.

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PSD2 Licence

We’re the first independent corporate service provider to receive the PSD2 license from the Dutch Central Bank on a standalone basis – making us a partner you can trust.