Milestones nobody wrote down
Scope drifts because the definition of done was a conversation, not a record. Both sides remember it differently when it matters.
Covalt Work
Work across borders.Pay when the work is proven.
Commission international work with transactions governed by clear conditions, evidence and verification. Agree what completion means, then let the transaction follow the conditions instead of the negotiation.
WK-2041 · Milestone 2
Design system and portal shell
£6,200Conditions met
Two conditions recorded · evidence submitted · verification in progress
Cross-border work shouldn't depend entirely on trust.
Trust is the right thing to build. It is the wrong thing to rely on as the only mechanism in a transaction between parties in different countries.
Payment uncertainty
The provider waits without knowing what triggers payment. The business pays forward without knowing what it is getting.
Evidence gaps
Files in inboxes, approvals in chat threads. When a milestone is questioned, there is nothing structured to point at.
Cross-border transaction risk
Different jurisdictions, currencies and norms. Trust is asked to carry the weight that structure should be carrying.
The sequence
How Covalt Work works
01
Agree
Define the work and the conditions that mark each milestone complete, before anyone starts.
02
Fund
The transaction is structured through Covalt, with the agreed conditions attached to it.
03
Work
The provider completes the agreed work against a milestone that cannot move without them.
04
Verify
Evidence is checked against the conditions that were agreed — not against a mood or a memory.
05
Settle
Payment proceeds when the transaction rules are satisfied, milestone by milestone in order.
Where it is used
Any commissioned work where completion can be described, evidenced and verified.
- International software development
- Design projects
- Consulting
- Marketing projects
- Professional services
- Construction and project milestones
- International agencies
- Remote contractors
- Supplier and service work
For businesses
Commission with confidence.
- Write the conditions for completion before the work begins.
- Release milestone by milestone, in the order you agreed.
- Keep every approval and piece of evidence attached to the transaction.
- Engage providers in other countries without inventing your own process.
For workers
Do the work. Know what the transaction requires.
- See the exact conditions attached to each milestone up front.
- Submit evidence against those conditions, not into an inbox.
- Watch the milestone move through its recorded status, publicly to both sides.
- No renegotiation of what completion meant after you delivered it.
Infrastructure
Covalt Work is powered by Covalt transaction infrastructure.
Conditions are recorded
Each milestone is a transaction with its conditions written into it. Covalt holds that record, not a document in a folder.
Order is enforced
A milestone cannot settle ahead of the one before it. The sequence is enforced by the infrastructure, not by the storefront.
Coordination, not custody
Covalt does not hold your money. Payment is authorised, captured and paid out by regulated payment rails; Covalt records the conditions and the outcome.