Est. 2026
Funder Certification for Alternative Finance
Join the list of funders doing things the right way.
Join the list of funders doing things the right way.
Our mission is to help establish a standard for protecting merchant data in alternative finance. Unlike traditional lending, the industry has lacked clear expectations around handling sensitive information, allowing backdooring and other forms of data misuse to persist. Secure Funder™ helps close that gap through independent, evidence-based verification of technical safeguards — giving the market a clearer way to identify responsible funders and making it harder for bad actors to operate without accountability.
Get listed in the Aquamark portal, where 200+ brokers protect documents, and invite Secure Broker™ members to partner through the member portal.
Merchants are increasingly aware of backdooring. Display your digital badge on your website or email signature as a visible trust signal.
Private investment banks and capital providers support the program. Members are invited to inquire.
Security standards are evolving alongside emerging regulation. Get ahead of what's coming.
Signal your commitment to the industry immediately.
90-day grace period to complete verification.
For funders with safeguards already in place, or those who use the framework as a path to improve.
Schedule a CallMost funders don't meet every requirement on day one — and that's okay. This program is designed to give you the framework to get there. If you care about doing things the right way, we want to hear from you.
Hosted on SOC 2 infrastructure.
Screen recordings, screenshots, documents.
90-day grace period, extensions available.
Message program team and other members.
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Membership is open — join the organizations helping strengthen trust in alternative finance.
Without shared standards, everyone in the chain is exposed.
Weak controls create opportunities for bad actors with access.
Stolen submissions lead to unauthorized solicitation and excessive stacking.
Overextended merchants struggle to repay and don't renew.
With nearly 20 years in alternative finance, Christina brings deep operational experience spanning ISO operations, funder relationships, and the day-to-day realities of how merchant data moves through the industry. She founded Aquamark to address industry-wide data security challenges she witnessed firsthand, and created Secure Funder and Secure Broker to establish a practical framework for self-governance.
Join the organizations helping strengthen trust in alternative finance.
