Fundingshield
“Can a pay-per-transaction wire and title fraud prevention platform become the universal settlement risk infrastructure layer for the entire mortgage and real estate closing ecosystem?”
FundingShield was founded as a fintech focused on wire and title fraud prevention in the mortgage and real estate settlement ecosystem. The company built an API-driven, pay-per-transaction compliance platform that embeds directly into loan origination systems such as ICE Mortgage Technology Encompass, enabling lenders to validate closing agents, verify wire instructions, and confirm insurance in real time. In 2025, FundingShield expanded beyond mortgage lenders with PaymentShield, an industry-agnostic bank account verification product built on Mastercard Open Banking, signaling a broader push into payment verification for any sector. The company is now positioning itself as a mission-critical fraud and settlement risk infrastructure layer rather than a pure mortgage-vertical tool.