Due Diligence Made Simple: How OPTKAS Streamlines the Modern Issuance Process

'What do you need from us?' That is always the first question, and it is the right question. The answer determines whether a client proceeds or walks. If the answer is a thirty-item list of documents with no clear timeline and no obvious structure, the client walks — not because they are not interested, but because they cannot see the finish line.

The OPTKAS intake process is designed to answer that question in two minutes: nine structured steps, clear requirements at each stage, a save-and-resume capability for multi-week completion, and a dedicated relationship manager — that is me or a member of my team — who stays with you through the process from submission to certificate.

Our intake form walks every issuer through nine stages. Here is what each one actually involves from a practical standpoint:

• ▸Issuer Profile: legal entity details — name, jurisdiction, tax ID, regulatory status. Standard corporate information you already have documented
• ▸Asset Details: CUSIP, ISIN, face value, maturity date. Information your treasury desk has in real time
• ▸Treasury Exposure: notional amount, reserve rate, concentration parameters. Usually a one-page spreadsheet from your risk team
• ▸Distribution & Jurisdiction: investor type (accredited, qualified purchaser), offering type, settlement rail. Your legal counsel will have this
• ▸Settlement & Custody: custodian name and account reference, settlement bank. Your operations team handles this
• ▸Transfer Restrictions: lock-up period, maximum holder count, transfer policy. Determined by your legal counsel based on offering type
• ▸Legal Documents: subscription agreement, offering memorandum, custody agreement, KYC package. Documents you should already have for any securities offering
• ▸Contact & Sponsor: primary contact and internal relationship manager. Takes two minutes
• ▸Review & Submit: final check before submission to our intake team

Here is what clients actually experience: intake form completion takes between three and five business days for clients who have their documentation organized. Our intake team reviews submissions within two business days. KYC screening typically completes in three to seven business days depending on entity complexity. Legal review varies — simple structures take one to two weeks, complex cross-border structures up to four weeks. Custody confirmation typically takes one week once custodian documentation is provided.

From a complete submission to first token mint, well-prepared clients are looking at five to eight weeks. That is materially faster than traditional securities issuance, and unlike traditional issuance, the process is fully documented and auditable at every stage — which matters enormously for your compliance team.

The clients who move fastest are the ones who come to the table with organized documentation and a clear legal opinion. The clients who slow down are the ones who are still working through whether their offering structure is compliant. We can help with the former; we cannot do the work of the latter for you.

If you want to talk through your specific situation before starting the intake, call or email me: jimmy@optkas.com. That conversation costs nothing and usually saves two to four weeks of back-and-forth in the intake process itself.