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Confidential supplier payments let a business pay its vendors onchain without revealing who its suppliers are, how much it pays them, or on what terms. Payment amounts and counterparties are encrypted, while the business keeps a full audit trail and can disclose specific payments when required. Ryle provides the confidential asset infrastructure to run these payment flows.

The scenario

A company pays a network of suppliers and wants the speed and programmability of onchain settlement — but vendor relationships, pricing, and payment volumes are competitively sensitive.

Why public chains fail it

On a public chain, every supplier payment names the recipient and the amount. Over time this exposes the full supplier list, negotiated terms, and order volumes — a competitive intelligence leak. See public blockchain exposure.

How confidentiality and selective disclosure solve it

Confidential digital assets encrypt payment amounts and keep counterparties unexposed, while remaining verifiable. Selective disclosure lets the business prove a specific payment to a supplier or auditor — for dispute resolution or reconciliation — without revealing the rest of its vendor activity.

What Ryle enables

  • Pay suppliers in a confidential stablecoin or asset.
  • Keep vendor relationships, amounts, and terms private.
  • Prove individual payments to a counterparty or auditor on demand.
  • Integrate payments via API alongside existing AP systems.

FAQ

Yes. Selective disclosure lets the payer prove a specific payment to the supplier without exposing other vendor activity.
No. With the optional white-label wallet, suppliers get a per-user embedded wallet provisioned automatically — no seed phrases or key management.