Funder Certification for
Alternative Finance

Good companies should be easy to identify.

Our mission is to establish a visible standard in alternative finance. In an industry with limited barriers and inconsistent oversight, data misuse has become a persistent concern, damaging trust, exposing business owners, and undermining funders who choose to operate with care. Secure Funder™ exists to independently identify responsible companies and create a clear framework others can follow.

Membership Benefits

Digital Badge

Merchants are increasingly aware of "backdooring." Display your badge on your website and email signature as a visible trust signal.

Regulatory Readiness

Security standards are evolving alongside emerging regulation. Get ahead of what's coming.

Stand apart.

Give brokers and merchants a clear reason to choose you.

Are You Eligible?

MCA
Working Capital
Term Loan
Line of Credit
Equipment Financing
Invoice Factoring
Asset-Based Lending
SBA
E-Commerce
Credit Card Split

For companies providing alternative business funding loans and advances.

Strengthen relationships in a competitive market, protect small business owners and contribute to change.

Certification Process

Secure Funder™ Certified 2026

Member Portal

Self-guided and secure.

Upload Evidence

Recordings, screenshots, documents.

On Your Schedule

90-day grace period, extensions available.

Collaborative

Message us for support.

Cost of No Standards.

Data theft leads to stacking, leaving merchants overleveraged and less likely to renew.

Program Director

Christina Duncan — Program Director, Secure Funder

Christina Duncan

San Francisco, CA
Every industry reaches a point where trust around data has to be demonstrated. SOC 2 gave that to the SaaS world. Alternative finance needs one too — something industry-specific and more practical for this community. The goal is not to make this hard. It’s to make responsible companies easier to find in an industry that could really use it.

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