Freelance gigs, by milestone
Hire a designer or developer you found online. Fund each stage, release as work lands, no upfront-in-full, no ghosting.
Split by stage
For individuals
Trust the project,
not the stranger.
You found them online. You've never met. On Nnarksup you don't have to gamble on their word. Your money stays locked until delivery is verified, so a project between two people who've never met becomes safe for both.
Money held, not sentReleased only on proofMilestone-gated
A real project, step by step
Ama in Accra buys a camera from Kwame in Kumasi
She found the listing online and has never met him. Follow the money, from the moment they agree, to the moment it releases, and watch where the risk actually goes.
- 1Ama · buyer
Ama and Kwame agree the project
They set one milestone, a working camera, delivered to Accra in five days, with clear photos on arrival. Both sign off on exactly what 'done' means before a cedi moves.
Terms agreed - 2Ama · buyer
Ama funds the escrow
The money leaves Ama's spendable balance, but it does not go to Kwame. It is locked against this one milestone. Kwame can see it is committed, but cannot touch it yet.
Funds locked - 3Kwame · seller
Kwame ships the camera
Now that the money is verifiably committed, Kwame packs and posts the camera to Accra with real confidence. He isn't chasing a promise. He's fulfilling a funded project.
Funds locked - 4Kwame · seller
Delivery + evidence uploaded
The camera arrives. Kwame's proof of delivery, and Ama's own photos of the working unit, get attached to the milestone as the record of what actually happened.
Awaiting review - 5Ama · buyer
Ama verifies it's what she agreed
Ama checks the camera against the terms she set. It works, it matches, so she approves. Release is gated on this proof, never on a stranger's word or a blind button-press.
Verified - 6Kwame · seller
Funds release to Kwame
Only now does the escrow open. The exact amount for this milestone settles to Kwame. Two people who had never met completed a project neither had to trust on faith.
Released
Where it protects you
Any project where you'd normally just hope
If money and delivery don't happen at the same moment, someone is exposed. Nnarksup closes that gap for the everyday projects individuals actually make.
Buying & selling goods
That phone, laptop, or camera from a marketplace stranger. Money is held until the item is in hand and verified.
Held till delivered
Rent deposits in neutral escrow
A deposit sits in escrow, not in a landlord's pocket. It moves only on terms both sides already agreed.
Neutral custody
Private services
Tutoring, repairs, events, small jobs. Agree the outcome, fund it, and pay out only when it's actually done.
Pay on proof
0
Releases without verified proof of delivery
1 : 1
Funds locked against each milestone, never pooled
100%
Of escrow released only against a signed-off milestone
Held, not handed over
Your money leaves your spendable balance into escrow. The counterparty can see it is committed but cannot take it.
Release gated on evidence
Funds only move when delivery is proven and you verify it against the terms you both agreed up front.
Both sides covered
The seller ships knowing they'll be paid; the buyer pays knowing they'll be delivered to. No one goes first on faith.