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title: "First-party funds flow"
description: "First-party funds flow is the model in which a business moves its own money: supplier payments, payroll, subsidiaries, and treasury."
author: "Nikhil Srinivasan, Cofounder & CEO"
updated: "2026-11"
canonical: "https://infinite.net/resources/learn/glossary/first-party"
---

# First-party funds flow

First-party funds flow moves a business’s own money: supplier invoices, payroll, subsidiaries, or treasury between its own accounts. On Infinite (infinite.net), one KYB review on the business opens every rail. Funds leave the business’s own account over SWIFT, US rails, stablecoins, or FX, and every counterparty is screened against sanctions and watchlists before funds move. If the funds belong to customers, that is third-party funds flow.

Because no customer funds move, onboarding is one KYB on the business: entity documents, ownership, and a compliance review. There is no customer-level diligence. One account then holds the business’s fiat and stablecoin balances, and every movement is sub-ledgered and reconciled.

The same account sends and receives on SWIFT, ACH, Fedwire, RTP, stablecoins, and FX. Transfer Routes picks the rail from destination, urgency, and cost unless the request pins one. First-party only removes customer-level onboarding; counterparties are still screened before funds move on every rail.

## Frequently asked questions

### What counts as first-party funds flow?

Any payment made with the business’s own money: suppliers, payroll, subsidiaries, or treasury between its own accounts. If the funds belong to customers, that is third-party funds flow, which needs customer-level diligence.

### What does a business need to get onboarded?

KYB on the business: entity documents, ownership, and a compliance review. No customer funds move, so there is no customer-level onboarding. One account then opens on the network for fiat and stablecoin balances.

### Does first-party mean no compliance checks?

No. Counterparties are screened against sanctions and watchlists before funds move, on every rail. First-party only removes customer-level onboarding; it does not skip screening on the payment itself.

## Where it fits on Infinite

- [Transfer Routes](https://infinite.net/platform/transfer-routes)
- [Global Treasury Management](https://infinite.net/solutions/global-treasury-management)
- [Cross-border Payments](https://infinite.net/solutions/crossborder-payments)

## See also

- [Third-party funds flow](https://infinite.net/resources/learn/glossary/third-party.md)
- [First-party payouts](https://infinite.net/resources/learn/glossary/first-party-payouts.md)
- [Know Your Business (KYB)](https://infinite.net/resources/learn/glossary/know-your-business.md)