Digital Footprint Temporal Logging (DFTL)
Build a sourced, time-stamped, portable fact log for every cross-border B2B trade.
Trade decisions need demonstrable facts, not unverifiable judgments.
Look up any company now — then keep it monitored for changes — plus a suite of cross-border trade tools.
How it works
From documents to a portable fact log
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Free document extraction
Upload invoices, bills of lading or registry files — counterparty fields are extracted automatically, free.
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Asynchronous change detection
Subscribed companies are re-checked periodically; only field-level change facts are recorded — field, old value, new value, time, source.
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DFTL fact log generation
A source-backed, timestamped counterparty fact log — portable and reproducible as web and PDF.
Cross-border trade toolkit
One workspace, many trade checks
Beyond the company fact log, BastionLog bundles focused tools for everyday cross-border trade — each returns sourced, timestamped facts, never a verdict.
- Account-Change Check (S1) A 60-second cross-check before you wire to a changed supplier account (BEC scenario).
- BIC / IBAN Check Normalize a BIC or IBAN and read its structural facts — bank, branch and country — from directory data.
- Maritime Vessel Lookup Search a vessel and its inspection-count facts from USCG PSIX, surfaced alongside linked entities.
- Domain / Email Signals Read domain age, certificate and archive facts, plus MX/SMTP reachability — collected with a full log.
Every fact, with its source and timestamp
BastionLog collects observable counterparty footprints from public sources — identity, digital presence, reputation, and linked entities. Every fact carries a source URL and an ISO 8601 timestamp. Customers may verify, archive, and share it with banks or internal risk teams; judgment remains with the customer.
Unlike a general-purpose LLM report, BastionLog does not generate unsourced claims, issue scores, or make decisions for the customer. Unlike traditional due-diligence services, it is pay-per-use, has no minimum spend, and produces reproducible results.
Side-by-side comparison
| BastionLog | General-purpose LLM | Traditional due diligence | |
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| Source traceability | Every fact is tied to a public source URL with an ISO 8601 timestamp. No un-sourced claim is published. | Claims may be invented, outdated, or unverifiable | Authoritative, delivered as a project report |
| Decision labelling | No overall pass / fail, no scoring band, no traffic-light signal. Three labels only: Log Found / Log Not Found / Source Unavailable. | Often outputs conclusions and recommendations directly | Delivers professional judgment and opinions |
| Price & access | Pay-per-log via Credits. Full fact log 150 Credits (≈ $15 promo, list $19); single lookup 40 Credits (≈ $4); document extraction free. No subscription. | $20 / month subscription, whether used or not | Hundreds of dollars per project, long turnaround |
| Reproducibility | Dated PDF with raw field values, source URLs, and audit-trail entries. Re-running the same query yields the same factual record. | Same question, different answers | Manual workflow, hard to reproduce |
Four source tiers — honest about the hardness of every fact
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Official registryNational official APIs or open data[Log Found]
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Market referenceLegitimate business directories and yellow pages, labeled “Non-official · Market Reference · Source · Date”
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Digital / market footprintDomain, SSL, sanctions, breach, trade, and reputation traces — collected globally
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Honest absenceOfficial registry not yet connected, or source currently unavailable — explicitly labeled. No invention, no concealment.[Source Unavailable]
Absence does not mean no value. Global footprint dimensions continue to run even when an official registry is not connected.
Source roster
Where the facts come from
Every fact in a BastionLog carries a source URL and timestamp. The official registries below are reached directly by region — no logo image (government marks have strict use rules). The list reflects the connected registries; this snapshot is updated as new regions ship.
- HK Companies Registry HK
- SG ACRA SG
- SEC EDGAR US
- Companies House GB
- SIRENE FR
- METI gBizINFO JP
- Brønnøysund Enhetsregisteret NO
- ASIC AU
- TW GCIS (data.gcis.nat.gov.tw) TW
By the numbers — all verifiable
Built for B2B trade practitioners
BastionLog is built for B2B cross-border trade practitioners: traders, forwarders, buyers, and risk or compliance support staff.
The platform is a trade-decision reference tool. It does not replace legal, financial, or compliance professional judgment, and it is not a KYB or compliance-audit deliverable.