Different deals.
The same need for clarity.

Ama funds and locks the full US$50,000 renovation before the contractor starts. They agree the scope and evidence for every milestone. Completed, approved work earns releases; an agreed scope increase must be funded before the added work begins.

1. Agree the full renovation scope
2. Fund and lock the whole deal
3. Complete and review milestones
4. Release approved allocations

Illustrative scenario. Full funding precedes execution; it is not an immediate payment to the contractor.

The client funds the full agreed deal, including materials, before Nana orders 500 bags of cement. Only 480 arrive. The 20-bag shortage keeps the affected delivery allocation pending completion or an approved resolution—not automatically paid.

1. Fund the full service-and-materials deal
2. Reserve the purchase-order allocation
3. Review delivery against the milestone
4. Release after completion or resolution

A purchase order is not an automatic payout. Completed milestones and approved resolutions govern releases.

The exporter should not ship against an unfunded balance. The buyer locks the full US$250,000 before work begins, and payments are released as processing, pre-shipment and arrival milestones are completed and approved.

1. Agree specifications and release milestones
2. Fund and lock the full US$250,000
3. Complete milestones and review evidence
4. Release from the existing locked balance

Full funding is required. The 40% deposit / 60% later arrangement is the problem Crednce replaces, not a supported option.

Kojo funds and locks the full order for ten machines before execution. An inspection identifies a specification mismatch on one unit. The affected release stays pending correction and approval; later payments do not rely on fresh deposits.

1. Agree specifications and milestones
2. Fund and lock the entire order
3. Complete inspection and resolve exceptions
4. Approve releases from the locked funds

Full order funding precedes work. Inspection and arrival requirements still control their respective releases.

Esi funds and locks the full US$6,000 website project before work begins. Design, build and handover each earn a release after completion and approval. An online store is new scope, so its extra cost is agreed and funded before it starts.

1. Define scope and acceptance criteria
2. Fund and lock the full project fee
3. Approve releases for completed milestones
4. Fund accepted additions before extra work

Illustrative scope and pricing, not a quotation. Full funding does not mean every milestone is already complete or paid.

The sender funds and locks the full delivery-service fee before dispatch. Twenty cartons leave Accra; eighteen are received in Kumasi. The delivery allocation stays pending until the shortage is resolved under the agreed process.

1. Agree and fully fund the delivery
2. Record the pickup handover
3. Reconcile receipt and any shortage
4. Release after completed delivery or resolution

The full service fee is funded before dispatch. A discrepancy does not itself establish liability or authorize a payout.