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About us

Real people
behind your deposit.

We have bought and sold cars, phones and equipment privately, and have seen “done deals” vanish after a “don't worry, it's yours”. We built Bewa so that an agreement actually means something: the terms are recorded, the deposit is protected and each side knows exactly what happens if the other backs out.

The name

Pronounced[ bee · wah ]

It comes from bewaren, which means “to keep” in Dutch. That's exactly what we do: we keep the deposit safe until the deal is done.

bewaren To keep in a safe place.
be + wa be + wa: Be With Assurance.

Deal with confidence.

Why bewa exists

A “don't worry”
doesn't hold a deal.

Anyone who has bought or sold something valuable privately knows the scene: everything agreed, a handshake, “relax, I'm taking it”. Then the buyer disappears, or the seller accepts another offer halfway through, and weeks of talking come to nothing.

It happened to us. We lost deals for lack of a simple deposit and saw people close to us get scammed for trusting someone they barely knew.

Our answer was to turn a promise into a commitment. Both parties record the terms, the deposit is held by a partner financial institution and is only released when the deal is done. No relying on luck or blind trust.

What we promise.

Clear rules before you start

Price, deadline and responsibilities recorded and accepted by both sides. No one gets caught off guard.

Deposit kept, not spent

The money stays with a partner financial institution and is only released or refunded as agreed.

People who answer

Questions or problems? On the other side there are real people, with names, who want your deal to work out.

World experience.

We have lived in South America, Europe and Oceania. How people negotiate changes from place to place, but the worry is the same: whoever pays first fears not getting what they paid for, and whoever waits fears losing the sale.

  1. South America

    Where Bewa starts.

  2. Europe

    Different rules, the same fear.

  3. Oceania

    Where the idea was born.

US$ 1 tn+lost to scams worldwide in 12 months
4%of scam victims manage to recover their money
A$ 2.18 bnlost to scams in Australia in 2025
US$ 20.9 bnin online crime losses reported to the FBI, in the US, in 2025
18.5 mused vehicles changed hands in Brazil in 2025

Sources: GASA and Feedzai, Global State of Scams 2024 · ACCC, Targeting Scams 2025 (Australian dollars) · FBI IC3, 2025 report · Fenauto, 2025. General scam and fraud figures, not only deals involving a deposit.

Everywhere, the same fear

The buyer is afraid of losing the money. The seller is afraid of losing the sale.

bewa solves it for both sides.

Seal it with us.

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