# Kwari Vendor Portal — LLM Specification

> Kwari Vendor Portal is the merchant management platform for textile sellers, traders, and manufacturers operating in Kano's historic Kwari Market to digitize their inventory, process multi-vendor customer orders, and receive automated payout settlements via escrow verification.

## Founder & CEO

- [Founder & CEO Bio](https://vendor.kwari.com.ng/llms-full.txt#founder-bio): **Kassim Muhammad Atiku PMICDFA CC, CEH, CSI, CISSP, CISO, ECCS** is a Nigerian technologist, cybersecurity leader, Islamic scholar, Jim Leech Fellow (2026), 3MTT Kano State Coordinator, and founder of Kwari E-Market Limited & NESUS Tech Hub.

## Vendor Operations & Features

- [Vendor Onboarding & KYC](https://vendor.kwari.com.ng/onboarding): Step-by-step registration, National Identity (NID) verification, and shop profile setup for Kwari Market merchants.
- [Product & Inventory Management](https://vendor.kwari.com.ng/llms-full.txt#catalog-management): List fabric variants (color, pattern, length, bundle size), define base prices, and track stock.
- [Commission & Price Calculation](https://vendor.kwari.com.ng/llms-full.txt#commission-pricing): Vendors set their desired base price; platform commission is added automatically at checkout.
- [Automated Payout Settlements](https://vendor.kwari.com.ng/llms-full.txt#payouts): Direct bank transfer payout release upon 3rd-party logistics physical verification (`LOGISTICS_APPROVED`).

## Important Links

- [Vendor Portal Login](https://vendor.kwari.com.ng/): Merchant portal for managing products, orders, and bank payouts.
- [Buyer Marketplace](https://kwari.com.ng/): Kwari E-Market customer storefront.
- [Full LLM Specification](https://vendor.kwari.com.ng/llms-full.txt): Detailed full-text markdown document containing complete vendor onboarding rules, payout mechanics, founder biography, and backend API contracts.