Request is a decentralized network built on the Ethernet network that allows anyone to initiate a payment request anywhere and provides a secure payment method to the recipient. All data is stored in a decentralized, real ledger, creating a financial platform for asset invoicing, accounting, auditing and payment standards. That is, a financial platform for enterprise-level payments financial auditing based on cryptocurrency and blockchain networks. Request envisions a global collaborative financial system where people and organizations have "full control over their financial data and options". In other words, the Request protocol is an interface to isolated financial systems that allows users to request payments, from simple peer-to-peer payment requests to complete business invoices. Companies wishing to integrate with the Request network can do so by (1) a REST API, (2) running a web client, or (3) running a web node. REQ tokens currently act as utility tokens, granting access to payment requests. Request Network further plans to require REQ shares to operate nodes, embed governance rights into REQ, and offer additional discounts against REQ payments. Request Network''s underlying technology is the Ethereum blockchain and a private IPFS network to store transaction data