# Vision and Mission Patronus is a DeFi Liquidity Protocol which aims to provide a suite of DeFi products and services for a safer and more efficient capital flow. The first application proposed by Patronus is a decentralized lending platform, where the lenders and borrowers can lend and borrow assets without friction. You can access Patronus lending platform thru Compared to the existing lending applications, Patronus lending platform applies cutting-edge underlying framework, and is gifted with better capabilities in **interest rate algorithm**, **position management** and **liquidation**. Patronus makes use of the composable features of DeFi to support financing activities including lending, perpetual swap, and leveraged farming to meet users' liquidity needs.