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Types of Credit There are several types of documentary credits, each with its own characteristics. Sight Credits With sight credits, the nominated bank (acting on its nomination), the confirming bank, ...

Treasury management (sometimes referred to as Treasury Operations) is, the overall management of a businesses financials and holdings.

[UPDATED 2025] LCs versus BGs: A Letter of Credit (LC) is a promise taken on by a bank to pay a party once certain criteria are met, whereas a Bank Guarantee is a bank's commitment to pay the ...

[UPDATED 2025] Import finance is required in order to bring goods into the country, but it is not always easy to raise capital when looking at different products. This can be finished or incomplete ...

[UPDATED 2025] Invoice factoring allows a business to grow and unlock cash that is tied up in future receipts, so that it can re-invest that capital and time is not spent collecting payments.

Structured Commodity Finance (SCF) is lending focused on the trading cycles, products, buyers, sellers, insurance and time periods of trades.

[UPDATED 2025] A Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC / SLOC) is seen as a guarantee that is provided to a potential buyer or contractor. An SBLC is payable when called upon by the beneficiary and may be ...

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