A standby letter of credit is a financial instrument issued by a bank guaranteeing payment to a beneficiary if the applicant (the bank’s client) fails to fulfill the terms of an agreement.
A standby letter of credit is issued as a financial guarantee and is not intended to serve as the primary payment method, unlike a commercial letter of credit. It is only utilized if the applicant fails to fulfill their obligations under the underlying contract, making it a secondary payment option.
On today’s post, I would like to share a standby letter of credit sample in swift format.
Recently I have explained the reason why I have started to put sample letters of credit on my website.
Please read our previous article titled “Sample Letters of Credit – Part I” “Introduction to working with a letter of credit sample” to understand pros and cons of lc samples.
I also highly recommend you read “Sample Letters of Credit – Part II” – “Guidelines How to read sample letter of credit texts on my web site” before starting to study my standby letter of credit sample.
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