Both Letter of Credit and Letter of Guarantee are commitment to payment by the issuer of the instrument (generally a Bank). In letter of credit, the issuer has to fulfill his commitment on fulfilling the terms and conditions of the letter of credit by the beneficiary. Whereas, on the other hand, in letter of guarantee the issuer has to make payment, when the beneficiary is unable to fulfill the terms & conditions of the letter of guarantee.
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Letter of credit is a financial paper for guaranteed payments, whereas a bank guarantee is a guarantee given by the bank to the beneficiary on account of the applicant, to begin payment if the applicant defaults in payment. If you're looking for one, then Pepagora Trade Finance offers these services
differecences between banker's acceptance and letter of credit
is a letter of credit considered the same as a supercedeas bond?
A bond in this context is issued by a surety company and is a form of guarantee. Security can take the form of a cash deposit, an Irrevocable Letter of Credit or a surety bond.