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Is a typical backup SBLC expected to be drawn every time?
Check 2
Does a genuine SBLC automatically mean it can be monetised?
What is a Standby Letter of Credit?
Understand the standby idea before learning MT760.
The simple idea
A Standby Letter of Credit, or SBLC, is an independent bank undertaking that supports an obligation.
In many transactions it acts as a backup: the applicant performs normally, and the beneficiary does not draw on the standby.
A direct-pay standby can be structured differently and may be used as a primary payment mechanism.
Why it is different from a normal commercial LC
A documentary commercial LC is commonly used to pay for trade against documents during normal performance.
A typical SBLC is commonly there in case payment or performance does not happen as agreed.
Both are documentary and independent banking undertakings, but their normal use is different.
Do not confuse the instrument with cash
An SBLC is not money sitting in an account for the beneficiary.
The beneficiary must follow the standby terms to make a demand.
A financier separately decides whether it is willing to provide funding against the instrument or resulting receivable.
Remember thisSBLC = an independent standby undertaking. It is not automatic cash.
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