BACK-TO-BACK LETTER OF CREDIT

Secure your supplier's goods with your buyer's Letter of Credit as collateral

Why you will love this

Issues a Letter of Credit to secure your supplier's goods

Conceal the identities of buyer and seller

Features and benefits

Mitigate payment and funds receipt risk

Assure your seller of payment by relying on our credits-worthiness and matching against funds receipt from your buyer's Letter of Credit.

Assure your seller of payment by relying on our credits-worthiness and matching against funds receipt from your buyer's Letter of Credit.

Facilitate complex structures

Secure goods from your seller based on the contract with your buyer.

Secure goods from your seller based on the contract with your buyer.

Seamless online experience

Apply and manage your trade finance transactions on desktop or mobile and get real-time status updates.

Apply and manage your trade finance transactions on desktop or mobile and get real-time status updates.

HOW IT WORKS
Process for pre- and post-shipment.

Step 1

Pre-shipment

Your buyer issues a Letter of Credit via his bank (Issuing Bank).

Step 2

Pre-shipment

You submit an application to OCBC Bank to issue Letter of Credit to your seller.

Step 3

Pre-shipment

OCBC Bank issues the Letter of Credit to your seller.

Step 4

Pre-shipment

Your seller ships out the goods and submits the trade documents to his bank.

Step 5

Post-shipment

OCBC Bank notifies you when the trade documents have been received and checked.

Step 6

Post-shipment

You can substitute some documents from your seller with your own, to comply with the Letter of Credit from your buyer.

Step 7

Post-shipment

OCBC Bank will send the new set of documents to the Issuing Bank for payment / acceptance.

Step 8

Post-shipment

OCBC Bank will pay you for the balance when the funds are received from the Issuing Bank. This balance takes into account the deduction of charges and amount due to your seller.
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BEFORE YOU APPLY

Trade services cut-off time

Same day processing if your application is submitted by 3pm (for applications that are in order).
For transactions that involve a bank-to-bank transfer, the cut-off time is 12pm.
  Trade services cut-off time
HOW TO APPLY

Apply for a Back-to-Back Letter of Credit today

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OUR AWARDS AND ACCOLADES

Best Services (Asian Banks) 2021

Asiamoney Trade Finance Survey

Best in Treasury and Working Capital-SMEs – Malaysia 2021

The Asset Triple A Treasury, Trade, SSC and Risk Management Awards.

Best Sustainable Trade Finance Solution in Malaysia 2020

Alpha Southeast Asia Best Deal & Solution Awards