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Letters of Credit

Pay overseas suppliers with confidence - and give them the certainty they need to ship. Trade finance through correspondent banks worldwide.

Trade with confidence

Assurance of payment, both ways.

We offer letters of credit that provide assurance of payment to help your company conduct business - especially with companies you may be doing business with for the first time.

How it works

Four steps to a guaranteed payment.

  1. 1

    You apply

    Tell us about the transaction - buyer, seller, value, shipping terms, documents required.

  2. 2

    BON issues the LC

    We send the letter of credit to the supplier's bank, confirming we'll pay against compliant documents.

  3. 3

    Goods ship

    The supplier ships and presents shipping & commercial documents through their bank.

  4. 4

    Payment is made

    BON verifies the documents and remits payment - and your goods are released for collection.

New international suppliers

Bridge the trust gap when you're working with a counterparty for the first time.

High-value purchases

Reduce the risk on large, single-shipment transactions.

Cross-border trade

Standardised under UCP 600 - accepted by banks worldwide.

Business banking

Need to discuss a specific transaction?

Our trade finance team will walk through your terms and structure the right LC for the deal.

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