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Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) 
• SLC is similar to Guarantee. 
• In USA , Japan due to legal position, banks 
are unable to issue guarantees, bonds. 
• Instead, SLCs are used.
Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) 
• Issuer bank at request of applicant agrees 
that 
• Beneficiary will be paid before L/C expiry 
• Upon presentation of 
• a. demand for payment and 
• b. document evidencing applicant’s non-performance
Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) 
• In this arrangement, 
• Beneficiary gets payment when 
• applicant fails to pay 
• or fails to perform
Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) 
• SLC acts as 
• Advance payment guarantee or 
• Performance guarantee or 
• Secure payment of outstanding invoices
Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) 
• SLC can be subject to 
• UCP 600 or 
• ISP 98 ( Publication 590 )
International Standard Banking Practice 
– ISBP 
• First introduced in 2002 - 645 
• Updated in 2007 – 681 
• Revised in 2013 – 745E
International Standard Banking Practice 
– ISBP 
• ISBP is companion to UCP and to be read in 
conjunction. 
• Does not amend UCP. 
• Reflects worldwide standard practices.
International Standard Banking Practice 
– ISBP 
• There are 291 articles/paragraphs 
• Divided in 15 sections.
Bank Payment Obligation – BPO 
• UR-BPO ( Pub 750E) introduced in July 
2013. 
• Has 15 articles. 
• BPO relates to underlying trade 
transactions – 
• using Transaction Matching Application - 
TMA
BPO means – 
• irrevocable & independent undertaking 
• Of Obligor bank to pay or incur deferred payment 
obligation or pay at maturity 
• Specified amount 
• To recipient bank 
• On submission of data sets reqd by Established 
Base Line 
• Resulting in data match

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Slc isbp-bpo

  • 1. Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) • SLC is similar to Guarantee. • In USA , Japan due to legal position, banks are unable to issue guarantees, bonds. • Instead, SLCs are used.
  • 2. Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) • Issuer bank at request of applicant agrees that • Beneficiary will be paid before L/C expiry • Upon presentation of • a. demand for payment and • b. document evidencing applicant’s non-performance
  • 3. Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) • In this arrangement, • Beneficiary gets payment when • applicant fails to pay • or fails to perform
  • 4. Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) • SLC acts as • Advance payment guarantee or • Performance guarantee or • Secure payment of outstanding invoices
  • 5. Standby Letter of Credit (SLC) • SLC can be subject to • UCP 600 or • ISP 98 ( Publication 590 )
  • 6. International Standard Banking Practice – ISBP • First introduced in 2002 - 645 • Updated in 2007 – 681 • Revised in 2013 – 745E
  • 7. International Standard Banking Practice – ISBP • ISBP is companion to UCP and to be read in conjunction. • Does not amend UCP. • Reflects worldwide standard practices.
  • 8. International Standard Banking Practice – ISBP • There are 291 articles/paragraphs • Divided in 15 sections.
  • 9. Bank Payment Obligation – BPO • UR-BPO ( Pub 750E) introduced in July 2013. • Has 15 articles. • BPO relates to underlying trade transactions – • using Transaction Matching Application - TMA
  • 10. BPO means – • irrevocable & independent undertaking • Of Obligor bank to pay or incur deferred payment obligation or pay at maturity • Specified amount • To recipient bank • On submission of data sets reqd by Established Base Line • Resulting in data match