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A promise made by the bank for meeting the liabilities of a debtor when a person fails to fulfill his contractual obligations. There are two types of bank guarantees — Direct or indirect:

A direct guarantee is one where a bank is asked to provide a guarantee by its account holder, in favour of the beneficiary.

In an indirect guarantee, a second bank issues a guarantee in return for an already issued guarantee. When the second bank suffers losses when a claim is made against a guarantee, the issuing bank will make sure that it compensates all the losses.

Guarantees provide comfort to the beneficiary; in case the applicant fails to meet his obligations (either financially or by performance) as per the contract made between the applicant and the beneficiary, the beneficiary will have the guarantee to turn to for payment.

Having a guarantee issued in support of a client’s transaction can help the client grow and expand their business by postponing current payments for goods and/or services to a later date, provide comfort to buyers, allow clients to bid on transaction , without requiring that Y4F’s clients tie up their available cash.

Following are the different bank guarantee types that are available:

A Bank Guarantee is a versatile tool which can function as a number of instruments: a bid bond, a performance bond, and advanced payment guarantee, a warranty bond, a letter of indemnity, a payment guarantee, a rental guarantee, or a confirmed payment order.

• A BID BOND is usually issued for bidders on construction or similar tender based projects. A bid bond is a debt secured by a bidder. In effect, it serves to secure the bidder’s investment in the project and to discourage bidding by less serious players. A bank guarantee could be presented as a partial alternative to the financial capital typically required by a project owner.
• A PERFORMANCE BOND, or CONTRACT BOND is utilized in the real estate industry to make sure a contractor completes a designated project. A performance bond is issued by a bank, insurance company or a financial institution in favour of a beneficiary by order of an applicant, against the applicant’s failure to meet its obligations as per an underlying contract. A performance bond often covers 100% of the contract value and can replace a bid bond when the applicant has been awarded a contract. If effect, applicants use performance bonds to comfort suppliers who are concerned with the prospect that the applicant might become insolvent or otherwise unable to fulfil his contractual obligations. In case of insolvency of the applicant, the beneficiary receives compensation that should ease financial stresses or other damages caused by the contractor.
• An ADVANCE PAYMENT GUARANTEE, or ADVANCED PAYMENT BOND is an agreement where an issuer undertakes responsibility to return an advanced payment to the buyer, should the seller fail to meet his obligations.
• A WARRANTY BOND is a contract between a project/property owner, a contractor, and a surety company. The bond promises that any defects found in the original project will be repaired during the warranty period. Frequently used in the housing and construction sector, a warranty bond guarantees an investor that a contractor will resolve all covenants that relate to materials used and work done before the warranty on the materials expires.
• A LETTER OF INDEMNITY is an instrument guaranteeing contractual provisions will be met; otherwise financial reparations will be made. A letter of indemnity is often utilized to request replacements for lost shares from a company’s treasury.
• A PAYMENT GUARANTEE provides the supplier with financial security in case the applicant fails to pay for goods or services supplied. Payment guarantees mitigate credit or country risk when the supplier ships the goods on an open account basis, which is to say, before receiving payment. Payment guarantees are typically issued to cover debts in cases of non-payment arising under a transaction or over a period of time. The instrument’s wording is based on the terms outlined in the original debt agreement between the applicant and the beneficiary. The applicant will make a repayment based on these terms. Sometimes a payment guarantee can be backed with collateral, such as property or asset that is pre-approved by the lender.
• RENTAL GUARANTEES promise payment to a landlord in case a tenant defaults financially. Since the risk of a tenant defaulting can be extremely harmful to a property owner, rental guarantees are extremely valuable tools which give security to industrial and commercial landlords.
• A CONFIRMED PAYMENT ORDER is an irrevocable obligation to pay. In most cases, the confirmed payment order is conditional on successful completion of a project.

There are certain terms and conditions that the guarantee by the bank is subject to. This stipulates that it is mandatory for the ban to pay the beneficiary the fixed amount promised on the behalf of the client once the conditions are satisfied.

ISSUERS FOR BANK GUARANTEES

• BANCO Micro Capital
• Acumen Bank
• United Trust Bank
• UOB Global Capital Finance

PROCEDURE

Issuance Procedure:

We need the following documents/ information for finalising the draft –

• Filled in application form
• Verbiage required in the instrument for SBLC & BG / Pro-Forma Invoice for DLC
• Trade license of your company
• Share Holders List
• Passport copy of main applicant
• Last Three years audited balance sheet
• Last Six months latest bank statements

Step-wise

• After acquiring all the pertinent documents and information, we will select the issuing bank or financial institution and provide the draft for your review.
• Upon receiving the draft of the instrument, you must thoroughly review it with all concerned parties. Should there be any amendment, we can revise it accordingly subject to issuer bank’s policy. Once the draft is approved, send us a copy of the draft with signature and approval stamp.
• We will raise the invoice for the agreed charges and you will make the payment against the invoice.
• As soon as we receive the payment for the invoice, the issuer will issue and relay the instrument after documentation is completed.
• Simultaneously, we will send you the issued copy through email for your reference and record.

A documentary letter of credit is a guarantee that provides assurance to the beneficiary that he will get the payment which has been mentioned in the documentary letter of credit. There is a condition that the compliant presentation should be under the documentary letter of credit. This documentary letter of credit is commonly used for international transactions where both the buyer and the supplier have a new relationship and operate from different countries.

A documentary letter of credit is a really crucial financial instrument for meeting the short-term needs. It enables the recipients for obtaining the important credit for financing the project. The recipients hope of getting sufficient return for settling the due amount in the provided time frame.

The documentary letter of credit showcases the documents and information that are needed by the beneficiary on presentation which includes the expiry information like date and time of the letter. The compliant presentation is a kind of guarantee given to the beneficiary by the documentary letter of credit for in order to get paid. The only criterion is that the delivery conditions should be met.

It is the responsibility of the bank that writes the letter of credit on the applicant’s behalf to ensure that the terms and conditions which are required for documentation purposes under the credit are met duly before any amount is paid to the supplier. Documentary letter of credits come under the governance of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) rules. These rules for the letter of credit are known as Uniform Customs and practice for documentary Credit (UCP). The current version which is in effect is the UCP600 from July 1st, 2007. The concerned parties to a documentary letter of credit are the issuing bank and the beneficiary.

In these cases the credit worthiness of the issuer stands in place of the credit worthiness of the buyer – giving the supplier greater comfort that he will be paid.

ISSUERS FOR USANCE LC

Calls for limits and restrictions. Please ask for each bank restrictions and line limits:

• BANCO Micro Capital
• Acumen Bank
• United Trust Bank
• UOB Global Capital Finance

PROCEDURE

Issuance Procedure:

We need the following documents/ information for finalising the draft –

• Filled in application form
• Verbiage required in the instrument for SBLC & BG / Pro-Forma Invoice for DLC
• Trade license of your company
• Share Holders List
• Passport copy of main applicant
• Last Three years audited balance sheet
• Last Six months latest bank statements

Step-wise

• After acquiring all the pertinent documents and information, we will select the issuing bank or financial institution and provide the draft for your review.
• Upon receiving the draft of the instrument, you must thoroughly review it with all concerned parties. Should there be any amendment, we can revise it accordingly subject to issuer bank’s policy. Once the draft is approved, send us a copy of the draft with signature and approval stamp.
• We will raise the invoice for the agreed charges and you will make the payment against the invoice.
• As soon as we receive the payment for the invoice, the issuer will issue and relay the instrument after documentation is completed.
• Simultaneously, we will send you the issued copy through email for your reference and record.