Australia Progresses toward MLETR Implementation
The Australian Standing Council of Attorneys-General (SCAG) issued a Communique on 14 November 2025 on a range of agreed issues,
New York Governor Signs Bill, Updating State’s UCC
Further to prior reporting and analysis in DCW, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law updates to New York’
UK Company behind Advance Fee Scam Shut Down
A company which received USD 231,000 from a client but failed to deliver on its promise to arrange a
Indian Officials Pursue Large-Scale Loan Fraud Case
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a complaint against entities it believes are responsible for obtaining INR 110
Standard Chartered Bangladesh Launches Receivables Finance Solution
Seeking to enhance liquidity for Bangladesh exporters by enabling their early repatriation of export proceeds under deferred payment letters of
FinCEN Clarifies Aspects of SAR Requirements
On 9 October 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in concert with other
Bangladesh’s Central Bank Cracks Down on Splitting LCs
Since Bangladesh Bank, the country’s central bank, established its Foreign Exchange Policy Department (FEPD) as a dedicated department for
Ex-Owners Ordered to Pay Ukraine’s Privatbank USD 3 Billion
An English High Court on 10 November 2025 ordered the former owners of Ukraine’s largest bank to pay the
Ugandan Bank Entitled to Recover through Properties Sale
The High Court in Kampala (Uganda) upheld an appellate court decision on 25 July 2025 that Equity Bank lawfully sold
Edward Stoltenberg to join DCW Editorial Advisory Board
Documentary Credit World is pleased to announce the addition of Edward R. Stoltenberg to our Editorial Advisory Board (EAB). Edward
Usance Payment at Sight LCs as a Conduit to Supply Chain Finance
Recent writing has explored the notion that usance payment at sight (UPAS) letters of credit serve as an effective trade