This month’s edition emphasizes how seemingly small drafting choices and operational decisions can lead to substantial legal and compliance
At its first quarterly discussion session of 2026 on 27 January, the ICC Banking Commission finalized ICC Opinion TA958rev. It
Following its January 2026 quarterly discussion session, the ICC released on 11 February 2026 results and points of analysis from
Banks that handle collections must not neglect the product and have proper controls in place to deal with the risks.
The ICC Banking Commission’s quarterly meeting, held via Zoom on 21 October 2025, discussed six draft opinions, the status of Technical Advisory Briefings, a call for comments on the future of UCP and ISBP, and the emergence of stablecoin as relates to ICC rules and digital trade law.
Recent writing has explored the notion that usance payment at sight (UPAS) letters of credit serve as an effective trade
Continuing an annual survey written by top legal experts each year since 1992, Carter Klein examines the most significant letter of credit issues emerging from cases decided in 2023.
The following scenario was widely discussed during a recent meeting among bankers. The relevant details: Outgoing collection documents were sent
Seller sued Collecting Bank for breach of URC 522
Summary takeaways from the ICC Banking Commission Technical Meeting, 24-25 October 2023.
Does an NY court have jurisdiction over an Indian collecting bank that is alleged to have violated the URC 522 for neither collecting and remitting funds to pay for shipments?
Egyptian banks opened LCs worth USD 11.6 billion over a six-week stretch from 1 March to mid- April 2022
Starting March 1, 2022, Egypt's Central Bank now mandates the use of documentary credits for import operations, discontinuing documentary collections, except for certain exceptions.
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