News

Europe’s Blocking Statute & its Impact on International Commercial Transactions

This article is taken from the July/August 2021 Double Issue of Documentary Credit World  Author: Dr. Karl Marxen 1 In 2018, the US fully reinstated...

TBML: A Big Picture of the Problem and How to Solve it

This article is taken from the June 2021 Edition of Documentary Credit World  Author: Tat Yeen Yap Financial institutions have a critical role to play...

Sanctions: A Primer

In this blog post we will explore the topic of Sanctions in a broad sense, and discuss their impact on trade finance. Additionally...

Trade Based Money Laundering - A Primer

Defining Trade Based Money Laundering What it Trade Based Money Laundering, what are some common techniques used in TBML, and how can banks...

LC Statistics Spotlight

Each year DCW releases quarterly LC statistics, showing letter of credit activity for nearly 700 US banks and Non-US Banks with domestic branches. ...

DCW Trade Finance Year-in-Review

Looking Back: DCW's Trade Finance Headlines from 2018 Since 1996, Documentary Credit World has had it's finger on the pulse of the LC industry,...