Chapter 1 Introduction to International Payments 1
1.1 What is a Payment System? 1
1.2 Evolution of International Payments and Settlements 2
1.3 Characteristics of Modern International Payments and Settlements 4
1.4 Major Points Concerning International Payments and Settlements 5
1.5 Correspondent Banking Relationship 6
Exercises 12
Chapter 2 Negotiable Instruments 13
2.1 General Introduction 13
2.2 Bill of Exchange 16
2.3 Promissory Note 21
2.4 Check 22
Exercises 28
Chapter 3 Remittance 31
3.1 General Introduction 31
3.2 Practice of Remittance 37
3.3 Application of Remittance in International Trade 40
3.4 Guideline to Interbank Compensation 42
Exercises 43
Case Study 45
Chapter 4 Collection 46
4.1 General Introduction 46
4.2 Types of Collection 51
4.3 Practice of Documentary Collection 53
4.4 Risk Control and Financing under Collections 57
Exercises 60
Case study 61
Chapter 5 Letter of Credit 62
5.1 General Introduction 62
5.2 The Parties and Basic Content of a Letter of Credit 63
5.3 Procedures of a Documentary Credit Operation 68
5.4 Types of a Letter of Credit 72
Exercises 112
Chapter 6 L/C Practice 113
6.1 The Operation of Import Credit 113
6.2 The Operation of Export Credit 129
6.3 Credit as a Means of Finance 138
6.4 Risk Protection of L/C 141
Exercises 142
Chapter 7 Documents under the Credit 143
7.1 General Introduction 143
7.2 Types of Documents 145
7.3 Invoice 146
7.4 Transport Documents 148
7.5 Insurance Documents or Certificates 154
7.6 Miscellaneous Documents 157
Exercises 160
Chapter 8 International Factoring and Forfaiting 161
8.1 Factoring 161
8.2 Forfaiting 167
Exercises 172
Chapter 9 Letter of Guarantee 173
9.1 Introduction to Letter of Guarantee 173
9.2 Tender Guarantee or Bid Bonds 178
9.3 Performance Bond 179
9.4 Advance Payment Bond 180
9.5 Standby Letter of Credit 182
9.6 Others 182
Exercises 183
Chapter 10 Rules of International Payments and Settlement 186
10.1 URC 186
10.2 UCP 189
10.3 ICC 525 194
10.4 URDG 196
10.5 Basic Features of International Settlement Rules 199
Exercises 200
Chapter 11 International Payment Systems 202
11.1 Introduction to International Payment Systems 202
11.2 Some Major Payment Systems 202
Exercises 210
Chapter 12 International Non-trade Payments and Settlements 211
12.1 Traveler's Check 211
12.2 Credit Card 214
12.3 Traveler's Letter of Credit 217
Exercises 218
Chapter 13 Cyber-payments 220
13.1 Introduction to Cyber-payments 220
13.2 Cyber-payments Today 222
13.3 Transfer of Money on Internet 224
13.4 Control of the Electronic Money 229
13.5 Cyber-payments in the Future 231
Exercises 232
References 235