UPAS L/C (Usance payable at sight Letter of credit)
A trade finance solution that OCB grants credit to import clients who do not have enough foreign currencies sales proceeds and need to be financed post import financing under L/C at the cost equivalent to interest rate for foreign currency loans.
Features of product
Having term of payable at sight
Usance Letter of credit with term of payable at sight which allow the exporter receives payment at sight– while the import client can make deferred payment
Benefits of clients
Cost of Interest rate is equivalent to interest rate of FCY lending
To be extended payment tenor, however the exporter still receive the payment at sight in accordance with innitial agreement.
Costs are much lower than normal L/Cs
Many financing banks for UPAS L/Cs at preferential rates.