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January 2016

SWIFT's KYC registry surpasses 2,000 financial institutions
22/01/2016
More than 2,000 financial institutions have signed up for the "Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry", SWIFT's centralised repository which maintains a standardised set of information about financial institutions required for KYC compliance...

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ICC release Technical Advisory Briefing No. 11 - Definition of Trade Finance 19/09/2024

Recognising that there is no global standard for the defining Trade Finance, this Briefing document provides a suggested text and has been recommended for use by the ICC Banking Commisison Steering Committee...more

ICC release Technical Advisory Briefing No. 10 - Amendments 14/08/2024

This briefing, focussing on the acceptance and rejection of amendments, describes the necessary process for the proper handling of tamendments and the best practices associated with determining their acceptance or rejection...more

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A road transport document is issued on the letterhead of ABC Limited, and it is signed: On behalf of the carrier with a round stamp of ABC LIMITED and signed. Does the stamp identify the carrier and the signature fulfil the condition of signed by the carrier? Will it apply to other transport documents too?