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Home/Business Banking/International Trade and Payments

International Trade and Payments

Global trade and international payments are simplified at NIB. Our dedicated relationship managers in the international banking team will handle your request with no stress to you, so your funds reach your suppliers and other beneficiaries safely.

International trade

Our international trade services

Trade Finance

Have you identified a new market for your products and services, or perhaps a new cost effective supplier but don't have the funds readily available...

  • Documentary Credits (LCs)
  • Standby Letters of Credits
  • Guarantees
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International Payments & Transfers

Paying school fees, mortgages, medical bills or products and services internationally couldn't be easier. At National Investment Bank we facilitate...

  • Competitive foreign currency rates offered
  • Competitive fees and commissions charges
  • Swift service with the assistance of your relationship manager
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Remittances

Receiving funds from friends and family abroad couldn't be simpler with our dedicated desks in our network of branches, direct payments into your...

  • Direct payments into your bank account
  • SMS alert notifications
  • Dedicated desks in our network of branches
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Service Transfers

They are international payments on services like Legal fees, Medical Bills, Educational Bills, Subscriptions and Personal Remittances. Payments are...

  • Easy and convenient payments
  • Banks are involved only in the transfer of funds
  • Less expensive
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Advance Payments

It is a method of international trade where the buyer places funds at the disposal of the seller before shipment of the goods/services are done...

  • Payment is made before goods are delivered to the buyer
  • Banks are involved only in the transfer of funds
  • Less expensive as compared to Letters of credit
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Open Account Payments

This method of payment stipulates that the buyer (importer) receives the goods and pays the Seller (supplier) at a later date. Payments are done...

  • Buyer takes delivery of goods before payments are made to the seller
  • Banks are involved only in the transfer of funds
  • Less expensive as compared to Letters of credit
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Documentary/Bills For Collection

This refers to a process, in which a seller instructs his bank to forward documents related to the export of goods to National Investment Bank PLC...

  • The collection is a straight forward and less expensive mode of settlement
  • Payment is usually quicker compared to open account
  • Documents come with payment instructions
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Letters Of Credit (LC) / Documentary Credits

LCs are written undertaking issued by National Investment Bank PLC, on behalf of a buyer, to the seller, to pay for goods or services. The seller...

  • LC can either be Import or Export LC
  • LC guarantees payment from buyer to seller
  • It is mostly irrevocable
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How to get started

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2

Talk to our team

Tell us about your business and we will tailor the details.

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Visit a branch

Bring your business documents and ID to complete the set-up.

Trading across borders?

Talk to our international banking team about your next payment or shipment.

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