Trade Finance Proof of Funds Service: BCL, MT199 & MT799
Trade Finance Proof of Funds Service
- * Producers and traders shipping metals, energy, agri, or fertilizers
- * Buyers asked for proof before seller issues a proforma or LC terms
- * Tender and RFP responses that include cash tests
- * Pre-advice before LC issuance
- * Escrow based closings for FOB or CIF deals
- * Collateral checks for in-warehouse and in-tank stock
- * Seller counsel and trade compliance
- * Issuing and advising banks
- * Collateral managers and warehouse operators
What counts as trade proof of funds versus what gets rejected
- * Bank Confirmation Letter with account name, cleared balance, currency, date, validity window, and a named officer with direct contact
- * Escrow Confirmation from a licensed escrow or law firm trust account naming the transaction and release conditions
- * Readiness to issue SBLC or DLC under ISP98 or UCP600, confirmed by the issuing bank and test keys in place
- * Custody statement for marketable securities from a recognized custodian
- * Warehouse or tank receipt confirmations when the structure relies on title in storage
- * Screenshots and cropped PDFs with no way to verify
- * Broker written “RWA” or “MT799” with no issuing bank engaged
- * Letters from entities that are not banks, escrow agents, or custodians
- * Anything that smells like balance rental or a proxy KYC
Routes we arrange for trade proof of funds
Best when you hold cash and need third party confirmation. Wording confirms capacity and avoids accidental promises. Validity windows match your shipment timetable.
Funds rest with a licensed escrow or law firm trust account. The letter confirms amount and purpose. Release triggers mirror agreed trade terms and Incoterms.
When the seller needs a bank commitment, we coordinate wording for a documentary LC or an SBLC under UCP600, ISP98 or URDG 758. Bank to bank messages only. Test keys first, live traffic second.
Good wording versus weak wording
- * Exact legal names and account identifiers match KYC and contracts
- * Cleared balance and currency as of a specific date and time
- * Validity period that fits the trade calendar
- * Named bank officer with direct phone and email for verification
- * Statement that the letter confirms capacity and does not create a blanket obligation outside defined instruments
- * “Client is capable” with no numbers, no dates, no contacts
- * Promises to pay on request without any LC or SBLC framework
- * Generic “RWA” messages pushed through broker channels
Process from brief to verification
- Deal brief. Cargo, Incoterms, routes, counterparties, timeline, and what the seller or buyer will accept.
- KYC and AML. IDs, corporate documents, and source of funds gathered so banks and escrows can approve with minimal back and forth.
- Pick the route. Bank letter, escrow confirmation, or readiness to issue LC or SBLC where a bank commitment is required.
- Draft wording. We align language with counterparties and counsel to do the job without creating loose obligations.
- Issue and verify. The bank or escrow issues. A named officer confirms during banking hours. Bank to bank SWIFT only when both sides agree.
Lines we do not cross
- * Balance rental and proxy KYC
- * “Bullet trade” or “platform” schemes
- * SWIFT spam with no live transaction and no bank on the other end
Frequently asked questions
Often yes, if the wording is tight and the officer will confirm by phone. Some sellers still prefer a standby or a documentary LC. We will steer you to the correct path for that counterparty.
Only when the issuing bank is engaged and the receiving bank requests it. Random messages get ignored and can damage credibility with trade banks.
Yes, when the file clears KYC and the credit case is sound. We work under UCP600, ISP98 and URDG 758. Structures are bank to bank, with clear conditions and named contacts.
Need trade proof of funds that passes a phone call
Share your cargo, route, counterparties, and the wording they want. We will map the right route and next steps.
Request Trade Proof of FundsWe act as an arranger on a best efforts basis. All services require KYC and AML, sanctions screening, and approval by banks, escrow agents, custodians, and where relevant collateral managers. We do not rent balances and we do not support schemes that misrepresent liquidity or promise guaranteed returns. Nothing here is a commitment to lend or to issue a bank instrument.
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