ITF articles
Fresh articles on syllabus changes, RBI policy moves, and high-yield revision tactics — written for working bankers who study after office hours.
IIBF ITF: transferable letter of credit rules under UCP 600
A transferable letter of credit is the instrument that lets a trading house or middleman exporter pass on all or part of an export...
Understanding buyers credit for imports for JAIIB and CAIIB 2026
For JAIIB, CAIIB and IIBF International Trade Finance (ITF) candidates, one structure keeps showing up in numericals and case stud...
ECGC export credit insurance: cover, ECIB and claims for banks
ECGC export credit insurance is the risk-transfer layer that sits between an Indian exporter, the bank that funds the shipment and...
IIBF ITF: documentary collections under URC 522 explained
In an IIBF International Trade Finance paper, the fastest marks come from knowing what a bank does not promise. That is the whole...
SWIFT MT Messages in Trade Finance: MT700, MT760 and Message Flow
Every documentary credit, bank guarantee and cross-border payment that moves through a bank's international division rides on a me...
Forfaiting in Export Finance: Mechanism, Costs and Comparison (IIBF ITF)
Forfaiting in export finance lets an exporter sell a medium-term export receivable to a specialist forfaiter and walk away with ca...
RoDTEP Scheme for Exporters: Rates, Claim Process and Banking Role (IIBF ITF)
If you are revising for the IIBF International Trade Finance paper, the RoDTEP scheme for exporters is a topic you cannot skip — i...
Incoterms 2020 in Export-Import Trade Explained (IIBF ITF)
Every export or import contract must answer one basic question. Who pays the freight, who insures the goods, and at what point doe...
Standby Letter of Credit: ISP 98, UCP 600 and Bank Practice (IIBF ITF)
A standby letter of credit protects a beneficiary when the applicant fails to perform. Indian banks issue a standby letter of cred...
UCP 600 and Document Discrepancies: Examination, Refusal and Waiver (IIBF ITF)
Every negotiating, confirming or issuing bank handling a letter of credit eventually runs into the same moment of truth: does this...
Bills of Exchange and Bill of Lading in Trade Finance
Every export or import transaction ultimately rests on a small stack of paper — or, increasingly, its digital equivalent. Among th...
Deemed Exports and Duty Drawback: Export Benefits (IIBF ITF)
For IIBF's International Trade Finance (ITF) paper, deemed exports and duty drawback sit at the intersection of the Foreign Trade...