If your documents, after checking, are found to contain no discrepancies, we can consider negotiating and paying you the discounted value of the invoice. No facilities are required, and funds will typically be advanced to you on the same day if documents are presented before noon.
If documents are found to be discrepant, it may be possible to negotiate under reserve. This depends on a number of factors and will be at the discretion of your corporate relationship manager. In all such instances, a Letter of Indemnity will need to be completed.
Alternatives to the above include cabling the DC issuing bank for authorisation to negotiate despite the listed discrepancies and sending the documents to the issuing bank for approval and payment.
The availability of credit facilities is subject to HSBC's Internal Credit guidelines and approval process.