stackyFACTSYou don't ship a galleon full of expensive spices without absolute proof you'll get paid.
You don't ship a galleon full of expensive spices without absolute proof you'll get paid. The Letter of Credit—pioneered by Italian Renaissance banks like the Medicis—solved the ultimate trade paradox: exporters won't ship without payment, and importers won't pay without shipping. By interposing a trusted bank to guarantee the funds, they created a financial instrument so perfectly designed that it still underpins trillions of dollars in modern container logistics today.
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