Armswissbank is one of the first financial institutions operating in Armenia that has implemented and developed factoring as an effective tool of short-term trade finance. The Bank offers wide range of factoring services suitable for needs and requirements of each client.
Factoring is a financial transaction in which the client assigns the collection rights of its accounts receivable to the Bank at a discount.
Factoring includes the following services:
1. The seller (the Bank's client) delivers the goods to the buyer (debtor) on deferred payment terms and issues the invoice
2. The seller then presents the invoice and the delivery documents to the Bank
3. The Bank pays the seller the main part of the invoice amount (up to 90%) and charges the commission
4. On due date the buyer pays the Bank the total amount (100%) of the invoice
5.The Bank pays the seller the remaining 10% of the sum, less the accumulated interest for the financing.
Advantages for sellers
Advantages for buyers
The authorized body approving the factoring limit (the maximum amount of factoring that can be provided to the seller for a certain buyer) takes into consideration the following objective and subjective factors:
Objective factors
Client’s and/or seller’s experience, history of cooperation with the factoring partner, financial statements, accounts’ turnover, volume of potential transactions, credit history, etc.
Subjective factors
Client's and/or buyer’s activity’s compliance with the Bank's policies, transparency of client’s/buyer’s business, quality of management, further cooperation perspectives, etc.
Recourse factoring In case of recourse factoring the Bank has the right to collect the unpaid invoice amount from the seller i.e. the seller guarantees proper, complete and timely repayment of buyer’s obligations to the Bank.
In case of regressive factoring both the customer / supplier and the buyer / debtor submit to the Bank the following documents for financial analysis.
-In case of regressive factoring both the customer / supplier and the buyer / debtor submit to the Bank the following documents for financial analysis.
-If the client / debtor fails to fulfill the obligations on time, the bank may submit a claim to the client / supplier for repayment of obligations using the right of recourse (reclaim).
-Penalties are collected in case of failure to fulfill obligations by the client / debtor.
-In case of overdue factoring liabilities, the accumulated penalties are paid first, then the accumulated bank interest rate, then the contractual interest, after which the principal amount.
Attention: In case of failure or failure by the buyer / debtor to fulfill the obligation, the bank sends the data to the credit bureau within 2 (two) business days, where the credit history of the customer / supplier and buyer / debtor is formulated.
-You have the right to get your credit history information free of charge once a year from the credit bureau.
-Attention: A bad credit history can prevent you from getting a loan in the future.
-Warning: your property (home, car or other) may be confiscated in the manner provided by law if you fail to pay your obligations on time.
-Currency rate fluctuations may affect the liability repayments.
-In case of default on your part in case of repayment of the liabilities on the pledge account, if the pledge is not sufficient to cover your liabilities, it is possible to repay the liabilities on the account of your other property (if any).
-For more information on terms, conditions and tariffs for the extracts, their duplicates, references and other information during the term of the contract, see "Accounting for Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs" page.
Non-recourse factoring
In the case of non-regressive factoring (without the right of demand) the customer / supplier is not responsible for the proper, timely and full execution by the buyer / receiver of the financing amount with the Bank.
In case of non-regressive factoring both the customer / supplier and the buyer / debtor submit to the Bank the following documents for financial analysis.
Documents submitted by the customer / supplier
Documents submitted by the buyer / debtor
-PENALTIES ARE COLLECTED IN CASE OF FAILURE TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS BY THE CLIENT / DEBTOR.
-IN CASE OF OVERDUE FACTORING LIABILITIES, THE ACCUMULATED PENALTIES ARE PAID FIRST, THEN THE ACCUMULATED BANK INTEREST RATE, THEN THE CONTRACTUAL INTEREST, AFTER WHICH THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT.
-ATTENTION: IN CASE OF FAILURE OR FAILURE BY THE BUYER / DEBTOR TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATION, THE BANK SENDS THE DATA TO THE CREDIT BUREAU WITHIN 2 (TWO) BUSINESS DAYS, WHERE THE CREDIT HISTORY OF THE CUSTOMER / SUPPLIER AND BUYER / DEBTOR IS FORMULATED.
-YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO GET YOUR CREDIT HISTORY INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE ONCE A YEAR FROM THE CREDIT BUREAU.
-ATTENTION: A BAD CREDIT HISTORY CAN PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING A LOAN IN THE FUTURE.
-WARNING: YOUR PROPERTY (HOME, CAR OR OTHER) MAY BE CONFISCATED IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW IF YOU FAIL TO PAY YOUR OBLIGATIONS ON TIME.
-CURRENCY RATE FLUCTUATIONS MAY AFFECT THE LIABILITY REPAYMENTS.
-IN CASE OF DEFAULT ON YOUR PART IN CASE OF REPAYMENT OF THE LIABILITIES ON THE PLEDGE ACCOUNT, IF THE PLEDGE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER YOUR LIABILITIES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO REPAY THE LIABILITIES ON THE ACCOUNT OF YOUR OTHER PROPERTY (IF ANY).
-FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TERMS, CONDITIONS AND TARIFFS FOR THE EXTRACTS, THEIR DUPLICATES, REFERENCES AND OTHER INFORMATION DURING THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT, SEE "ACCOUNTING FOR LEGAL ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS" PAGE.
Closed factoring
Closed factoring (accounts receivable financing). In case of closed factoring, the buyer / receiver is not notified of the factoring transaction, and the client / supplier is solely responsible for the proper fulfillment of factoring obligations.
In the case of closed factoring customer / supplier submit to the Bank the following documents for financial analysis.
-REPAYMENT OF THE PROVIDED FINANCING IS MADE BY THE MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THE CUSTOMER / SUPPLIER BY THE BUYER / DEBTOR. IN CASE WHEN THE BUYER / DEBTOR DOES NOT RECEIVE THE FUNDS UNTIL THE REPAYMENT DATE OF THE FINANCING, THE CUSTOMER / SUPPLIER REPAYS IT AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.
-PENALTIES WILL BE ACCRUED IF THE CLIENT / SUPPLIER FAILS TO FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS ON TIME.
Factoring-Guarantee
In case of factoring guarantee, the Bank covers the risks of non-payment by the buyer / debtor by guaranteeing the proper / timely and complete fulfillment of the liabilities assumed by the buyer / debtor to the customer / supplier. Where the buyer / debtor fails to pay the customer / supplier within the timeframe specified in the supply contract, the Bank shall pay the customer / supplier instead of the buyer / debtor, financing the latter.
In the case of factoring-Guarantee, both the customer / supplier and the buyer / debtor submit to the Bank the following documents for financial analysis.
- PENALTIES ARE COLLECTED IN CASE OF FAILURE TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS BY THE CLIENT / DEBTOR.
-ATTENTION: A BAD CREDIT HISTORY CAN PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING A LOAN IN THE FUTURE..
Domestic factoring tariffs* 16.03.2022
The authorized body approving the factoring limit (the maximum amount of factoring that can be provided to the seller for a certain buyer) takes into consideration the following objective and subjective factors
Factoring limit is provided according to the General Terms, (in Armenian) however the authorized body approving the limit can renounce from these terms, or propose individual conditions and/or requirements considering the above mentioned objective and subjective factors.
Dear Client`
In case the client fails to perform his factoring obligations (falling into arrears, providing fake information or refusing to provide information, worsening of financial situation according to monitoring results, etc.), the following actions may be taken by the Bank in addition to the applicable financial sanctions legislation:
Necessary documents for receiving factoring limit (In Armenian)
* These tariffs are optional. The Bank offers individual tariffs for each client depending on the client’s and debtor’s financial situation, as well as on the potential number and volume of factoring transactions.
Domestic factoring tariffs 24.12.2021
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