"A written undertaking by KFH Malaysia at the request of the Buyer/Applicant to pay the Seller/Beneficiary a certain sum of money as stipulated in the Letter of Credit, provided that the Seller/Beneficiary complies with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit.
The Letter of Credit can be issued under Wakalah contract (agency relationship) or Murabahah Contract (Cost Plus). Under Wakalah concept, upon received all the shipping documents customer in order to collect the documents instruct KFH Malaysia to Debit their current account for settlement hence payment to its supplier. Whereas under Murabahah concept, upon receiving shipping documents the goods purchased can be financed under the Murabahah contract (cost plus)."