Client and project
Objective, actual parties, goods or services, geography, amount, timing and available documents.
Support for paying overseas counterparties.
Have a contract or invoice? We review the payment terms, prepare the documents and support communication with the parties involved.
Container Company is not a bank. Banking operations are performed by authorised financial institutions.
SenderSettlementRecipient
Illustrative only. Currencies and routing depend on the transaction.
01 / Payment details
What we need to know about your payment
Select an input to see what to prepare for the initial review. Any details that are not yet known can be recorded as open questions.
What to prepare / 01
Who is involved in the transaction
Record the actual participants and their roles. These details should be consistent across the brief and supporting documents.
- 01Client and counterparty
- 02Contractual and settlement parties
- 03Contacts for clarification
Output: participant list and open questions.
How the parties, documents and banking stage connect
The basis first. Settlement follows.
BuyerSupplier
Contract and invoice
- Parties
- Who takes part in the transaction
- Purpose
- What the payment is for
- Terms
- Amount, currency and timing
Container Company
Coordination of inputs, documents and participants
Banking stage
Authorised financial institutions review and execute the payment.
Support stages
From invoice to confirmation
We first assess whether we can participate. Once the terms are agreed, we support preparation and follow up on the operation.
- 01
Review the payment
Clarify the payer, beneficiary, amount, currency and purpose. If you have already contacted a bank, we take its response into account.
At this stagePayment details and enquiry history - 02
Check the documents
Compare the contract and invoice, request missing information and raise discrepancies with the parties.
At this stageDocuments for review - 03
Agree the terms
Define the participants, our role and the sequence of actions. Discuss fees and timing before support begins.
At this stageAgreed working terms - 04
Follow execution
Relay clarifications, request status updates and available confirmations. Help prepare responses to further questions.
At this stageInformation on progress and outcome
Transaction participant roles
One point of contact. Clear participant roles.
After the initial review, we define a possible contractual role and coordination scope. Container Company connects commercial terms, the payment workstream, documents and delivery without replacing regulated participants.
Project agent, coordinator or another agreed party—only within the role set out in the agreement.
01Commercial terms
Supplier and transaction subject
Terms, specification, value, readiness and the actual commercial basis.
02Payment workstream
Authorised participants
Banks and payment institutions perform regulated actions within their own authority.
03Documents
Contract and evidence
Parties, purpose, value and documents should describe the same transaction.
04Delivery
Export and logistics
Handovers, control events and confirmation of the agreed project outcome.
Possible participation formats01 02 03
Direct model
The client and supplier remain the contractual and settlement parties while Container Company coordinates documents, participants and execution.
Agency model
Container Company acts within documented authority; the agreement defines its role, scope and agency remuneration.
Trading model
A participating company may become the contractual buyer or seller where it assumes genuine obligations and the model meets applicable requirements.
Commercial confidentiality does not mean concealing the parties
Contacts and commercial terms may be protected within permitted contractual boundaries. Actual parties, beneficial owners, purpose and economic substance remain available to banks and other authorised participants to the required extent.
Working together
Support shaped around your transaction
Bring us one payment or involve us in the payment arrangements for a procurement project. Before work begins, we identify the actions required and who will perform them.
Our involvement
What support includes
- reviewing the invoice and party details
- collecting responses to document requests
- agreeing actions with payment participants
- following up on status and reasons for delays
- obtaining available operation confirmations
Fees and timing
Agree the terms before starting
Fees depend on the scope of work and transaction details. Our role, responsibilities, remuneration and working arrangements are recorded in the agreement.
Decisions made by other participants
Working termsFinancial institutions review the operation independently and decide whether to execute it. Qualified specialists provide legal or tax opinions where needed.
After your first enquiry
Assess the options before committing
The initial review establishes whether we can participate and what further information is needed.
01
What you will learn
- which details and documents are missing
- what scope of support we can offer
- who needs to agree further action
- what is needed to assess fees and timing
02
What an initial review does not mean
- bank approval of the operation
- confirmation that funds have arrived
- a fixed execution timeline
- a substitute for legal or tax advice
Practical questions
Before you contact us
01Do we need a finished contract?
You can start with a description or a counterparty's offer. Documents supporting the transaction will be needed for review; we will clarify the requirements for your situation.
02Can we ask about paying for a service?
Yes. Not every payment involves cargo. Tell us which service you are paying for, who provides it and which documents are available.
03What if the bank has requested more information?
Share its request together with the transaction documents. We can compare the requirements with the information available and help prepare what is missing.
04Can we get fees and timing in advance?
We need the countries, currency, amount, purpose and party details to assess the work. Support terms are agreed after review; banking execution timelines depend on the financial institutions.
Start with your invoice
Who do you need to pay, and for what?
Share the amount, currency and the payer's and beneficiary's countries. Attach the invoice and any request from a financial institution.