인터넷의 급속한 보급에 따른 전자상거래의 확산으로 국제무역거래에 적합한 새로운 전자무역결제방식이 다양하게 개발되고 있는 실정이다. 이러한 새로운 전자무역결제방식중의 하나인 TradeCard의 특징과 경제적 효용성을 살펴보고, TradeCard가 제공하는 다양한 서비스의 내용과 그 시스템 하에서 운영되는 무역거래절차를 분석한 다음, TradeCard의 활용상의 문제점을 지적하고자 한다.
The international trade industry is on the brink of a radical Internet-driven transformation. TradeCard is a payment and settlement system that is an alternative to letters of crdeit. That is, TradeCard is a business-to-business e-commerce infrastructure that enables buyers and sellers to conduct and settle international trade transactions securely over the Internet. Paperless, payment-guaranteed international trade transactions - which eliminate the traditional letters of credit with electronic certifications - are widely considered the most difficult B2B transactions to conduct. The TradeCard system was initially built to accommodate and process this complex, cross-border payment type at a US$100 service fee for each transaction of up to US$100,000 since November 1999.
