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Discrepancies plagued the majority of L/Cs, and these had to be resolved through lengthy correspondence. It was slow, expensive and error-prone, everything e-commerce was trying to get away from. What is needed, therefore, is an electronic equivalent to the letter of credit. Two changes are currently under way to address that need. First, technology is transforming letters of credit into digital documents stored on the Web, where they are always available to all parties. This greatly streamlines the L/C process but retains the legal structure of the classic letter of credit. In addition, electronic alternatives to the L/C preserve many of the benefits but in a form that is simpler, quicker, far less expensive and completely paperless.
參考譯文
不符點(diǎn)是困擾大多數(shù)信用證的一個(gè)問題，必須通過長篇往來信函加以解決。這一做法不僅速度慢、費(fèi)用高，而且易出錯(cuò)，這些正是電子商務(wù)試圖擺脫的問題。因此，現(xiàn)在需要的是一種能夠取代信用證的電子替代物。為了解決這一需求問題，已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了兩方面的變化。首先，技術(shù)的進(jìn)步正在使得信用證轉(zhuǎn)換成數(shù)字文件，儲存在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上供大家隨時(shí)使用。這種做法在很大程度上使信用證的程序更加順暢，同時(shí)也保留了標(biāo)準(zhǔn)信用證的法律構(gòu)成。除此之外，取代信用證的電子手段不僅保留了信用證的許多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，而且采用了一種更加簡單、快捷、費(fèi)用大幅度降低以及完全無紙化的形式。
Discrepancies plagued the majority of L/Cs, and these had to be resolved through lengthy correspondence. It was slow, expensive and error-prone, everything e-commerce was trying to get away from. What is needed, therefore, is an electronic equivalent to the letter of credit. Two changes are currently under way to address that need. First, technology is transforming letters of credit into digital documents stored on the Web, where they are always available to all parties. This greatly streamlines the L/C process but retains the legal structure of the classic letter of credit. In addition, electronic alternatives to the L/C preserve many of the benefits but in a form that is simpler, quicker, far less expensive and completely paperless.
參考譯文
不符點(diǎn)是困擾大多數(shù)信用證的一個(gè)問題，必須通過長篇往來信函加以解決。這一做法不僅速度慢、費(fèi)用高，而且易出錯(cuò)，這些正是電子商務(wù)試圖擺脫的問題。因此，現(xiàn)在需要的是一種能夠取代信用證的電子替代物。為了解決這一需求問題，已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了兩方面的變化。首先，技術(shù)的進(jìn)步正在使得信用證轉(zhuǎn)換成數(shù)字文件，儲存在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上供大家隨時(shí)使用。這種做法在很大程度上使信用證的程序更加順暢，同時(shí)也保留了標(biāo)準(zhǔn)信用證的法律構(gòu)成。除此之外，取代信用證的電子手段不僅保留了信用證的許多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，而且采用了一種更加簡單、快捷、費(fèi)用大幅度降低以及完全無紙化的形式。