Author Biography

Jacob Katsman

Jacob Katsman is Chairman & CEO of GlobalTrade Corporation since 2002. Previously, he was CEO of CCEWeb Corp. Before that, Jacob was Director of Finance at Midland Metals, and managed trading companies in Asia, Canada, and Europe with B&B Trading International Corp. Jacob is a recognized expert on international trade. His book, How to Make Money Without Money: The Art of Transferable Letters of Credit and Assignments of Proceeds is regarded as a standard guide to the practical use of letters of credit in trade finance. Since 1999, he has been the Managing Editor of L/C Monitor www.tradeservicesupdate.com,a legal financial journal covering practical aspects of payment instruments in international trade.