Open account

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Open Account , also known as purchase against invoice in German-speaking payment transactions , is a payment method in which the goods are delivered by the seller before the buyer has paid for them. The seller grants the buyer a supplier credit and trusts that the buyer will pay the invoice on the agreed terms of payment . In the international movement of goods, Open Account is the usual payment method with almost 80% of transactions.

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