Bank Guarantee Market

Bank Guarantee Market Outlook – 2030 

The bank guarantee market was valued at $20.28 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $41.48 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 7.3% from 2021 to 2030. A bank guarantee is a guarantee issued by a lending institution. The bank guarantee indicates that the lending institution guarantees a debtor's obligations. In other words, if the debtor fails to meet their obligations, the bank will compensate the debtor. In addition, a bank guarantee allows a consumer, or debtor, to purchase products, equipment, or borrow money. Moreover, a bank guarantee is a pledge from a bank or other lending institution to reimburse the loss if a specific borrower defaults. 

The rise in import and export activities post COVID-19 is expected to provide ample opportunities for growth of the bank guarantee market as more numbers of buyers and sellers take bank guarantee from banks for financing their import & export activities. Furthermore, new trade agreements of cross-border trading between countries provide major opportunities for the growth of bank guarantee market.

Bank guarantee promotes cross border trading between countries by providing financial assurance to various importers & exporters to successfully execute transactions, thus the demand for bank guarantee continues to rise, which acts as key driving force for the bank guarantee market. Furthermore, bank guarantee provides assurance to the seller that the payment will be made accordingly, thus lowering the financial risks and adoption of digitalized solutions in the process of bank guarantee, which accelerated the bank guarantee market growth. 

However, exchange rate fluctuations and lack of credit facilities for small & medium-sized enterprises in various countries hamper growth of the market. On the contrary, rapid surge in import and export activities in various countries along with the government support toward increased trade activities &share of trade in the country economy are anticipated to provide a potential growth opportunity for the bank guarantee market. 

The report focuses on growth prospects, restraints, and trends of the bank guarantee market analysis. The study provides Porter’s five forces analysis to understand the impact of various factors such as bargaining power of suppliers, competitive intensity of competitors, threat of new entrants, threat of substitutes, and bargaining power of buyers on the bank guarantee market outlook.

Segment Overview

The bank guarantee market is segmented on the basis of type, application, enterprise size, end user, and region. In terms of type, it is bifurcated into financial guarantee and performance guarantee. By application, it is divided into international and domestic. On the basis of enterprise size, it is segmented into small enterprises, medium enterprises, and large enterprises. By end user, it is bifurcated into exporters and importers. Region wise, the market is analysed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.

Competitive Analysis

The key players operating in the global bank guarantee market include BNP Paribas, Citibank Inc., DBS Bank Ltd., Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Holdings plc, HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI bank Limited, JPMorgan & Chase, Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Wells Fargo. These key players have adopted various strategies, such as product portfolio expansion, mergers & acquisitions, agreements, geographical expansion, and collaborations, to increase their market penetration and strengthen their foothold in the industry.

COVID-19 Impact Analysis

The pandemic has hindered import and export commerce in a number of neighboring nations, and as a result, the bank guarantee market has been impacted. In addition, supply chain interruptions, low lending rates, and the potential of a worldwide recession have exacerbated the difficulties that importers and exporters confront. Moreover, banks and fintech industries provide their customers with options of bank guarantees digitally such as distributed ledger and block chain technology across the globe to speed up their financial obligations and enhance digitization in the market. This, in turn, has become one of the major growth factors for the bank guarantee industry during the global health crisis.

Top Impacting Factors

Digitalization of Bank Guarantee Platforms

Technological advancement in the field of financing has given rise to new business practices and these forces have changed the financial services industry. This is especially true in cross-border trade finance, which invoices finance and factoring on the export side and supply chain finance on the import side. Bank guarantee has undergone rapid change from paper-based industry controlled by traditional banks into a digital landscape, where transactions can be largely conducted and funded online. 

Furthermore, with these developments, to digitalize transactions related to trade, banks have concentrated particularly on bank guarantee products such as payment guarantee letter, performance bank guarantee, letters of credit and supply chain financing. Moreover, introduction of key technologies such as distributed ledger technology and block chain technology, have the potential to provide speed and security of transactions for buyers and sellers, during trading that propels the bank guarantee market growth. 

For instance, Lygon - created by CBA, Westpac, ANZ, Scentre Group and IBM recorded the first digital banking guarantee on its block chain platform, thus leveraging the block chain technology to implement the process of bank guarantee to provide a clear pathway for applicants and beneficiaries to request the issuance of digital bank guarantees. Therefore, this is a major driving factor for the growth of bank guarantee market.

Facilitate Importers and Exporters to Increase Cross Border Transactions

Bank guarantee letter facilitates the growth of cross border transactions between importers and exporters. Importers can import goods by availing financial guarantee from banks and pay back at a later stage of time. The exporter can be rest assured that there will be no default in payment since the bank provides guarantee for the payment. Therefore, importers and exporters can increase international business and deal with number of traders for different types of goods and services of cross border transactions. Thus, bank guarantee is a major boosting factor for the growth of cross border business in various trading countries.

Bank Guarantee Reduces the Chances of Financial Risks For Importers and Exporters

Bank guarantee involves financing of international and domestic trade flows. It reduces the risks involved in an international trade transaction such as default in payment by the importer after the delivery of the products. In case, the buyer fails to make the payment on time, the seller can be assured that payment will be made by the bank. Therefore, bank guarantee reduces the financial risk associated with doing business internationally or in the country.

Key Benefits For Stakeholders 

• The study provides an in-depth analysis of the global bank guarantee market share along with current trends and future estimations to illustrate the imminent investment pockets.
• Information about key drivers, restrains, and opportunities and their impact analysis on the global bank guarantee market size are provided in the report.
• The Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of buyers and suppliers operating in the bank guarantee market.
• An extensive analysis of the key segments of the industry helps to understand the bank guarantee market trends.
• The quantitative analysis of the global bank guarantee market forecast from 2021to 2030 is provided to determine the market potential.

 Bank Guarantee Market Report Highlights