Factoring in Islamic Banking System

Today, factoring is one of the sources for financing in banking law. After entering in the legal literature of banking system, it has had a special importance. Factoring is a contract which the debt is bought less or more than its nominal value from creditors by the debtor or third party. There is a great disagreement about its legal status in Shia jurisprudential literature which the attitudes of the well-known Shia jurists which have been considered by the legislator as a source is the validity of the factoring contract in most cases and types. The factoring contract can be applied in many cases in banking operations without usury: credit contracts which contain the most majority banking operation in these days and in the form of factoring, they can be made completely. Bank cards, bank deposits and bank loans can be realized by factoring in banking operations without usury as it does not face any legal and divine law (shariah) problems. Letter of credit discounting and forfaiting are those of are those of sources for financing for business men which they can be realized.