How did Templar houses help move travel money, compared to Italian bankers' ways?

Research question: How did the physical infrastructure of preceptories facilitate the logistics of the letter of credit system compared to the methods used by Italian merchant banks?

The records show that the Templars' accumulated financial resources provided the basis for developing their local banking facilities ¹. The Wardrobe of King Henry III was located at the Templar headquarters in 1225, which reflects the Templars' role in royal finance ². At Troyes, the Templars owned more than fifty houses in the early 14th century that they could rent to merchants attending the fairs ³. The facts do not describe how letters of credit worked or compare Templar premises with Italian merchant bank methods, so the comparison the question asks for cannot be drawn from them ³. The newest fact dates to the early 14th century, so none of this describes the present day ³.

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