MT 101 Field Specifications

15. Field 50a: Ordering Customer

FORMAT

Option G	/34x 4!a2!a2!c[3!c]	(Account) (BEI)
Option H	/34x 4*35x	(Account) (Name & Address)

PRESENCE

Conditional (C3)

DEFINITION

This field specifies the ordering customer which is the account owner ordering the transaction in the same occurrence of the sequence.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

The BIC must be a BEI. Please refer to the latest version of the BIC Directory - Corporations for more information on BEIs. (Error code(s): T27, T28, T29, T45, E57).

USAGE RULES

Both the account number of the ordering customer at the Receiver or at the account servicing institution and the name and address or BEI of the ordering customer must be present.