Option A[/1!a][/34x]4!a2!a2!c[3!c](Party Identifier)(BIC)| Option A |
[/1!a][/34x]4!a2!a2!c[3!c] |
(Party Identifier)(BIC) |
Optional
This field specifies the financial institution - when other than the Receiver - which services the account for the beneficiary customer identified in the same sequence. This is applicable even if field 59 or 59A contains an IBAN.
Party Identifier may be used to indicate a national clearing system code.
The following codes may be used preceded by a double slash ('//'):
| AT |
5!n |
Austrian Bankleitzahl |
| AU |
6!n |
Australian Bank State Branch (BSB) Code |
| BL |
8!n |
German Bankleitzahl |
| CC |
9!n |
Canadian Payments Association Payment Routing Number |
| ES |
8..9n |
Spanish Domestic Interbanking Code |
| FW |
without 9 digit code |
Pay by Fedwire |
| GR |
7!n |
HEBIC (Hellenic Bank Identification Code) |
| HK |
3!n |
Bank Code of Hong Kong |
| IE |
6!n |
Irish National Clearing Code (NSC) |
| IN |
11!c |
Indian Financial System Code (IFSC) |
| IT |
10!n |
Italian Domestic Identification Code |
| NZ |
6!n |
New Zealand National Clearing Code |
| PL
|
8!n
|
Polish National Clearing Code (KNR)
|
| PT |
8!n |
Portuguese National Clearing Code |
| RT |
|
Pay by Real Time Gross Settlement |
| SC |
6!n |
UK Domestic Sort Code |
The BIC must be a SWIFT registered address, either connected or non-connected (Error code(s): T27, T28, T29, T45).
The BIC must not be a BEI. Please refer to the latest version of the BIC Directory - Corporations for more information on BEIs. This error code applies to all types of BICs referenced in a FIN message including SWIFT BICs, non-SWIFT BICs, Masters, Synonyms, Live destinations and Test & Training destinations. (Error code(s): C05).
When it is necessary that an incoming SWIFT payment be made to the party in this field via Fedwire, US banks require that the code //FW appears in the optional Party Identifier of field 57A.
When it is necessary that an incoming SWIFT payment be made to the intermediary or the account with institution via real-time gross settlement (RTGS), the code //RT should appear in the optional Party Identifier of field 57A.
The code //RT is binding for the Receiver. It must not be followed by any other information.
