Mandatory
This field specifies the beneficiary financial institution of the subsequent operation from the particular occurrence of sequence B.
Party Identifier may be used to indicate a national clearing system code.
The following codes may be used preceded by a double slash ('//'):
with option A:
with option D:
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 one of the codes //FW (with or without the 9-digit number), //AU, //CP or //IN is used, it should appear only once and in the first of the fields 56a, 57a and 58a of the payment instruction.
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 56a, 57a or 58a.
Party Identifier may contain the beneficiary financial institution's account number.
If the message is used to request the transfer of funds between the ordering financial institution's accounts, this field must contain the BIC of this institution.
Option A is the preferred option.
Option D must only be used when there is a need to be able to specify a name and address, eg, due to regulatory considerations.