Mandatory in a conditional sequence (C3)
This field identifies the financial institution and account where the payee will receive the amount specified in field 32B Currency, Amount in sequence D.
With option J, the following codes must be used (Error code(s): T78):
With option D, one of the following codes may also be used:
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).
For matching purposes, option A must be used when available.
Party Identifier in options A and D may be used to indicate a CHIPS Universal Identifier. When used, it must be preceded by a double slash '//', and the code CH and 6 digits.
Please refer to the chapter Guidelines for this MT.