MT 730 Field Specifications

6. Field 57a: Account With Bank

FORMAT

Option A	[/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c]	(Party Identifier) (BIC)
Option D	[/1!a][/34x] 4*35x	(Party Identifier) (Name & Address)

PRESENCE

Conditional (C1 and C2)

DEFINITION

This field identifies the bank to which the amount of charges is to be remitted in favour of the Sender.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

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).