MT 107 Field Specifications

5. Field 51A: Sending Institution

FORMAT

Option A

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(Party Identifier) (Identifier Code)

PRESENCE

Optional in mandatory sequence A

DEFINITION

This field identifies the Sender of the message.

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Field 51A is only valid in FileAct (Error code(s): D63).

USAGE RULES

At least the first eight characters of the financial institution BIC in this field must be identical to the originator of this FileAct message.