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MT 559 Field Specifications

4. Field 57a: Account With Institution

FORMAT

Option A [/1!a][/34x]
4!a2!a2!c[3!c]
(Party Identifier)
(Identifier Code)
Option B [/1!a][/34x]
[35x]
(Party Identifier)
(Location)
Option D [/1!a][/34x]
4*35x
(Party Identifier)
(Name and Address)

PRESENCE

Conditional (see rule C3)

DEFINITION

This field identifies the name of the financial institution at which the Sender wishes to be credited with the amount claimed, when other than the Receiver.

In option A, Identifier Code specifies a BIC. For more details, see the Standards MT General Information.

CODES

In option A, Party Identifier may be used to specify a code by which the institution is identified in the local, that is, Receiver's, clearing system.

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
CN 12..14n China National Advanced Payment System (CNAPS) Code
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 11..23x Italian Domestic Identification 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 Branch Sort Code

CODES

In option D, Party Identifier may be used to specify a code by which the institution is identified in the local, that is, Receiver's, clearing system.

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
CH 6!n CHIPS Universal Identifier
CN 12..14n China National Advanced Payment System (CNAPS) Code
CP 4!n CHIPS Participant Identifier
ES 8..9n Spanish Domestic Interbanking Code
FW 9!n Fedwire Routing Number
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 11..23x Italian Domestic Identification Code
PL 8!n Polish National Clearing Code (KNR)
PT 8!n Portuguese National Clearing Code
RT   Pay by Real Time Gross Settlement
RU 9!n Russian Central Bank Identification Code
SC 6!n UK Domestic Branch Sort Code
SW 3..5n Swiss Clearing Code (BC code)
SW 6!n Swiss Clearing Code (SIC code)

NETWORK VALIDATED RULES

Identifier Code must be a registered financial institution BIC (Error code(s): T27,T28,T29,T45).

Identifier Code must be a financial institution BIC. 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).

USAGE RULES

When one of the codes //FW (with or without the 9-digit number), //AU, //CP or //RT is used, it should appear only once and in the first of the fields 56a and 57a of the payment instruction.

When the optional Party Identifier is present, it identifies the account to be credited on the books of the account with institution specified.

When it is necessary that an incoming SWIFT payment be made to the intermediary or the account with institution via a real-time gross settlement system (RTGS), this code should appear in the optional Party Identifier of field 56a or 57a.

The code RT is binding for the Receiver. If it is used with option A, it must not be followed by any other information. If it is used with option D, it may be followed by another domestic clearing code.

In option B, Party Identifier may be used to specify a code by which the institution is identified in the local, that is, Receiver's, clearing system.