MT

MT Name

Purpose

n90

Advice of Charges, Interest and Other Adjustments

Advises an account owner of charges, interest or other adjustments to its account

n91

Request for Payment of Charges, Interest and Other Expenses

Requests payment of charges, interest or other expenses

n92

Request for Cancellation

Requests the Receiver to consider cancellation of the message identified in the request

n95

Queries

Requests information relating to a previous message or amendment to a previous message

n96

Answers

Responds to an MT n95 Queries or MT n92 Request for Cancellation or other messages where no specific message type has been provided for the response

n98

Proprietary Message

Contains formats defined and agreed to between users and for those messages not yet live

n99

Free Format Message

Contains information for which no other message type has been defined

MT

MT Name

Purpose

101

Request for Transfer

Requests to debit a customer’s account held at another institution

102 / 102+

Multiple Customer Credit Transfer

Conveys multiple payment instructions between financial institutions

103 / 103+ / 103 REMIT

Single Customer Credit Transfer

Instructs a funds transfer

104

Direct Debit and Request for Debit Transfer Message

Conveys direct debit instructions and requests for direct debits between financial institutions

105

EDIFACT Envelope

An envelope which conveys a 2k EDIFACT message

106

EDIFACT Envelope

An envelope which conveys a 10k EDIFACT message

107

General Direct Message

To order the debit of a debtor’s account and to collect payment from this account

110

Advice of Cheque(s)

Advises or confirms the issuance of a cheque to the

111

Request for Stop Payment of a Cheque

Requests the drawee bank to stop payment of a cheque

112

Status of a Request for Stop Payment of a Cheque

Indicates action(s) taken in attempting to stop payment of a cheque

121

Multiple Interbank Funds Transfer

Contains an EDIFACT FINPAY message

MT

MT Name

Purpose

200

Financial Institution Transfer for its Own Account

Requests the movement of the Sender’s funds to its account at another financial institution

201

Multiple Financial Institution Transfer for its Own Account

Multiple of the MT 200

202

General Financial Institution Transfer

Requests the movement of funds between financial institutions

203

Multiple General Financial Institution Transfer

Multiple of the MT 202

204

Financial Markets Direct Debit Message

Claims funds from SWIFT member banks

205

Financial Institution Transfer Execution

Further transmits a transfer request domestically

206

Cheque Truncation Message

Conveys information on one or more truncated cheques in order to debit or obtain credit under usual reserve

207

Request for Financial Institution Transfer

Requests to debit an ordering financial institution’s account held at the receiving financial institution or the account servicing financial institution

210

Notice to Receive

Notifies the Receiver that it will receive funds for the Sender’s account

256

Advice of Non-Payment of Cheques

Informs the Sender of one or more previously sent MT 206s of non-payment of one or more truncated cheques. It may also be used to specify dishonoured items that result in reversing a previous payment settlement

MT

MT Name

Purpose

300

Foreign Exchange Confirmation

Confirms information agreed to in the buying/selling of two currencies

303

Forex/Currency Option Allocation Instruction

Instructs the allocation of a block trade (forex or currency option)

304

Advice/Instruction of a Third Party Deal

Advises of or instructs settlement of a third party foreign exchange deal

305

Foreign Currency Option Confirmation

Confirms information agreed to in the buying and selling of vanilla options on currencies

306

Foreign Currency Option Confirmation

Confirms information agreed to in the buying and selling of exotic options on currencies

307

Advice/Instruction of a Third Party FX Deal

Advises of or instructs settlement of a third party foreign exchange deal

308

Instruction for a Gross/Net Settlement of Third Party FX Deals

Informs which deals done on behalf of a third party area to be settled gross and which ones netted

320

Fixed Loan/Deposit Confirmation

Confirms the terms of a contract relative to a fixed loan/deposit transaction

321

Instruction to Settle a Third Party Loan/Deposit

Advises the trade details and instructs the settlement of a fixed term loan/deposit done with a third party financial institution

330

Call/Notice

Loan/Deposit Confirmation

Confirms the terms of a contract relative to a call/notice loan/deposit transaction

340

Forward Rate Agreement Confirmation

Confirms the details of a forward rate agreement

341

Forward Rate Agreement Settlement Confirmation

Confirms the settlement details of a forward rate agreement

350

Advice of Loan/Deposit Interest Payment

Advises of a loan/deposit interest payment

360

Single Currency Interest Rate Derivative Confirmation

Confirms the details of a single currency interest rate derivative swap, cap, collar or floor

361

Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Confirmation

Confirms the details of a cross currency interest rate swap transaction

362

Interest Rate Reset/Advice of Payment

Confirms or advises the reset rates of the floating interest rate(s) in a single or cross-currency interest rate derivative transaction and/or the payment of interest at the end of an interest period

364

Single Currency Interest Rate Derivative Termination/Recouponing Confirmation

Confirms the details of the partial or full termination or recouponing of a single currency interest rate swap, cap, collar or floor

365

Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap Termination/Recouponing Confirmation

Confirms the details of the partial or full termination or recouponing of a cross, currency interest rate swap

380

Foreign Exchange Order

Orders to purchase or sell a specific amount of a certain currency

381

Foreign Exchange Order Confirmation

Confirms the execution of a FX Order Previously sent

MT

MT Name

Purpose

400

Advice of Payment

Advises of a payment under a collection or part thereof. It also handles the settlement of proceeds

405

Clean Collection

Conveys instructions to obtain payment or acceptance against specified conditions. The message is used for clean collections only and supports financial documents such as accepted and non-accepted bills of exchange and promissory notes

410

Acknowledgement

Acknowledges receipt of a collection. It also specifies if the collecting bank does not intend to act in accordance with the collection instruction

412

Advice of Acceptance

Informs the remitting bank of the acceptance of one or more drafts under one collection instruction

416

Advice of Non-Payment/Non-Acceptance

Advises of the non-payment or non-acceptance under a previously received collection

420

Tracer

Enquires about documents dent for collection

422

Advice of Fate and Request for Instructions

Advises the remitting bank of the fate of one or more collection documents; usually accompanied by one or more questions or requests

430

Amendment of Instructions

Amends collection instructions

450

Cash Letter Credit Advice

Confirms that the face amount of cash letter(s) received has been credited under usual reserve (subject to final payment)

455

Cash Letter Credit Adjustment Advice

Advises the account owner of adjustments made to its account (related to a previous credit for a cash letter)

456

Advice of Dishonour

Advises the account owner that financial document(s) included in the cash letter have been dishonoured for reasons specified in the advice

MT

MT Name

Purpose

500

Instruction to Register

Instructs the registration, deregistration or re-registration of a financial instrument at the registration provider

501

Confirmation of Registration or Modification

Confirms the registration, deregistration or re-registration of a beneficial owner or shareholder with the registration provider

502

Order to Buy or Sell

Instructs the purchase or sale of a given quantity of a specified financial instrument under specified conditions

503

Collateral Claim

Requests new or additional collateral, or the return or recall of collateral

504

Collateral Proposal

Proposes new or additional collateral

505

Collateral Substitution

Proposes or requests the substitution of collateral held

506

Collateral and Exposure Statement

Provides the details of the valuation of both the collateral and the exposure

507

Collateral Status and Processing Advice

Advises the status of a collateral claim, a collateral proposal, or a proposal/request for collateral substitution

508

Intra-Position Advice

Reports on the movement of securities within the holding

509

Trade Status Message

Provides information on the status of a previously executed trade

510

Registration Status and Processing Advice

Advises the status of a registration instruction or modification

513

Client Advice of Execution

Provides brief and early information about a securities deal, e.g., a block trade that is to be allocated before final confirmation

514

Trade Allocation Instruction

Instructs the allocation of a block trade

515

Client Confirmation of Purchase or Sale

Provides a detailed accounting of financial instruments purchased or sold by the Sender on behalf or the Receiver or its client. It may also convey the payment details of the purchase or sale. It may also be sent by, or via an ETC service provider

516

Securities Loan Confirmation

Confirms the details of a securities loan, including collateral arrangements. It may also confirm the details of a partial recall or return of securities previously out on loan

517

Trade Confirmation Affirmation

Positively affirms the details of a previously received confirmation/contract note

518

Market-Side Securities Trade Confirmation

Confirms the details of a trade and where necessary, its settlement to a trading counterparty

519

Modification of Client Details

Instructs the modification of client details at the registration provider

524

Intra-Position Instruction

Instructs the movement of securities within the holding

526

General Securities Lending/Borrowing Message

Requests the borrowing of securities or notifies the return or recall of securities previously out on loan. It may also be used to list securities available for lending

527

Triparty Collateral Instruction

Performs a specific action on a collateral management transaction

528

ETC Client-Side Settlement Instruction

Sent by an ETC service provider, it communicates early settlement information to a custodian or clearing agent about a client-side trade

529

ETC Market-Side Settlement Instruction

Sent by ETC service provider, it communicates early settlement information to a custodian or clearing agent about a market-side trade

530

Transaction Processing Command

Requests the modification of a processing indicator or other non-matching information.

535

Statement of Holdings

Reports at a specified time, the quantity and identification of securities and other holdings which the account servicer holds for the account owner

536

Statement of Transactions

Provides details of increases and decreases of holdings which occurred during a specified period

537

Statement of Pending Transaction

Provides details of pending increases and decreases of holdings at a specified time

538

Statement of Intra-Position Advices

Provides details of increases and decreases in securities within the holding during a specified period

540

Receive Free

Instructs a receipt of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction

541

Receive Against Payment

Instructs a receipt of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction

542

Deliver Free

Instructs a delivery of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction

543

Deliver Against Payment

Instructs a delivery of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to request a cancellation or pre-advise an instruction

544

Receive Free Confirmation

Confirms a receipt of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation

545

Receive Against Payment Confirmation

Confirms a receipt of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation

546

Deliver Free Confirmation

Confirms a delivery of financial instruments free of payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation

547

Deliver Against Payment Confirmation

Confirms a delivery of financial instruments against payment. It may also be used to cancel or reverse a confirmation

548

Settlement Status and Processing Advice

Advises the status of a settlement instruction or replies to a cancellation request

549

Request for Settlement/Status Advice

Requests a statement or a status message

558

Triparty Collateral Status and Processing Advice

Provides validation results and status advice re collateral instructions and proposed collateral movements

559

Paying Agent’s Claim

Claims reimbursement of income or redemption proceeds, or a combination of both

564

Corporate Action Notification

Provides an account owner with details of a corporate action event and the choices available to the account owner. It also provides the account owner with details on the impact a corporate action event will have on a safekeeping or cash account, eg, entitlement calculation

565

Corporate Action Instruction

Instructs the custodian on the investment decision made by an account owner relative to a corporate action event

566

Corporate Action Confirmation

Confirms to the account owner that securities and/or cash have been credited/debited to an account as a result of a corporate action event

567

Corporate Action Status and Processing Advice

Indicates the status, or a change in status, of a corporate action-related transaction previously instructed by, or executed on behalf of, the account owner

568

Corporate Action Narrative

Provides complex instructions or narrative details relating to a corporate action event

569

Triparty Collateral and Exposure Statement

Provides the details of the valuation of both the collateral and the exposure

574

IRS 1441 NRA-IRS Beneficial Owners’ List

Provides owner or pooled income information for a period of time arranged between the intermediary and the withholding agent

574

IRS 1441 NRA-Form W8-BEN

Certifies the foreign status of a beneficial owner for United States tax withholding

575

Report of Combined Activity

Reports on all securities and cash activity for a given combination of safekeeping and cash accounts

576

Statement of Open Orders

Provides details of orders to buy or to sell financial instruments, as at a specified date, which have been accepted by the Sender, but which have not yet been executed

577

Statement of Numbers

Provides certificates numbers of securities

578

Settlement Allegement

Advises the account owner that a counterparty has alleged a settlement instruction on the account owner’s account

579

Certificate Numbers

Replaces or supplements the ‘certificate numbers’ field in a primary message, eg, MT 577

581

Collateral Adjustment Message

Claims or notifies a change in the amount of collateral held against securities out on loan or for other reasons

582

Reimbursements Claim or Advice

Claims reimbursement of funds paid on behalf of the Receiver or of securities received which are due to the Sender. It may also advise that funds and/or securities have or will be remitted by the Sender in favour of the Receiver

584

Statement of ETC Pending Trades

Provides statuses and details of executed trades which are not yet matched nor affirmed

586

Statement of Settlement Allegements

Provides details of pending settlement allegements

587

Depositary Receipt Instruction

Instructs the issuance or release of a depositary receipt from/to ordinary shares, or the conversion from one type of depositary receipt to another

588

Depositary Receipt Confirmation

Confirms the issuance or release of a depositary receipt from/to ordinary shares, or the conversion from one type of depositary receipt to another

589

Depositary Receipt Status and Processing Advice

Advises the status, or change in status, of a depositary receipt

MT

MT Name

Purpose

600

Precious Metal Trade Confirmation

Confirms the details of a precious metal trade and its settlement

601

Precious Metal Option Confirmation

Confirms the details of a precious metal option contract

604

Precious Metal Transfer/Delivery Order

Instructs the Receiver to transfer by book-entry, or physically deliver, a specified type and quantity of precious metal to a specified party

605

Precious Metal Notice to Receive

Notifies the Receiver of an impending book-entry transfer or physical delivery of a specified type and quantity of precious metal

606

Precious Metal Debit Advice

Advises the Receiver of a debit entry to a specified metal account

607

Precious Metal Credit Advice

Advises the Receiver of a credit entry to a specified metal account

608

Statement of a Metal Account

Provides the details of all bookings to a metal account

609

Statement of Metal Contracts

Identifies all outstanding metal contracts, as at a specified date for which confirmations have been exchanged

MT

MT Name

Purpose

643

Notice of Drawdown/Renewal

Provides notice of the Borrower(s) request for drawdown(s)/renewal(s) on a given date

644

Advice of Rate and Amount Fixing

Specifies the interest rate and, if applicable, the exchange rate, for the next interest period

645

Notice of Fee Due

Specifies flat and variable fees, related to one Facility, due to the Receiver

646

Payment of Principal and/or of Interest

Advises of payments and/or prepayments of principal and/or of interest with the same value date, but not related to any subsequent drawing or renewal

649

General Syndicated Facility Message

Provides for communications related to syndicated facilities for which no specific message has been defined

MT

MT Name

Purpose

700

Issue of a Documentary Credit

Indicates the terms and conditions of a documentary credit

701

Issue of a Documentary Credit

Continuation of an MT 700 for fields 45a, 46a and 47a

705

Pre-Advice of a Documentary Credit

Provides brief advice of a documentary credit for which full details will follow

707

Amendment to a Documentary Credit

Informs the Receiver of amendments to the terms and conditions of a documentary credit

710

Advice of a Third Bank’s Documentary Credit

Advises the Receiver of the terms and conditions of a documentary credit

711

Advice of a Third Bank’s Documentary Credit

Continuation of an MT 710 for files 45a, 46a and 47a

720

Transfer of a Documentary Credit

Advises the transfer of a documentary credit, or part thereof, to the bank advising the second beneficiary

721

Transfer of a Documentary Credit

Continuation of a MT 720 for files 45a, 46a and 47a

730

Acknowledgement

Acknowledges the receipt of a documentary credit message and may indicate that the message has been forwarded according to instructions. It may also be used to account for bank charges or to advise of acceptance or rejection of an amendment of a documentary credit

732

Advice of Discharge

Advises that documents received with discrepancies have been taken up

734

Advice of Refusal

Advises the refusal of documents that are not in accordance with the terms and conditions of a documentary credit

740

Authorisation to Reimburse

Requests the Receiver to honour claims for reimbursement of payment(s) or negotiation(s) under a documentary credit

742

Re-imbursement Claim

Provides a reimbursement claim to the bank authorised to reimburse the Sender or its branch for its payments/negotiations

747

Amendment to an Authorisation to Reimburse

Informs the reimbursing bank of amendments to the terms and conditions of a documentary credit, relative to the authorisation to reimburse

750

Advice of Discrepancy

Advises of discrepancies and requests authorisation to honour documents presented that are not in accordance with the terms and conditions of the documentary credit

752

Authorisation to Pay, Accept or Negotiate

Advises a bank which has requested authorisation to pay, accept, negotiate or incur a deferred payment undertaking that the presentation of the documents may be honoured, notwithstanding the discrepancies, provided they are otherwise in order

754

Advice of Payment/Acceptance/Negotiations

Advises that documents have been presented in accordance with the terms of a documentary credit and are being forwarded as instructed. This message type also handles the payment/negotiation 

756

Advice of Re-imbursement or Payment

Advises of the reimbursement or payment for a drawing under a documentary credit in which no specific reimbursement instructions or payment provisions were given

760

Guarantee/Standby LC

Issues or requests the issue of a guarantee or Standby LC

767

Guarantee/ Standby LC Amendment

Amends a guarantee or Standby LC which has been previously issued or requests the amendment of a guarantee which the Sender has previously requested to be issued

768

Acknowledgement of a Guarantee/ Standby LC Message

Acknowledges the receipt of a guarantee/ Standby LC message and may indicate that action has been taken according to instructions

769

Advice of Reduction or Release

Advises that a bank has been released of its liability for a specified amount under its guarantee

MT

MT Name

Purpose

800

T/C Sales and Settlement Advice [Single]

Provides the sale and settlement details for the sale of travellers cheques by a single selling agent

801

T/C Multiple Sales Advice

Provides the details (excluding the settlement details) of the sales of travellers cheques in cases where the data is lengthy or includes data from several selling agents

802

T/C Settlement Advice

Provides the settlement details of multiple sales of travellers cheques

810

T/C Refund Request

Requests the issuer to honour a claim for a refund for lost or stolen travellers cheques. It may also request authorisation to refund

812

T/C Refund Authorisation

Authorises, denies or defers a full or partial refund for cheques which have been lost or stolen

813

T/C Refund Confirmation

Confirms and accounts for an authorised refund to a claimant. It may also indicate the amount to be reimbursed to the refund agent

820

Request for T/C Stock

Requests replenishment of the selling agent’s travellers cheque stock

821

T/C Inventory Addition

Provides general information regarding a shipment of travellers cheques

822

Trust Receipt Acknowledgement

Acknowledges the receipt of a shipment of travellers cheques from the issuer

823

T/C Inventory Transfer

Advises the issuer of a transfer of specified travellers cheque stock from one selling agent to another

824

T/C Inventory Destruction/Cancellation Notice

Notifies the issuer of the destruction/cancellation of travellers cheque inventory held by the selling agent. It may also request a selling agent to destroy/cancel travellers cheque inventory

MT

MT Name

Purpose

900

Confirmation of Debit

Advises an account owner of a debit to its account

910

Confirmation of Credit

Advises an account owner of a credit to its account

920

Request Message

Requests the account servicing institution to send an MT 940, 941, 942 or 950

935

Rate Change Advice

Advises the Receiver of general rate change(s) and/or rate change(s) which applies to a specific account other than a call/notice loan/deposit account

940

Customer Statement Message

Provides balance and transaction details of an account to a financial institution on behalf of the account owner

941

Balance Report

Provides balance information of an account to a financial institution on behalf of the account owner

942

Interim Transaction Report

Provides balance and transaction details of an account, for a specified period of time, to a financial institution on behalf of the account owner

950

Statement Message

Provides balance and transaction details of an account to the account owner

960

Request for Service Initiation Message

Initiates a Bilateral Key Exchange (BKE) process

961

Initiation Response Message

Acknowledges receipt of an MT 960

962

Key Service Message

Contains a bilateral authenticator key for another financial institution

963

Key Acknowledgement Message

Acknowledges receipt of the bilateral key sent in a previous MT 962

964

Error Message

Responds to an MT 960, 961, 963, 966 or 967 if an error has been detected to report that error

965

Error in Key Service Message

Responds to an MT 962 if an error has been detected and reports that error

966

Discontinue Service Message

Discontinues one or several bilateral authenticator keys already in existence between the Sender and Receiver

967

Discontinuation Acknowledgement Message

Acknowledges receipt of a previous MT 966 and confirms discontinuation of the authenticator key(s) specified in the MT 966

970

Netting Statement

Provides balance and transaction details of a netting position as recorded by a netting system

971

Netting Balance Report

Provides balance information for specified netting position(s)

972

Netting Interim Statement

Advises interim balance and transaction details of a netting position as recorded by a netting system

973

Netting Request Message

Requests an MT 971 or 972 containing the latest available information

985

Status Enquiry

Requests an MT 986

986

Status Report

Provides business related information about a customer or institution