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Field 54A is the Receiver's Correspondent — the bank where the SWIFT-message receiver holds an account that the sender will credit, mirroring field 53A from the receiver's side.
How an MT103 maps to the UETR (field 121), sender reference (field 20), value-date/currency/amount (field 32A) and beneficiary details. Source: SWIFT MT103 specification.
Details
Format: BIC. Optional, used in non-trivial correspondent-banking arrangements.
Quick facts
SWIFT field specification
Example value
:54A:RECVCORR2XXX
Valid characters / format
BIC
Required on MT103
Optional
Required on MT202
Optional
Required on pacs.008
Optional
Notes
Receiver's correspondent.
Key facts
Optional MT103 field
BIC of the receiver's nostro correspondent
Mirror image of field 53A
Frequently asked questions
Field 53A vs 54A?
53A is on the sender side, 54A on the receiver side. Both identify settlement correspondents.
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