MT103 Wire LOG | Direct Wire Transfer
4 min readMT103 Wire LOG: At Flash Funds, Privacy and transparency are our top priorities. It is a comfort and convenience to always first hand information on the process and progress of your transaction when completed.
For this reason, we provide immediate access for any LOG purchased through our platform. Our MT103 has all login information. The balance may always be checked by users following a transaction.
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What is an MT103?
An MT103 is a standardized SWIFT payment message used specifically for cross border/international wire transfers. We use SWIFT for all payments made via MT103s.
Our MT103 LOGs are globally accepted as proofs of payment and include all payment details such as date, amount, currency, sender and recipient.
Our MT103s are also great for tracing payments which are missing or delayed because they show the route of the payment between the banks.
I’m a Flash Funds user – how do I view my MT103?
Once your payment has been dispatched, you can retrieve your MT103 by logging into your Flash Funds account, selecting your completed payments and clicking ‘View’. Your MT103 will appear at the bottom of the record. There’s even a ‘copy to clipboard’ function so you can forward it to your recipient.
MT103 fields
Use the table below to view the definition of the MT103 fields
| Field | Field Name |
| :20 | Transaction Reference Number |
| :23B | Bank Operation Code |
| :32A | Value Date / Currency / Interbank Settled |
| :33B | Currency / Original Ordered Amount |
| :50A, F or K | Ordering Customer (Payer) |
| :52A or D | Ordering Institution (Payer’s Bank) |
| :53A, B or D | Sender’s Correspondent (Bank) |
| :54A, B or D | Receiver’s Correspondent (Bank) |
| :56A, C or D | Intermediary (Bank) |
| :57A, B, C or D | Account with Institution (Beneficiary’s Bank) |
| :59 or 59A | Beneficiary |
| :70 | Remittance Information (Payment Reference) |
| :71A | Details of Charges (BEN / OUR / SHA) |
| :72 | Sender to Receiver Information |
| :77B | Regulatory Reporting |
Benefits of MT103
Having direct access to MT103 Wire LOG for each of your payments gives you greater control and information.
You have confirmation that your payment has been sent, including all the important details such as recipient information and payment amount.
Evidence
Serves as a valid proof of payment, whether to send to a supplier to serve as proof of payment or to accounts payable for reconciliation purposes.
Tracking
An MT103 Wire LOG can help with payment location and tracking if the funds are held up in regional clearing banks on the way to your recipient.
Sounds great! How do I get one and how much does it cost?
Below is a table that displays the price variation of the MT103 LOG. These prices are subjected to the balance on the LOG. If you’re a Flash Funds user, you get them instantly and for free with every payment you make with us!
| MT103 Balance (USD) | Price ( USD ) |
| 10,001 – 15,000 | 500 |
| 15,001 – 20,000 | 650 |
| 20,001 – 50,000 | 1,200 |
| 50,001 – 75,000 | 1,700 |
| 75,001 – 100,000 | 2,000 |
| 100,001 – 150,000 | 2,500 |
| 150,001 – 200,000 | 3,000 |
| 200,001 – 400,000 | 5,000 |
| 400,001 – 650,000 | 6,500 |
| 650,001 – 1,000,000 | 10,000 |
Note: the prices listed above are for MT103 Wire LOGS and not Flash Funds Pro.
For enquiry, click HERE to contact Developer. You can also use the WhatsApp Icon on your screen.
Hello thank you for your precious work and Tools. I have a question, on MT103 for CHAPS payment in GBP for both A and what happens when in field 57A sort code is written correctly but because of a system error banks identifies that creditor Bank is a different institution. Then on 59 shows beneficiary bank account, will funds still arrive ? Thanks
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If debtor is having direct account relationship with the creditor bank then the above pciture of serial method is confusing , where i can see debtor is sending message to correspondent and not to creditor bank.
can you please explain ?
Wow, that’s nice and clear analysis. Your platform and tools help me a lot since I only started with payments recently.
i saw a incoming message ,it’s
1) 52A and 53A same BIC contains Head Office BIC of Sender Bank
2) 54A hold a different bank BIC
could you please explain about this
Your Platform is a jewel for a beginner like us, you have explained things in simplified language with very good examples. Thanks a lot !
What if 53/54 are the same swift? How would that work for a cover cover payment? This is in regard to the last LOG i purchased from you.
Hello thank you for your precious work. I have a question, on MT103 for CHAPS payment in GBP for both A and what happens when in field 57A sort code is written correctly but because of a system error banks identifies that creditor Bank is a different institution. Then on 59 shows beneficiary bank account, will funds still arrive ?
Nice article. Really worth reading. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and giving access to the MT103 LOG
I have a basic question: What are the benefits Cover method has over Serial method. As per my knowledge
– Overall cost reduction
– Early credit to privileged Customer (by satisfying set of rule)
However I heard there are some benefits in terms of Nostro recon. Do you have any details around it?
Would it be fair to say that a 103 announcement will at least have a 53 present if not any other correspondents?
This is exactly the experience I had with the lad LOG I purchased.
Thanks.
Many thanks indeed for the very informative articles.
Just with regard to the above, is Field 53A used in the case of the Serial payment?
Is it soley geography that determines if acover message is used instead of a serial message.
Do MT 103 Cover always uses Tag 53 and Tag 54 and MT 103 Serial always uses Tag 53 and Tag 56 to represent sender correspondent and receiver correspondent ? Or any of the pair of tags can be used in either message to represent the same.
I have searched many places but no presentation as clear as this one after purchase of the LOG. Thank you.
Please help me with the below doubt :
Is there any advantage/ disadvantage between using a serial or a cover payment method as regard to the Flash Funds Tool?
As usual a very nice illustration from your end. Can we also document in the financial world which all geographies use serial and who use cover and if so why one choses one over another.
In the serial method, why the Receivers correspondent did not use MT910 or MT950 to inform the Creditor bank about crediting it’s account at Receivers correspondent bank.
Is it because MT103 itself is sufficient?
Simply superb ..thank you …a hard topic explained so easily
Just to understand generally In which cases the destination bank is not reachable in the local clearing..?
Can a MT202 be send between two banks in the same country..? Is it mandatory, as they could also settle the same through the local clearing.?
This is the best article I have ever found on Internet for Payments , u r really doing an awesome job for helping people to get clean and clear picture on Payments and of course providing the tools for those of us that are not familiar with the dark web , thnks
I purchased the MT103, I think I should have gone for the flash funds which does not require in-depth knowledge to use. Please, I do have a Question In a MT103 message, how do we differentiate & identify whether this MT103 is serial or cover ?
Is there any field identifier