12.4.2.22 MT 714 Acknowledgment of demand for payment under Guarantee / Standby Letter of Credit –B2C

The acknowledgment of demand for payment under Guarantee / Standby LC is sent to the corporate (Beneficiary) by its bank and comprises one MT 798 message.

It acknowledges the receipt of a demand under a Guarantee / Standby LC, and provides further instructions and/or information as appropriate.

Format Specifications

MT 798<714> - Acknowledgment of demand for payment under Guarantee / Standby Letter of Credit

Section 1- MT 798 Structure

Field Tag Field Name Format Mandatory/ Optional
20 Transaction Reference Number 16x M
12 Sub-Message Type 3!n M
77E Proprietary Message 73z (Text) [n*78z (Text) M
Section 2 – Field 77E Structure
Field Tag Field Name Format Mandatory/ Optional
27A Message Index/ Total 1!n/1!n (Message Index)/(Total) M
21P Bank Reference Number 16x M
21S Bank Business Reference 16x M
20 Undertaking Number 16x M
21A Customer Reference Number 16x M
21T Customer Reference Number 16x M
31C Date of Issue 6!n (Date) M
13E Message Creation Date Time 8!n4!n (Date)(Time) M
32B Guarantee/Credit Amount 3!a15d (Currency)( Amount) M
31S Date of Claim 6!n (Date) M
39D Amount Claimed 3!a15d (Currency)( Amount) M
78B Instructions from the Bank 50*65x (Narrative) M
29B Bank Contact 4*35x (Narrative) M
72C Corporate to Bank Information 6*35x (Narrative) O
23X File Identification 4!c/65x (Code)(Narrative) O
29S Customer Identifier 4!c/35x (Code)(Party Identifier) O
29P Processing Bank Identifier 35x (Party Identifier) O
29U Lead Bank Identifier 35x (Party Identifier) O