Category 8: Travellers cheques
MT802 T/C Settlement Advice
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The MT802 gives the settlement of the money for travellers cheque sales reported to the issuer in MT801 messages. The selling side sends it to the issuer with the settlement number, the value date, currency and amount, and the correspondents through which the funds are paid.
- Message type
- MT802
- Category
- 8
- Status
- In the current standard
- ISO 20022
- No direct equivalent
What MT802 is used for
Field 28 carries the settlement number, which lets the issuer tie the money to the sales reported for that settlement. Fields 53a and 54a name the correspondents of the Sender and Receiver when the funds move through other banks, in the same way as in a cash transfer.
- Sent by
- The selling agent, or the agent remitting the funds
- Sent to
- The travellers cheque issuer
MT802 format: sequences and fields
Message text (block 4)Mandatory
No sequences.
| Tag | Name | Status | Format | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Transaction Reference Number | M | 16x | The Sender’s reference for this settlement advice. |
| 28 | Settlement No./Page No. | M | 5n[/2n] | The settlement number, and the page number when the advice runs over several messages. |
| 32A | Settlement Amount | M | 6!n3!a15d | Value date (YYMMDD), currency and amount of the settlement. |
| 52a | Remitting AgentOptions A or D | O | A: [/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] D: [/1!a][/34x] 4*35x | The agent remitting the funds, when one is shown. |
| 53a | Sender’s CorrespondentOptions A, B or D | O | A: [/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] B: [/1!a][/34x] [35x] D: [/1!a][/34x] 4*35x | The account or institution through which the Sender makes the funds available to the Receiver. |
| 54a | Receiver’s CorrespondentOptions A, B or D | O | A: [/1!a][/34x] 4!a2!a2!c[3!c] B: [/1!a][/34x] [35x] D: [/1!a][/34x] 4*35x | The branch or institution at which the funds are made available to the Receiver. |
| 72 | Sender to Receiver Information | O | 6*35x | Further information for the Receiver. |
Format notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c upper-case letters and digits, x any character of the Swift character set, d a decimal number with a comma, ! fixed length, [ ] optional, 4*35x up to 4 lines of 35 characters. M mandatory, O optional, C conditional (a rule decides).
ISO 20022
No ISO 20022 equivalent: Swift’s MT and MX equivalence tables list none for the travellers cheque messages, and category 8 was not part of the November 2025 payments migration.
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