Bankline Direct ISO FAQs

MT to MX migration Open in new window

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Adopting MX formats Open in new window

Implementing Bankline Direct digital Open in new window

Bankline Direct ISO materials Open in new window

MT to MX migration

Why are ISO 20022 MX formats better than existing formats such as MT or CSV for Bankline Direct customers?

As a Bankline Direct customer, how will I be able to use ISO 20022 MX formats?

Can I use ISO 20022 MX formats without moving to Bankline Direct Digital?

General payments

As a Bankline Direct customer, can I keep my existing payment format for Faster Payments and move only CHAPS to the new ISO 20022 MX format?

When will support for other (non-ISO 20022 2019) payment formats end on Bankline Direct?

General reporting

As a Bankline Direct customer, when can I switch to ISO 20022 MX formats for my reporting?

As a Bankline Direct customer, what ISO 20022 MX formats will I receive account statement reporting formats in, on Bankline Direct Digital?

What changes do I need to be planning for my Bankline Direct reporting, which isn't ISO 20022 MX standard, during the next two years?

As a Bankline Direct customer, will I be able to receive reporting in both my existing format and the new ISO 20022 MX format at the same time?

Will the enhanced data included in CHAPS payments result in changes to my MT940/942 reports or other legacy format account reporting via Bankline Direct?

Is there any change to information included in payment advices for SEPA payments made in Bankline Direct from 17th March 2024?

Financial Institution payments

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, what ISO 20022 MX formats will I use for outward payments on Bankline Direct Digital?

As a Bankline Direct payments submitter, how will Payment Status Notifications and File Status Notifications be impacted by the ISO 20022 MX format changes?

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, do I need to include purpose codes in my CHAPS payments and what is the timeline to do so?

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, I submit bank grade payments; are these included in the ISO 20022 adoption for payments?

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, is there any impact to the format I receive my Inward Faster Payments in?

Corporate payments

As a Bankline Direct corporate customer, what ISO 20022 MX formats will I use for outward payments on Bankline Direct Digital?

As a Bankline Direct payments submitter, how will Payment Status Notifications and File Status Notifications be impacted by the ISO 20022 MX format changes?

As a Bankline Direct corporate customer, do I need to include purpose codes in my CHAPS payments and what is the timeline to do so?

As a Bankline Direct customer, do I need to include LEIs in my CHAPS payments and what is the timeline to do so?

As a Bankline Direct customer, when can I start to include structured addresses in ISO 20022 MX SEPA payments and when will it be mandatory to do so?

Adopting MX formats

As a Bankline Direct customer, can I switch my payments to ISO 20022 MX format separately from my reporting?

As a Bankline Direct customer, how will the ISO 20022 requirements impact my connectivity and digital signing?

As a Bankline Direct XML customer, I currently have accounts shared across multiple profiles; is this capability also going to be available on Bankline Direct Digital file channel?

Implementing Bankline Direct digital

As a Bankline Direct customer, can I view technical specifications or sample transactions for the new ISO 20022 MX formats and can I test transactions in XML format to check they are compatible?

As a NatWest customer, we use both Bankline FILE Import and Bankline Direct payments. What guides are available for how we assess the ISO 20022 MX format impact to our systems that generate files for Bankline File Import and Bankline Direct host to host connection?

How do I start the process of switching to ISO 20022 MX formats for Bankline Direct?

What information do I need to provide to begin adopting ISO 20022 MX format standards on Bankline Direct?

I've reviewed the guidance documents on NatWest Swift MyStandards and have questions about adopting the new formats; what help is available?

Further support materials

Bankline Direct ISO materials Open in new window

Frequently asked questions

MT to MX migration

Why are ISO 20022 MX formats better than existing formats such as MT or CSV for Bankline Direct customers?

As a Bankline Direct customer, how will I be able to use ISO 20022 MX formats?

Can I use ISO 20022 MX formats without moving to Bankline Direct Digital?

General payments

As a Bankline Direct customer, can I keep my existing payment format for Faster Payments and move only CHAPS to the new ISO 20022 MX format?

When will support for other (non-ISO 20022 2019) payment formats end on Bankline Direct?

General reporting

As a Bankline Direct customer, when can I switch to ISO 20022 MX formats for my reporting?

As a Bankline Direct customer, what ISO 20022 MX formats will I receive account statement reporting formats in, on Bankline Direct Digital?

What changes do I need to be planning for my Bankline Direct reporting, which isn't ISO 20022 MX standard, during the next two years?

As a Bankline Direct customer, will I be able to receive reporting in both my existing format and the new ISO 20022 MX format at the same time?

Will the enhanced data included in CHAPS payments result in changes to my MT940/942 reports or other legacy format account reporting via Bankline Direct?

Is there any change to information included in payment advices for SEPA payments made in Bankline Direct from 17th March 2024?

Financial Institution payments

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, what ISO 20022 MX formats will I use for outward payments on Bankline Direct Digital?

As a Bankline Direct payments submitter, how will Payment Status Notifications and File Status Notifications be impacted by the ISO 20022 MX format changes?

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, do I need to include purpose codes in my CHAPS payments and what is the timeline to do so?

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, I submit bank grade payments; are these included in the ISO 20022 adoption for payments?

As a Bankline Direct FI customer, is there any impact to the format I receive my Inward Faster Payments in?

Corporate payments

As a Bankline Direct corporate customer, what ISO 20022 MX formats will I use for outward payments on Bankline Direct Digital?

As a Bankline Direct payments submitter, how will Payment Status Notifications and File Status Notifications be impacted by the ISO 20022 MX format changes?

As a Bankline Direct corporate customer, do I need to include purpose codes in my CHAPS payments and what is the timeline to do so?

As a Bankline Direct customer, do I need to include LEIs in my CHAPS payments and what is the timeline to do so?

As a Bankline Direct customer, when can I start to include structured addresses in ISO 20022 MX SEPA payments and when will it be mandatory to do so?

Adopting MX formats

As a Bankline Direct customer, can I switch my payments to ISO 20022 MX format separately from my reporting?

As a Bankline Direct customer, how will the ISO 20022 requirements impact my connectivity and digital signing?

As a Bankline Direct XML customer, I currently have accounts shared across multiple profiles; is this capability also going to be available on Bankline Direct Digital file channel?

Implementing Bankline Direct digital

As a Bankline Direct customer, can I view technical specifications or sample transactions for the new ISO 20022 MX formats and can I test transactions in XML format to check they are compatible?

As a NatWest customer, we use both Bankline FILE Import and Bankline Direct payments. What guides are available for how we assess the ISO 20022 MX format impact to our systems that generate files for Bankline File Import and Bankline Direct host to host connection?

How do I start the process of switching to ISO 20022 MX formats for Bankline Direct?

What information do I need to provide to begin adopting ISO 20022 MX format standards on Bankline Direct?

I've reviewed the guidance documents on NatWest Swift MyStandards and have questions about adopting the new formats; what help is available?

Further support materials