MT940

SWIFT.

An MT940 (or MT 940) is a standard structured SWIFT message.

It is a end of day bank statement file which details all entries booked to bank account.

MT940 - and all other MT messages - are in the course of being phased out over the period ending November 2025, and being replaced by improved message formats under ISO 20022.

See also

• Application programming interface (API)
• Extensible markup language (XML)
• MT
• MT102
• MT942
• Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)
• Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)

Other resources

• Association of Corporate Treasurers - ISO 20022 hub
• Migration to ISO 20022 - Start of coexistence 2023 - End of coexistence 2025 - SWIFT
• ISO 20022 website