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Manual of Regulations for Banks

BSP.MORB.2023.Sec923.a-(2)(2)(b).p32.OBL2

Manual of Regulations for Banks > 923 ADDITIONAL PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR SPECIFIC CUSTOMERS AND ACTIVITIES > Fund/Wire transfer > (2) > (b)

Obligation Summary

On domestic wire transfers, transmit the required originator information with the transfer itself unless it can be supplied to the beneficiary institution and authorities by other effective means.

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For domestic wire transfers, the originating institution should ensure that the required information accompanies the wire transfers, unless this information can be made available to the beneficiary institution and relevant authorities by other effective means.

MORB, Sec. 923.a-(2)(2)(b), p. 32 (2023 ed.) · Manual of Regulations for Banks · p. 32

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(i) Name of the originator; (ii) Originator account number where such an account is used to process the transaction or a unique transaction reference number which permits traceability of the transaction; (iii) Originator’s address, or national identity number, or customer identification number, or date and place of birth; (iv) Name of the beneficiary; and (v) Beneficiary account number where such an account is used to process the transaction, or unique transaction reference number which permits traceability of the transaction.

For domestic wire transfers, the originating institution should ensure that the required information accompanies the wire transfers, unless this information can be made available to the beneficiary institution and relevant authorities by other effective means. In the latter case, the originating institution shall include only the account number or a unique identifier within the message or payment form which will allow the transaction to be traced back to the originator or beneficiary. Originating institutions are required to provide the information within three (3) working days from receiving the request either from the beneficiary institution or from relevant authorities or agencies.

(3) May be exempted from the requirements of Item "(2)" above in respect of originator information, where several individual cross-border wire transfers from a single originator are bundled in a batch file for transmission to beneficiaries: Provided, That it includes the originator's account number or unique transaction reference number and that the batch file contains the required and accurate originator information, and full beneficiary information, that is fully traceable within the beneficiary country;

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What This Requires.

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Type: exception

For domestic wire transfers, provides that the originating institution should ensure the required information accompanies the transfer, unless that information can instead be made available to the beneficiary institution and relevant authorities by other effective means.

Relationship

A domestic-transfer-specific elaboration of the governing duty that wire transfers always carry required information, adding an express exception that the following obligation then operationalizes by specifying the minimal identifier still required when the exception applies.

Why This Exists

Recognizes that domestic payment systems may have reliable alternative channels for supplying originator and beneficiary information, allowing an equivalent substitute for physical accompaniment while still preserving traceability.

Implementation Considerations

Requires the institution to either attach the required originator and beneficiary information to domestic wire transfers or maintain another reliable, readily accessible means for the beneficiary institution and authorities to obtain it on request.

Interpretation Note · Uses "should" rather than "shall" for the core duty. The "unless" clause is a genuine carve-out from the general accompaniment duty, not a separate free-standing obligation; "this information" refers back to the required information described in the governing clause and its sub-items, not a new data set.

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