Yes. While J.P. Morgan support the effort to evolve inquiry processing to structured messaging via Swift’s centralized service capability; we anticipate it will take significant time to evolve away from the MTn99 series.
The MT n99 series has been used for many different purposes over the years, and this will complicate 8 | P a g e the evolution toward defined, structured messaging for all flows. Although specific MT messages (MT195, MT196) existed for inquiries, most of the Industry still today relies on n99 messages.
As we move through the ISO implementation these messages are designated to be replaced, particularly for Inquiry processing, where the camt.110 Inquiry and camt.111 Inquiry Response are intended to provide a significant efficiency gain for routing and resolving inquiries. Immediate benefits will include the identification of inquiries distinct from myriad other uses of MTn99 messages, and the ability to straight through process, and engage with Swift’s Transaction Manager for potential automated resolutions.
For other uses of the MTn99 series, Swift will introduce the admi.024 message.
The J.P. Morgan perspective on the evolution of these messages is that timing and sequence of implementation is key to success.
J.P. Morgan suggest Swift users focus on their implementation from the perspective of Payment Execution first, followed by the implementation of Advices and Statements. This will ensure maximum efficiency in the processing of payments and in their reconciliation. After we gain proficiency in exchanging the new MX messages for execution and reconciliation, the next logical step is to improve our exception management, and invest in camt 110 camt 111 and examine Swift’s gCase service.
As of June 2024, Swift suggest that MTn99 messages are ‘deprecated but supported’ after November 2025.
J.P. Morgan suggest that after the Industry is fluent in the exchange of pacs, pain and camt Statements and Advices, the benefit of structured inquiries will become more obvious, and the use of the MTn99s will deliver a diminishing result.
Until then, we plan on continuing to support our clients with the n99 series.