Pre-notice:  This page will be closed on December 31, 2025
(After the above date, information will be provided through your local Mizuho branches/subsidiaries, as necessary)

 
Details regarding ISO 20022 Migration at Mizuho Bank’s Branches & Subsidiaries outside Japan

 

 As previously communicated*1, SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), a leading settlement network for remittances, has made a public announcement to gradually migrate from the current payment/remittance format (MT Format) to the new ISO 20022*2 complied format (MX Format) during the period March 2023 to November 2025. 
Taking this lead, local clearing systems have announced their respective plans and schedules to adapt to ISO 20022 and started their migration process. Mizuho Bank’s global branches and subsidiaries, together with our peer global financial institutions, will also be taking necessary steps for this change. 

Information regarding Mizuho’s key changes are made available on this webpage in the following two sections. 
As individual circumstances/details may differ according to country (e.g., matters related to compliance with local regulations), information specific to each country will be provided by our local branches and/or subsidiaries in Section 2, and will be published in phases. 

  • Section 1:  Announcements regarding matters that are generally applicable to all branches/subsidiaries
  • Section 2:  Announcements regarding matters that are specific to branches/subsidiaries



*1:  For previous notifications, please visit www.mizuhogroup.com/bank/what-we-do/cash_management/iso20022  
*2:  A multi part International Standard prepared by ISO Technical Committee TC68 Financial Services. It describes a common platform for the development of messages. 

 

Section 1:  Announcements (General)


1-1.  Overview of Key ISO Migration-related Dates

  • The planned ISO Migration-related dates in connection to remittance via Mizuho Global e-Banking and Mizuho China Local e-Banking are shown in the table below.
  • The dates will be finalized and confirmed at a later stage. As for matters regarding products other products, please confirm the notifications from branches/subsidiaries in Section 2 for details.

    (A): MX Opening Date:  The date that Mizuho will start accepting remittance requests using the new ISO 20022 complied MX payment method
    (B): MT Closure Date:  The date that Mizuho will stop accepting remittance requests using the current MT payment method
    (C): Reference Date for Template Migration:  The reference date of the data that Mizuho will reflect the Template information to the newly added Structured Payment Menu in Mizuho Global e-Banking (MGeB)
    (D): Date of New Menu to Appear on MGeB Screen:  The date that the Structured Payment Menu will newly appear on the MGeB Instruction Screen



Note:
*1: Location refers to a management area defined within Mizuho Group.
*2: Mizuho Bank Labuan Branch and Banco Mizuho do Brasil S.A. are out of scope.
*3: Matters regarding Mizuho’s offices in EMEA will be announced separately. (e.g. MGeB bulletin board)

1-2. Key Changes regarding "Mizuho Global e-Banking"

  • In order to comply with ISO 20022, "Structured Payment" Menu is newly added to the Instruction Screens in Mizuho Global e-Banking.
    For Customers who are subscribed to Mizuho Global e-Banking, please kindly confirm and be notified of the details through the link below. (Overview of key changes are as shown in the diagram below). 
     
  • For more details, please see link:
    [Updated: June 2025] The contents have been updated to clarify changes and specify templates subject to migration. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

    In English     Key Changes regarding Mizuho Global e-Banking_EN (PDF/933KB)
    In Japanese  Key Changes regarding Mizuho Global e-Banking_JP (PDF/1,692KB)
     


 

 1-3. MGeB Guidance on How to Input Requirements/Information of Creditor’s Country 

  • This document explains how to input requirements/information of the creditor’s country when making cross-border remittance requests via Mizuho Global e-Banking (MGeB). The requirements/information are set forth by the local authorities. Please note that they are not guaranteed by Mizuho Bank.
     
  • For more details, please see link:
    [Updated: November 2025] New slide for Angola has been added, and the slide for Canada has been updated. Please see Update History for details.

    In English       MGeB Input Guide_Creditor Requirement & Info_E (PDF/1,235KB)
    In Japanese    MGeB Input Guide_Creditor Requirement & Info_J (PDF/1,759KB)

MGeB guidance on how to input requirements image

 

1-4. Samples of ISO 20022 Structured Postal Addresses

  • This document shows samples on how to convert postal addresses in accordance with the ISO 20022 Structured Postal Address method. The samples provided here are focused on countries that are not included in the guidance published by SWIFT, and are based on the actual location of Mizuho's branches/offices.
     
  • For more details, please see link:
    Samples of Structured Postal Addresses_EN(Excel/43KB)
     

Samples of ISO 20022 Structured Postal Address
 

1-5. Key Changes regarding "Mizuho Bank Report Service"


 

Section 2:  Announcements from Branches & Subsidiaries
 

Location Branch/ subsidiary Contents (Title) Link Summary of Contents Updated
Australia Sydney Br. SWIFT go-live with ISO 20022 on September 23, 2024 SYD-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/308KB)
  • Inform customers that SWIFT MX format go-live from September 23, 2024.
  • Announcement of the Special Webpage Explaining Details regarding Mizuho ISO 20022 Migration.
 November 26, 2024
Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking SYD-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,736KB)
  • Provide ISO20022 announcement of changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking in Sydney branch.
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Contents regarding the templates subject to Migration have been revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)
 July 30, 2025
Canada Canada Br.        
China Mizuho China Changes in Mizuho China Local e-Banking Service (MCLS) CHN-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/862KB)
  • Provides explanation on what will change in MCLS with the transformation to ISO 20022.
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Service Start Date has been changed. (See table of contents to locate changes.)
 July 1, 2025
CHN-001_CHN.pdf
(PDF/1,185KB)
Hong Kong Hong Kong Br. Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking  HKG-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,227KB)
  • Provide supplementary explanation on Mizuho Global e-Banking services in Hong Kong Branch 
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Timeline for the requests to customers
      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
      - Statements
 July 16, 2025
HKG-001_JP.pdf
(PDF/1,976KB)
Announcement of Changes in Remittance Application
(Paper Form)		 HKG-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/674KB)
  • Explanation of important changes to Remittance Application (Paper Form) according to ISO20022 requirement
 Sep. 1, 2025
India All offices Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking

IND-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,038KB)
  • Overview of ISO20022 and migration timelines for all India Branches.
  • Details about the key changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking for all India Branches. 
  • Information about actions required by customers in Mizuho Global e-Banking prior to and post migration activity.
  • Details of statement formats that will be available in Mizuho Global e-Banking after ISO 20022 Migration.
  • [Updated: June 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
      - Statements
 June 2, 2025
Migration of User Authority in Mizuho Global e-Banking IND-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,023KB)
  • Overview of ISO20022 and migration timelines for all India Branches.
  • Information about timeline and scope of User Authority migration from ‘Payment’ menu and new ‘Structured Payment Menu'
  • Information about actions required by customers in Mizuho Global e-Banking prior to and post migration activity.
 February 26, 2025
Migration of Template data in Mizuho Global
e-Banking		 IND-003_EN.pdf
(PDF/302KB)
  • Overview of ISO20022 and migration timelines for all India Branches.
  • Information about timeline and scope of Template data migration from ‘Payment’ menu and new ‘Structured Payment Menu'
  • Information about actions required by customers in Mizuho Global e-Banking post migration activity.
  • [Updated: June 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Templates subject to Migration
 June 2, 2025
Indonesia Bank Mizuho Indonesia  Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking BMI-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,830KB)
  • Overview of ISO20022 and migration timelines for Bank Mizuho Indonesia.
  • Details about the key changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking for Bank Mizuho Indonesia.
  • Information about actions required by customers in Mizuho Global e-Banking prior to and post migration activity.

Sep. 18
2025
Japan All offices ISO 20022 Migration of Mizuho Global e-Banking Remittances from accounts in Japan JPN-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/486KB)
  • Provide major changes after the ISO 20022 Migration for Cross-border Payment and Foreign Currency Payment in Mizuho Global e-Banking in Japan.
  • Inform upcoming release schedule for guidances regarding ISO 20022 Migration.
  • Introduce ISO 20022 compliant format (MX format).

    *This material was distributed in Japan in April 2024.
    *This material does NOT include any request items for customers.
 March 13, 2025
JPN-001_JP.pdf
(PDF/986KB)
Notice of Changes to the Account Information Download Format for Mizuho Global e-Banking JPN-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/455KB)
  • Provide major changes for the account information download format in Mizuho Global e-Banking in Japan.

August 28, 2025
JPN-002_JP.pdf
(PDF/751KB)
Malaysia Mizuho Bank Malaysia Announcement of ISO20022 SWIFT and Relatable Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking MBM-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/2,380KB)
  • Provides an overview of ISO20022 to MBM customers.
  • Provides MBM customers with updates on the changes to the MGeB platform, requested items, and the migration activities.
  • Provides relevant information of File Format for ERP / SAP customer as reference.
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Timeline for the requests to customers
      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
      - Statements
 July 14, 2025
Actions to be performed by Customers on upcoming Mizuho Global e-Banking Data Migration for ISO20022 MBM-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/865KB)
  • Provides details of actions to be performed by customers pre and post migration activities.
FAQ - Mizuho Global e-Banking Data Migration for ISO20022 - MBM-003_EN.pdf
(PDF/142KB)
  • Provides list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and corresponding answers pertaining to migration activities.
Mexico All offices Template migration for ISO 20022 MEX-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/192KB)
  • Notification related to Mizuho Global e-Banking payment template migration
 April 30, 2025
MEX-001_ES.pdf
(PDF/216KB)
MEX-001_JP.pdf
(PDF/224KB)
Myanmar Yangon Br. Mizuho Global e-Banking Change in ISO 20022

YGN-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,097KB)
  • Overview
  • Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking
  • [Updated: June 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
      - Statements
 June 2, 2025
Philippines Manila Br. Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking MNL-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/433KB)
  • Provides an overview of ISO 20022.
  • Informs users of the change points in the platform.
  • Informs the necessary actions they need to take within a given timeline.
  • [Updated: June 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
 June 16, 2025
Announcement of Changes in Paper Applications MNL-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,280KB)
  • Outlines the upcoming changes in the paper-based applications including updated forms of the Manual Remittance, Quick Forms, and E-Cash Order/Bulk Payment.
  • [Updated: September 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/added.

      - New field names
      - Allowable character sets
      - Manual Remittance forms
      - Quick Forms
      - E-Cash Order / Bulk Payment
 September 29, 2025
Singapore Singapore Br. Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking SPR-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,739KB)
  • Provides explanation about the changes on Mizuho Global e-Banking services in Singapore Branch.
  • Actions required by Mizuho Singapore Branch customers.
  • [Updated: June 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Template Migration Result Check
      - Changes in CSV Statement Files
 July 16, 2025
Mizuho Global e-Banking Template Migration Supplement Material SPR-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/703KB)
  • Provides supplementary explanation about template migration of Mizuho Global e-Banking services in Singapore Branch.
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Supplementary information regarding "Creditor Account Identification" have been updated. (See table of contents to locate changes.)
Key Changes regarding Remittance Advice and Trade Finance Reports SPR-003_EN.pdf
(PDF/952KB)
  • Provides key changes with regard to remittance advice and trade finance reports in Mizuho Singapore Branch.
 July 1, 2025
South Korea Seoul Br. Application for Outgoing Remittance
(Paper Application)		 SEL-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/595KB)
  • Explanation of important changes to the Application for Outgoing Remittance according to ISO20022 requirement.
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/added. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Format change (Application for
        Overseas Remittance)
      - New (Application for Domestic
        Remittance)
 July 18, 2025
SEL-001_KR.pdf
(PDF/727KB)
SEL-001_JP.pdf
(PDF/915KB)
Taiwan All offices Introduction of ISO 20022 migration TWN-001_CHN.pdf
(PDF/591KB)
  • Introduction of ISO 20022 migration and FAQ.
  • [Updated: April 2025]
    Various key dates, etc.

    *Chinese and Japanese materials only.
 April 21, 2025
TWN-001_JP.pdf
(PDF/835KB)
Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking TWN-002_CHN.pdf
(PDF/1,651KB)
  • Explanation of main changes regarding Mizuho Global e-Banking. 
  • [Updated: July 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

    - Templates subject to Migration
    - Structured Postal Address
    - Statements

    *Chinese and Japanese materials only.
 July 7, 2025
TWN-002_JP.pdf
(PDF/2,038KB)
Changes in Mizuho Bank Report Service TWN-003_CHN.pdf
(PDF/678KB)
  • Explanation of main changes regarding Bank Report Service.
  • [Updated: April 2025]
    Various key dates, etc.

    *Chinese and Japanese materials only.
 April 21, 2025
TWN-003_JP.pdf
(PDF/976KB)
Thailand Bangkok Br. Mizuho Global e-Banking Change in ISO 20022 BKK-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/546KB)
  • ISO 20022 impact on Mizuho Global e-Banking.
  • Actions required by Bangkok Branch customer.
 November 26, 2024
USA USA/NY What is ISO USA-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/140KB)
  • Provides explanation about what is ISO 20022. 

    *This material was distributed in the US in June 2024.
 October 4, 2024
Preparing for ISO 20022 Structured Address Fields USA-002_EN.pdf
(PDF/117KB)
  • Provides explanation on what will change in the payment format with the transformation to ISO 20022.

    *This material was distributed in the US in June 2024.
Fedwire ISO 20022 adoption  USA-003_EN.pdf
(PDF/279KB)
  • Provide information on the Fedwire ISO 20022 adoption schedule.

    *This material was distributed in the US in Dec 2024.

    *The adoption schedule in this material has been changed. Please refer to USA-004_EN.pdf for the latest schedule.
 March 13, 2025
Reschedule of Fedwire ISO 20022 adoption USA-004_EN.pdf
(PDF/184KB)
  • [Schedule change] Provide information on the new date of the Fedwire ISO 20022 adoption schedule.

    *This material was distributed in the US in Feb 2025.
 February 26, 2025
ISO 20022 Updates to Mizuho Global e-Banking Payment Menu USA-005_EN.pdf
(PDF/159KB)
  • Provide information of ISO 20022 updates to Mizuho Global e-Banking Payment Menu, including what you should do to prepare (template maintenance).

    *This material was distributed in the US in January 2025.
 January 28, 2025
USA-005_JP.pdf
(PDF/321KB)
Phase 1 update of Mizuho Global e-Banking Payment Menu USA-006_EN.pdf
(PDF/449KB)
  • Provide the first phase update to Mizuho Global e-Banking on March 10, 2025 including what you should to prepare. (Authority review/modification and template migration)

    *This material was distributed in the US in March 4, 2025.
 March 13, 2025
USA-006_JP.pdf
(PDF/616KB)
Notification of initial system release dates June 2025 USA-007_EN.pdf
(PDF/54KB)
  • Provide information on key dates on Mizuho preparation for the 20022 adoption
 June 2, 2025
Key Changes to
Mizuho Global
e-Banking		 USA-008_EN.pdf
(PDF/902KB)
  • Provide information on

    - The MGeB new payment release schedule on September 22, 2025.

    - Deactivation of the existing remittance and payment menus on January 28, 2026.

    - Preparation steps before using the new MGeB payment menu.

August 25, 2025
USA-008_JP.pdf
(PDF/1,506KB)
Vietnam Hanoi Br. Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking (Hanoi Branch) HNI-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,185KB)
  • Provides explanation about the changes on Mizuho Global e-Banking services in Hanoi Branch.
  • Actions required by Mizuho Hanoi Branch customers.
  • [Updated: June 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
      - Statements
 June 16, 2025
Ho Chi Minh City Br. Announcement of Changes in Mizuho Global e-Banking (Ho Chi Minh City Branch) HCM-001_EN.pdf
(PDF/1,058KB)
  • The overall schedule of ISO migration of Ho Chi Minh City Branch.
  • Explanation about the changes on Mizuho Global e-Banking services in Ho Chi Minh City Branch.
  • Actions required by Mizuho Ho Chi Minh City Branch customers.
  • [Updated: June 2025]
    Contents regarding the followings have been updated/revised. (See table of contents to locate changes.)

      - Templates subject to Migration
      - Structured Postal Address
      - Statements
 June 16, 2025

Note:
*1: Location refers to a management area defined within Mizuho Group.
*2: Mizuho’s office in Brazil is out of scope.
*3: Matters regarding Mizuho’s offices in EMEA will be announced separately (e.g. MGeB bulletin board)

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