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

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*1: For previous notifications, please visit www.mizuhogroup.com/bank/what-we-do/cash-management?tab=iso-20022-migration
*2: A multi part International Standard prepared by ISO Technical Committee TC68 Financial Services. It describes a common platform for the development of messages.
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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)

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)
  

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

• In order to comply with ISO 20022, Mizuho Bank Report Service that are related to the message types MT940 / MT941 / MT942, which will be changed to Camt.052 / Camt.053, respectively.
  For Customers who are subscribed to Mizuho Bank Report Service, please kindly confirm and be notified of the details through the link below.
  
• For more details, please see (link):
  In English Key Changes regarding Mizuho Bank Report Service_EN (PDF/567KB)
  In Japanese Key Changes regarding Mizuho Bank Report Service_JP (PDF/1,072KB)