SWIFT Academy
Understand the message network, Category 7 messages, free-format vs structured messages, authentication and ISO 20022 payments.
Learn the purpose of the message before interpreting the procedure. A message number is not the same thing as a financial instrument or credit approval.
What SWIFT Is — and Is Not
Start with the difference between a secure messaging network and a financial instrument.
Lesson 1 of 7 →Documentary Credit Messages: MT700, 701, 705, 707
See how issuance, continuation, pre-advice and amendment fit together.
Lesson 2 of 7 →Guarantee / Standby Messages: MT760, MT761, MT767
Understand the core SWIFT message family around independent undertakings.
Lesson 3 of 7 →MT759 and MT799
Compare structured ancillary trade messaging with free format.
Lesson 4 of 7 →Payment Messages and ISO 20022
Learn why 2026 cross-border payment education cannot stop at MT103.
Lesson 5 of 7 →RMA, Authentication and Message Copies
Understand the bank-channel controls behind a genuine SWIFT message.
Lesson 6 of 7 →How to Read a SWIFT Procedure
Use a simple method before trusting a sequence of MT numbers.
Lesson 7 of 7 →