<s>
MT940	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
specific	O
SWIFT	B-Language
message	O
type	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
SWIFT	B-Language
network	O
to	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
end-of-day	O
bank	O
account	O
statements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Message	O
Type	O
940	O
is	O
the	O
SWIFT	B-Language
standard	O
(	O
Banking	O
Communication	O
Standard	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
electronic	O
transmission	O
of	O
account	O
statement	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
various	O
online	B-Application
banking	I-Application
programs	O
,	O
MT940	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
interface	B-Application
to	O
other	O
programs	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MT	O
formats	O
(	O
Message	O
Types	O
,	O
MT	O
)	O
currently	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
SWIFT	B-Language
community	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
include	O
MT940	B-Protocol
,	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
term	O
by	O
the	O
XML	B-Protocol
formats	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
ISO	O
20022	O
standard	O
to	O
achieve	O
global	O
unification	O
(	O
see	O
also	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
