ISO 20022 · External code set
Category purpose codes
Specifies the category purpose, as published in an external category purpose code list. External code sets can be downloaded from www.iso20022.org.
| Code | Published name and definition |
|---|---|
BONU | Bonus Payment Transaction is the payment of a bonus. |
CASH | Cash Management Transfer Transaction is a general cash management instruction. |
CBLK | Card Bulk Clearing A service that is settling money for a bulk of card transactions, while referring to a specific transaction file or other information like terminal ID, card acceptor ID or other transaction details. |
CCRD | Credit Card Payment Transaction is related to a payment of credit card. |
CDIS | Additional Claim Disposition Additional disposition following a claim payment made through a claim payment system. |
CGWV | Carrier Guarded Wholesale Valuables Transaction is a payment towards a Party for the collection of cash by the Cash in Transit company. |
CIPC | Cash In Pre Credit Transaction is a direct debit for a cash order of notes and/or coins. |
CONC | Cash Out Notes Coins Transaction is a direct debit for a cash order of notes and/or coins. |
CORT | Trade Settlement Payment Transaction is related to settlement of a trade, eg a foreign exchange deal or a securities transaction. |
CPAY | Claim Payment Transaction is related to the payment of a claim though a claim payment system. |
CRYP | Crypto Assets Transaction is related to the purchase or sale of crypto assets. |
CTDF | Dodd Frank1073 Payment Cross border transaction initiated by US natural person that is subject to compliance with Dodd Frank 1073. |
DCRD | Debit Card Payment Transaction is related to a payment of debit card. |
DIVI | Dividend Transaction is the payment of dividends. |
DVPM | Deliver Against Payment Code used to pre-advise the account servicer of a forthcoming deliver against payment instruction. |
EPAY | Epayment Transaction is related to ePayment. |
FCDT | Foreign Currency Domestic Transfer Foreign Currency Transaction that is processed between two domestic financial institutions. |
FCIN | Fee Collection And Interest Transaction is related to the payment of a fee and interest. |
FCOL | Fee Collection A service that is settling card transaction related fees between two parties. |
GOVT | Government Payment Transaction is a payment to or from a government department. |
GP2P | Personto Person Payment General Person-to-Person Payment. Debtor and Creditor are natural persons. |
HEDG | Hedging Transaction is related to the payment of a hedging operation. |
ICCP | Irrevocable Credit Card Payment Transaction is reimbursement of credit card payment. |
IDCP | Irrevocable Debit Card Payment Transaction is reimbursement of debit card payment. |
INTC | Intra Company Payment Transaction is an intra-company payment, ie, a payment between two companies belonging to the same group. |
INTE | Interest Transaction is the payment of interest. |
LBOX | Lockbox Transactions Transaction is related to identify cash handling via Night Safe or Lockbox by bank or vendor on behalf of a physical store. |
LOAN | Loan Transaction is related to the transfer of a loan to a borrower. |
MP2B | Commercial Mobile P2B Payment |
MP2P | Consumer Mobile P2P Payment |
OTHR | Other Payment Other payment purpose. |
PENS | Pension Payment Transaction is the payment of pension. |
RPRE | Represented Collection used to re-present previously reversed or returned direct debit transactions. |
RRCT | Reimbursement Received Credit Transfer Transaction is related to a reimbursement for commercial reasons of a correctly received credit transfer. |
RVPM | Receive Against Payment Code used to pre-advise the account servicer of a forthcoming receive against payment instruction. |
SALA | Salary Payment Transaction is the payment of salaries. |
SAVG | Savings Transfer to / from savings or to retirement account. |
SECU | Securities Transaction is the payment of securities. |
SSBE | Social Security Benefit Transaction is a social security benefit, ie payment made by a government to support individuals. |
SUPP | Supplier Payment Transaction is related to a payment to a supplier. |
SWEP | Cash Management Sweep Account Classification: Cash Management. Transaction relates to a cash management instruction, requesting a sweep of the account of the Debtor above an agreed floor amount, up to a target or zero balance. The purpose is to move the funds from multiple accounts to a single bank account. Funds can move domestically or across border and more than one bank can be used. |
TAXS | Tax Payment Transaction is the payment of taxes. |
TOPG | Cash Management Top Account Classification: Cash Management. Transaction relates to a cash management instruction, requesting to top the account of the Creditor above a certain floor amount, up to a target or zero balance. The floor amount, if not pre-agreed by the parties involved, may be specified. |
TRAD | Trade Transaction is related to the payment of a trade finance transaction. |
TREA | Treasury Payment Transaction is related to treasury operations. E.g. financial contract settlement. |
VATX | Value Added Tax Payment Transaction is the payment of value added tax. |
VOST | Crossborder MI Payments Transaction to be processed as a domestic payment instruction originated from a foreign bank. |
WHLD | With Holding Transaction is the payment of withholding tax. |
ZABA | Cash Management Zero Balance Account Transaction relates to a cash management instruction, requesting to zero balance the account of the Debtor. Zero Balance Accounts empty or fill the balances in accounts at the same bank, in the same country into or out of a main account each day. |
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Versions listed in the source workbook, including older versions. This list does not establish which messages a bank, network or provider supports.
Source: UsageInMsgs sheet in 2Q2026_externalcodesets_v3.xlsx.