ISO 20022 code set
Category purpose
The coarse category that can trigger special processing (e.g. route a batch into payroll handling, claim priority settlement).
Carried in: CtgyPurp/Cd — a high-level category read by banks in the chain
A common selection of the External Category Purpose set.
| Code | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
SALA | SalaryPayment | Handle as payroll. |
PENS | PensionPayment | Handle as pension disbursement. |
SUPP | SupplierPayment | A supplier payment batch. |
TAXS | TaxPayment | A tax payment. |
TRAD | Trade | Trade settlement. |
TREA | TreasuryPayment | Treasury / interbank position. |
CASH | CashManagementTransfer | Cash management. |
CORT | TradeSettlement | Settlement of an FX or securities trade (often priority). |
DIVI | Dividend | Dividend run. |
GOVT | GovernmentPayment | A government payment. |
HEDG | Hedging | Hedging. |
INTC | IntraCompanyPayment | Intra-group transfer. |
SECU | Securities | Securities-related. |
SSBE | SocialSecurityBenefit | Social-security benefit run. |