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TRAN Code: Transacting Account

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TRAN means transacting account in the ISO 20022 cash account type code set. A transacting account is the most basic type of bank account that you can get. The main difference between transaction and cheque accounts is that you usually do not get a cheque book with your transacting account and neither are you offered an overdraft facility.

Code
TRAN
ISO name
TransactingAccount
Status
Registered
Last updated
2016-11-18

Official definition

A transacting account is the most basic type of bank account that you can get. The main difference between transaction and cheque accounts is that you usually do not get a cheque book with your transacting account and neither are you offered an overdraft facility.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalCashAccountType1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/RtrChain/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, TxInf/RtrChain/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd, GrpHdr/SttlmInf/SttlmAcct/Tp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd
camt.029ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/CdtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd
pacs.008CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd
pacs.009CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/DbtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd, PmtInf/ChrgsAcct/Tp/Cd, PmtInf/DbtrAgtAcct/Tp/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/CdtrAcct/Tp/Cd

And 129 more messages: see the ExternalCashAccountType1Code page.

TRAN questions

What does TRAN mean in ISO 20022?
TRAN is Transacting Account in the ExternalCashAccountType1Code code set: A transacting account is the most basic type of bank account that you can get. The main difference between transaction and cheque accounts is that you usually do not get a cheque book with your transacting account and neither are you offered an overdraft facility.
Where does TRAN appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/DbtrAcct/Tp/Cd.

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