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CBLK Purpose Code: Card Bulk Clearing

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CBLK means card bulk clearing in the ISO 20022 category purpose code set. 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.

Code
CBLK
ISO name
CardBulkClearing
Status
Registered
Last updated
2012-10-08

Official definition

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.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalCategoryPurpose1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/CtgyPurp/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/CtgyPurp/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/CtgyPurp/Cd
camt.029ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/CtgyPurp/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd
pacs.008GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/CtgyPurp/Cd
pacs.009GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/CtgyPurp/Cd
camt.053Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd
camt.054Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd

And 47 more messages: see the ExternalCategoryPurpose1Code page.

CBLK in other code sets

CBLK questions

What does CBLK mean in ISO 20022?
CBLK is Card Bulk Clearing in the ExternalCategoryPurpose1Code code set: 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.
Where does CBLK appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd.

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