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ZABA Purpose Code: Cash Management Zero Balance Account

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ZABA means cash management zero balance account in the ISO 20022 category purpose code set. Transaction relates to a cash management instruction, requesting to zero balance the account of the Debtor.

Code
ZABA
ISO name
CashManagementZeroBalanceAccount
Status
Registered
Last updated
2021-11-30

Official definition

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.

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.

ZABA questions

What does ZABA mean in ISO 20022?
ZABA is Cash Management Zero Balance Account in the ExternalCategoryPurpose1Code code set: 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.
Where does ZABA appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/CtgyPurp/Cd.

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