What does HOLD mean in ISO 20022?

HOLD is Hold Cash For Creditor in the ExternalDebtorAgentInstruction1Code code set: Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.

Where does HOLD appear in a message?

For example in pain.001, element PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/InstrForDbtrAgt/Cd.

ExternalDebtorAgentInstruction1Code

HOLD Code: Hold Cash For Creditor

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HOLD means hold cash for creditor in the ISO 20022 debtor agent instruction code set. Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.

Code: HOLD
ISO name: HoldCashForCreditor
Status: Registered
Last updated: 2019-12-18

Official definition

Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalDebtorAgentInstruction1Code

Message	Element path
pain.001	PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/InstrForDbtrAgt/Cd

HOLD in other code sets

HOLD questions

What does HOLD mean in ISO 20022?: HOLD is Hold Cash For Creditor in the ExternalDebtorAgentInstruction1Code code set: Amount of money must be held for the (ultimate) creditor, who will call. Pay on identification.
Where does HOLD appear in a message?: For example in pain.001, element PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/InstrForDbtrAgt/Cd.

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