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CTP Code: Credit Transfer Preferred

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CTP means credit transfer preferred in the ISO 20022 local instrument code set. Payment via Credit Transfer but Instant Credit Transfer is also possible.

Code
CTP
ISO name
CreditTransferPreferred
Status
Registered
Last updated
2024-02-28

Official definition

Payment via Credit Transfer but Instant Credit Transfer is also possible.

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

The same value earlier meant Customer Transfer Plus (Obsolete): Transaction is related to a customer transfer, which may include information related to a cover payment or extended remittance information.

Messages and fields that use ExternalLocalInstrument1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/LclInstrm/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/LclInstrm/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/LclInstrm/Cd
camt.029ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/LclInstrm/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd
pacs.008GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/LclInstrm/Cd
pacs.009GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/LclInstrm/Cd

And 49 more messages: see the ExternalLocalInstrument1Code page.

CTP questions

What does CTP mean in ISO 20022?
CTP is Credit Transfer Preferred in the ExternalLocalInstrument1Code code set: Payment via Credit Transfer but Instant Credit Transfer is also possible.
Where does CTP appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/LclInstrm/Cd.

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