Where does RJCT appear in a message?

For example in pacs.002, element OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/GrpSts.

RJCT Status Code: Rejected

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RJCT means rejected in the ISO 20022 payment group status code set. Payment initiation or individual transaction included in the payment initiation has been rejected.

Code: RJCT
ISO name: Rejected
Status: Registered
Last updated: 2017-02-08

Official definition

Payment initiation or individual transaction included in the payment initiation has been rejected.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalPaymentGroupStatus1Code

Message	Element path
pacs.002	OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/GrpSts
pain.002	OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/GrpSts, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/PmtInfSts
pain.014	OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/GrpSts, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/PmtInfSts

RJCT in other code sets

RJCT questions

What does RJCT mean in ISO 20022?: RJCT is Rejected in the ExternalPaymentGroupStatus1Code code set: Payment initiation or individual transaction included in the payment initiation has been rejected.
Where does RJCT appear in a message?: For example in pacs.002, element OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/GrpSts.

All ExternalPaymentGroupStatus1Code codes · ISO 20022 code sets

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