What does NSTP mean in ISO 20022?

NSTP is Not Straight Through Processing in the ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code code set: Instruction was not straight through processing and had to be processed manually

ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code

NSTP Reason Code: Not Straight Through Processing

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NSTP means not straight through processing in the ISO 20022 pending processing reason code set. Instruction was not straight through processing and had to be processed manually

Code: NSTP
ISO name: NotStraightThroughProcessing
Status: Registered
Last updated: 2016-05-11

Official definition

Instruction was not straight through processing and had to be processed manually

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code

Message	Element path
reda.058	versions 001.01

NSTP in other code sets

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What does NSTP mean in ISO 20022?: NSTP is Not Straight Through Processing in the ExternalPendingProcessingReason1Code code set: Instruction was not straight through processing and had to be processed manually

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