BNPL Purpose Code: Buy Now Pay Later
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BNPL means buy now pay later in the ISO 20022 purpose code set. Buy Now Pay Later Payments, e.g., point-of-sale financing options allowing installment payments for retail purchases.
- Code
- BNPL
- ISO name
- BuyNowPayLater
- Status
- Registered
- Last updated
- 2026-08-28
Official definition
Buy Now Pay Later Payments, e.g., point-of-sale financing options allowing installment payments for retail purchases.
Messages and fields that use ExternalPurpose1Code
| Message | Element path |
|---|---|
| pacs.002 | TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd |
| pain.002 | OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd |
| pacs.004 | TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd |
| camt.056 | Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd |
| camt.029 | StmtDtls/Purp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd |
| pacs.008 | CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd |
| pacs.009 | CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd |
| pain.001 | PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd |
| camt.053 | Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd |
| camt.054 | Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd |
And 29 more messages: see the ExternalPurpose1Code page.
BNPL questions
- What does BNPL mean in ISO 20022?
- BNPL is Buy Now Pay Later in the ExternalPurpose1Code code set: Buy Now Pay Later Payments, e.g., point-of-sale financing options allowing installment payments for retail purchases.
- Where does BNPL appear in a message?
- For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd.
All ExternalPurpose1Code codes · ISO 20022 code sets
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