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IPCA Purpose Code: Instant Payments Cancellation

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IPCA means instant payments cancellation in the ISO 20022 purpose code set. Transaction in which the Return of the amount is fully returned.

Code
IPCA
ISO name
InstantPaymentsCancellation
Status
Registered
Last updated
2018-08-01

Official definition

Transaction in which the Return of the amount is fully returned.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalPurpose1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
camt.029StmtDtls/Purp/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd
pacs.008CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd
pacs.009CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/Purp/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/Purp/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/Purp/Cd
camt.053Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Stmt/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd
camt.054Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/Purp/Cd, Ntfctn/Ntry/NtryDtls/TxDtls/UndrlygAllcn/Purp/Cd

And 29 more messages: see the ExternalPurpose1Code page.

IPCA questions

What does IPCA mean in ISO 20022?
IPCA is Instant Payments Cancellation in the ExternalPurpose1Code code set: Transaction in which the Return of the amount is fully returned.
Where does IPCA appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/Purp/Cd.

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