What does PURP mean in ISO 20022?

PURP Code: New Code

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PURP means new code in the ISO 20022 regulatory reporting type code set. Regulatory Authority requires or recommends a code or narrative text to identify the purpose of payment in line with the specific requirements of that authority. This type code may refer to information in any element under the same occurrence of “RgltryRptg/Dtls”.

Code: PURP
ISO name: NewCode
Status: Registered
Last updated: 2026-08-28

Official definition

Regulatory Authority requires or recommends a code or narrative text to identify the purpose of payment in line with the specific requirements of that authority. This type code may refer to information in any element under the same occurrence of “RgltryRptg/Dtls”.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalRegulatoryReportingType1Code

Message	Element path
pacs.008	versions 001.14
pacs.009	versions 001.13
pain.001	versions 001.13
acmt.027	versions 001.06
acmt.028	versions 001.06
acmt.029	versions 001.06
acmt.031	versions 001.06
acmt.032	versions 001.06

And 7 more messages: see the ExternalRegulatoryReportingType1Code page.

PURP in other code sets

PURP questions

What does PURP mean in ISO 20022?: PURP is New Code in the ExternalRegulatoryReportingType1Code code set: Regulatory Authority requires or recommends a code or narrative text to identify the purpose of payment in line with the specific requirements of that authority. This type code may refer to information in any element under the same occurrence of “RgltryRptg/Dtls”.

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