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EAPS Code: East African Payment System

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EAPS means east african payment system in the ISO 20022 service level code set. Identifies payments executed under the East African Payment System (EAPS), the regional cross-border settlement scheme operated by EAC central banks.

Code
EAPS
ISO name
EastAfricanPaymentSystem
Status
Registered
Last updated
2025-11-30

Official definition

Identifies payments executed under the East African Payment System (EAPS), the regional cross-border settlement scheme operated by EAC central banks.

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

Messages and fields that use ExternalServiceLevel1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
pain.002OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
pacs.004TxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd
camt.056Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
camt.029ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CxlDtls/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, ModDtls/OrgnlTxRef/MndtRltdInf/CdtTrfMndt/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd, CxlDtls/OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd
pacs.008GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd
pacs.009GrpHdr/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygFICdtTrf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, CdtTrfTxInf/UndrlygCstmrCdtTrf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd
pain.001PmtInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd, PmtInf/CdtTrfTxInf/MndtRltdInf/Tp/SvcLvl/Cd

And 49 more messages: see the ExternalServiceLevel1Code page.

EAPS questions

What does EAPS mean in ISO 20022?
EAPS is East African Payment System in the ExternalServiceLevel1Code code set: Identifies payments executed under the East African Payment System (EAPS), the regional cross-border settlement scheme operated by EAC central banks.
Where does EAPS appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd.

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