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NPCA Code: Nordic Payments Council Area Transfer

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NPCA means nordic payments council area transfer in the ISO 20022 service level code set. Payments must be executed following the NPC Area Payment scheme.

Code
NPCA
ISO name
NordicPaymentsCouncilAreaTransfer
Status
Registered
Last updated
2020-08-01

Official definition

Payments must be executed following the NPC Area Payment scheme.

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.

NPCA questions

What does NPCA mean in ISO 20022?
NPCA is Nordic Payments Council Area Transfer in the ExternalServiceLevel1Code code set: Payments must be executed following the NPC Area Payment scheme.
Where does NPCA appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd.

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