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WFSM Code: Wait For Settlement

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WFSM means wait for settlement in the ISO 20022 service level code set. Transaction is to be treated as an advice and only applied to the account of the creditor or next agent after settlement of the cover has been confirmed.

Code
WFSM
ISO name
WaitForSettlement
Status
Registered
Last updated
2022-11-30

Official definition

Transaction is to be treated as an advice and only applied to the account of the creditor or next agent after settlement of the cover has been confirmed.

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.

WFSM questions

What does WFSM mean in ISO 20022?
WFSM is Wait For Settlement in the ExternalServiceLevel1Code code set: Transaction is to be treated as an advice and only applied to the account of the creditor or next agent after settlement of the cover has been confirmed.
Where does WFSM appear in a message?
For example in camt.056, element Undrlyg/TxInf/OrgnlTxRef/PmtTpInf/SvcLvl/Cd.

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