ISO 20022 Payments messages

This section gives access to the description of the latest version of ISO 20022 Payments message definitions. Previous versions of ISO 20022 Payments message definitions remain available in the ISO 20022 Message Archive.

The following documentation is available on this page:

• a Message Definition Report (MDR) and, when necessary, a Message Usage Guide (MUG) fully describing each message set
• the XML schema of each message definition,
• business examples of XML instances, when provided by the submitting organisation
• a zip file containing activity diagrams (for the business flow) and sequence diagrams (for the scenarios).

Message models are available in a processable UML 2 format (XMI 2 or Rational Software Modeler 7.5 format) upon request. Please contact the Registration Authority and specify which message set you are interested in and the desired format (XMI or RSM).

List of ISO 20022 payments message definitions per message set

Bank Account Management

Bank-to-Customer Cash Management

Change/Verify Account Identification

Creditor Payment Activation Request

Exceptions and Investigations

Mandate

Notification to Receive and Account Reporting Request

Payments Clearing and Settlement

 Payments Initiation

(1) Unzip the zipped file in a separate local folder. In that folder, double click on the '.htm file', which will open an HTML version of the UML model in your default browser.

(2) Processable format: The model is available in a processable UML 2 format (XMI 2 or Rational Software Modeler 7.5 format) upon request. Please contact the Registration Authority and specify which message set you are interested in and the desired format (XMI or RSM). 

(3) Unzip the zipped file in a separate local folder. In that folder or any subfolder, double click on the .wmf or .png file of your choice, and the diagram file will be shown.