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pain.008 customer direct-debit initiation

A fictional SDD Core customer collection carrying one mandate reference.

Contributor Shubham Mathure

Illustrative, non-production example. Values are fictional and the message is not validated for any specific network, scheme, or implementation guide.

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Download the canonical fictional sample, then open the exact official definition and profile needed for implementation testing.

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XSD + definitionBase ISO 20022current

ISO 20022 message definitions and XSDs

Choose the exact message definition in the official catalogue. The base XSD checks XML structure; it does not prove compliance with a scheme profile.

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ISO 20022 Registration Authority
Checked
2026-07-12
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RulebookSEPA SDD Corecurrent

SEPA Direct Debit Core rulebook

The controlling scheme rules for mandates, collections, R-transactions, timelines, and consumer refund rights.

Owner
European Payments Council
Version
2025 version 1.1 (EPC016-06)
Checked
2026-07-13
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Official page · Public EPC document page; use the version effective for the collection date.
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Usage guidelineSEPA SDD Corecurrent

SEPA Direct Debit Core implementation guidelines and XSDs

Customer-to-PSP and Inter-PSP SDD Core profiles. EPC XSD technical validation subsets express guideline restrictions but are not production artefacts or proof of complete scheme compliance.

Owner
European Payments Council
Version
2025 version 1.0
Checked
2026-07-19
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Official page · Public EPC scheme page with owner-hosted guideline and XSD downloads.
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RulebookSEPA SDD B2Bcurrent

SEPA Direct Debit B2B rulebook

The business-to-business mandate, debtor-bank checking, collection, exception, and refund-right rules.

Owner
European Payments Council
Version
2025 version 1.1 (EPC222-07)
Checked
2026-07-13
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Public download · Public owner-hosted EPC PDF; confirm the effective version before implementation.
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Usage guidelineSEPA SDD B2Bcurrent

SEPA Direct Debit B2B implementation guidelines and XSDs

Customer-to-PSP, Inter-PSP, and e-mandate profiles. EPC XSD technical validation subsets express guideline restrictions but are not production artefacts or proof of complete scheme compliance.

Owner
European Payments Council
Version
2025 version 1.0
Checked
2026-07-19
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Official page · Public EPC scheme page with owner-hosted guideline and XSD downloads.
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Teaching sampleScheme-neutral teachingcurrent

pain.008 customer direct-debit initiation — raw XML

A fictional SDD Core customer collection carrying one mandate reference. SYNTHETIC / TRAINING ONLY; illustrative unvalidated.

Owner
Payments Signal
Version
pain.008.001.08
Checked
2026-07-19
Integrity
crc32:73a7fbd5
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Field matrixBase ISO 20022current

pain.008 field matrix

Curated field requirements, contexts, operational meaning, and implementation cautions.

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Payments Signal
Checked
2026-07-19
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crc32:e90cab41
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Profile packSEPA SDD Corecurrent

SEPA direct-debit implementation pack

Generated mapping, field-matrix, test, checklist, acceptance-criteria, migration, manifest, checksum, and source-inventory bundle.

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Payments Signal
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2026-07-19
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crc32:458732a2
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pain.008
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Document xmlns="urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.008.001.08">
  <CstmrDrctDbtInitn>
    <GrpHdr>

      <CreDtTm>2026-07-18T08:00:00Z</CreDtTm>
      <NbOfTxs>1</NbOfTxs>
      <CtrlSum>480.00</CtrlSum>
      <InitgPty><Nm>Asha Traders</Nm></InitgPty>
    </GrpHdr>
    <PmtInf>

      <PmtMtd>DD</PmtMtd>
      <NbOfTxs>1</NbOfTxs>
      <CtrlSum>480.00</CtrlSum>
      <PmtTpInf>
        <SvcLvl><Cd>SEPA</Cd></SvcLvl>
        <LclInstrm><Cd>CORE</Cd></LclInstrm>
        <SeqTp>RCUR</SeqTp>
      </PmtTpInf>

      <CdtrSchmeId><Id><PrvtId><Othr><Id>DEMO-CREDITOR-001</Id></Othr></PrvtId></Id></CdtrSchmeId>
      <Cdtr><Nm>Asha Traders</Nm></Cdtr>
      <CdtrAcct><Id><IBAN>DE02120300000000202051</IBAN></Id></CdtrAcct>
      <CdtrAgt><FinInstnId><BICFI>DEMODEFFXXX</BICFI></FinInstnId></CdtrAgt>
      <DrctDbtTxInf>


        <DrctDbtTx>
          <MndtRltdInf>

            <DtOfSgntr>2026-01-10</DtOfSgntr>
          </MndtRltdInf>
        </DrctDbtTx>
        <DbtrAgt><FinInstnId><BICFI>DEMOGB2LXXX</BICFI></FinInstnId></DbtrAgt>
        <Dbtr><Nm>Riya Example</Nm></Dbtr>

        <RmtInf><Ustrd>DEMO INVOICE 480</Ustrd></RmtInf>
      </DrctDbtTxInf>
    </PmtInf>
  </CstmrDrctDbtInitn>
</Document>

EVERY ANNOTATED FIELD

GrpHdr/MsgId Message identification — mandatory

Unique identifier for the customer initiation message.

PmtInf/PmtInfId Payment information identification — mandatory

Identifies a block of collections sharing service and creditor-side data.

PmtInf/ReqdColltnDt Requested collection date — mandatory

Date on which the creditor asks for the debtor account to be debited.

PmtInf/CdtrSchmeId Creditor scheme identification — conditional

Identifies the creditor within the direct-debit scheme.

DrctDbtTxInf/PmtId/EndToEndId End-to-end identification — mandatory

Creditor reference used to reconcile the collection through its lifecycle.

DrctDbtTxInf/InstdAmt Instructed amount — mandatory

Amount and currency the creditor asks to collect.

DrctDbtTxInf/DrctDbtTx/MndtRltdInf/MndtId Mandate identification — mandatory

Reference linking the collection to the debtor's mandate.

DrctDbtTxInf/DbtrAcct/Id Debtor account — mandatory

Account from which the collection is requested.

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