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Transaction response codes

It is highly unlikely that you will receive many of these response codes; as a general rule you should use the provided summary response code to determine whether a transaction is approved or declined. Valid response codes are of a two digit alphanumeric format.

If an unknown response code is returned please contact Westpac with the appropriate transaction details.

Please note that there are no response codes specific to card verification number mismatches. This is because no financial institutions within Australia currently return any such information if declining a transaction for security reasons. Response Codes are generally returned from the customer's issuing bank.

Credit card transaction response codes

Successful card transactions will generally have a response code of 00 - Approved or completed successfully or 08 - Honour with Identification. Other statuses indicate a problem processing the transaction. If you receive a status code starting with 'Q' that you do not understand, you should contact your Client Enquiry Manager with the transaction details.

For non-approved transaction statuses that do not start with 'Q' the cardholder will likely need to contact their issuing financial institution for more information about the rejected transaction.

When doing so you can recommend they:

  • provide the date and amount of the transaction.
  • request specific information regarding the transaction rejection.
Summary Code Description
0 Approved
1 Declined
2 Error
3 Rejected

Response Code Description Summary Code Soft Decline
00 Approved or completed successfully. More information 0
01 Refer to card issuer. More information 1 Yes
02 Refer to card issuers special conditions 1
03 Invalid merchant. More information 1
04 Pick-up card. More information 1
05 Do not honour. More information 1
06 Error 1
07 Pick-up card, special condition 1
08 Honor with identification. More information 0
09 Request in progress 1
10 Approved for partial amount 0
11 Approved VIP 0
12 Invalid transaction. More information 1
13 Invalid amount 1
14 Invalid card number (no such number). More information 1
15 No such issuer 1
16 Approved, update Track 3 0
17 Customer cancellation. More information. 1
18 Customer dispute 1
19 Re-enter transaction 1 Yes
20 Invalid response 1
21 No action taken 1
22 Suspected malfunction. More information 1 Yes
23 Unacceptable transaction fee 1
24 File update not supported by receiver 1
25 Unable to locate record on file 1
26 Duplicate file update record, old record replaced 1
27 File update field edit error 1
28 File update file locked out 1
29 File update not successful, contact acquirer 1
30 Format error 1
31 Bank not supported by switch 1
32 Completed partially 1
33 Expired card 1
34 Suspected fraud. See Fraud Guard. 1
35 Card acceptor contact acquirer 1
36 Restricted card 1
37 Card acceptor call acquirer security 1
38 Allowable PIN tries exceeded 1
39 No credit account 1
40 Request function not supported 1
41 Lost card 1
42 No universal account. More information 1
43 Stolen card, pick up 1
44 No investment account 1
45-50 Reserved for ISO use 1
51 Not sufficient funds 1 Yes
52 No cheque account 1
53 No savings account 1
54 Expired card. More information 1
55 Incorrect PIN 1
56 No card record 1
57 Transaction not permitted to cardholder 1
58 Transaction not permitted to terminal 1
59 Suspected fraud 1
60 Card acceptor contact acquirer 1
61 Exceeds withdrawal amount limits. More information 1 Yes
62 Restricted card 1
63 Security violation 1
64 Original amount incorrect 1
65 Exceeds withdrawal frequency limit 1 Yes
66 Card acceptor call acquirers security department 1
67 Hard capture (requires that card be picked up at ATM) 1
68 Response received too late 1 Yes
69-74 Reserved for ISO use 1
75 Allowable number of PIN tries exceeded 1 Yes
79 Reserved for private use. More information 1
82 Reserved for private use. More information 1
83 Reserved for private use. More information 1
90 Cutoff is in process (Switch ending a day's business and starting the next. The transaction can be sent again in a few minutes). 1 Yes
91 Issuer or switch is inoperative. More information 1 Yes
92 Financial institution or intermediate network facility cannot be found for routing 1 Yes
93 Transaction cannot be completed. Violation of law 1
94 Duplicate transmission 1 Yes
95 Reconcile error 1
96 System malfunction 1 Yes
97 Advises that reconciliation totals have been reset 1
98 MAC error 1
99 Reserved for national use 1
EA response text varies depending on reason for error 2
EG response text varies depending on reason for error 2
EM Error at the Merchant Server level 2
N1 Unknown Error (NZ Only) 1
N2 Bank Declined Transaction (NZ Only) 1
N3 No Reply from Bank (NZ Only) 1
N4 Expired Card (NZ Only) 1
N5 Insufficient Funds (NZ Only) 1
N6 Error Communicating with Bank (NZ Only) 1
N7 Payment Server System Error (NZ Only) 1
N8 Transaction Type Not Supported (NZ Only) 1
N9 Bank declined transaction (NZ Only) 1
NA Transaction aborted (NZ Only) 1
NC Transaction cancelled (NZ Only) 1
ND Deferred Transaction (NZ Only) 1
NF 3D Secure Authentication Failed (NZ Only) 1
NI Card Security Code Failed (NZ Only) 1
NL Transaction Locked (NZ Only) 1
NN Cardholder is not enrolled in 3D Secure (NZ Only) 1
NP Transaction is Pending (NZ Only) 2
NR Retry Limits Exceeded, Transaction Not Processed (NZ Only) 1
NT Address Verification Failed (NZ Only) 1
NU Card Security Code Failed (NZ Only) 1
NV Address Verification and Card Security Code Failed (NZ Only) 1
Q0 Scheme Tokenisation Error. More information 3
Q1 Unknown Buyer 1
Q2 Transaction Pending 2
Q3 Payment Gateway Connection Error. More information 3 Yes
Q4 Payment Gateway Unavailable 3 Yes
Q8 Error verifying 3D Secure enrolment 3
Q9 3D Secure authentication failed 3
QA Invalid parameters 3
QB Order type not currently supported 3
QC Invalid Order Type 3
QD Invalid Payment Amount - Payment amount less than minimum/exceeds maximum allowed limit 1
QE Internal Error 3
QF Payment Gateway Error 3 Yes
QG Unknown Customer Order Number 3
QH Unknown Customer Username 3
QI Transaction incomplete - contact Westpac to confirm reconciliation 2 Yes
QJ Incorrect Customer Password 3
QK Unknown Customer Merchant 3
QL Business Group not configured for customer 3
QM Payment Instrument not configured for customer 3
QN Configuration Error 1
QO Missing Payment Instrument 3
QP Missing Supplier Account 3
QQ Invalid Card \ Invalid Card Verification Number 1
QR Transaction Retry 2
QS Transaction Successful 0
QT Invalid currency 3
QU Unknown Customer IP Address 3
QV Invalid Capture Order Number specified for Refund, Refund amount exceeds capture amount, or Previous capture was not approved 1
QW Invalid Reference Number 1
QX Network Error has occurred 3 Yes
QY Card Type Not Accepted 1
QZ Zero value transaction 0
RA response text varies depending on reason for rejection 3
RG response text varies depending on reason for rejection 3
RM Rejected at the Merchant Server level 3
No Short for 'No Account', this response code indicates the QuickVault account used for the transaction was not found. More information. 3

00 - Approved

This indicates that the transaction has been authorised.

What authorisation DOES mean:-

  • The card number is valid
  • The card has not been reported lost or stolen (although it may in fact be lost, stolen or compromised [card details improperly obtained or copied] and the card owner is unaware)
  • There are sufficient funds available to cover the transaction.

What authorisation DOES NOT mean:-

  • An authorisation does NOT confirm that the person providing the card number is the legitimate cardholder. The risk remains that the person providing the card number has either stolen or improperly obtained the card.

01 - Refer to card issuer

This indicates an error or problem from the card issuer. The problem may be related to the cardholder's account. This response code is often a result of one of the following:-

  • Suspected Fraud
  • Stolen Card
  • Expired Card
  • Invalid CVN
  • Any other rule imposed by the card issuer that causes a decline (e.g. daily limit exceeded, minimum monthly payment not made, duplicate transaction suspected, etc.)

03 - Invalid merchant

This can indicate a problem with merchant configuration. This can also be returned for AMEX transactions when there is a problem with the setup at American Express. This code can be returned from an issuing bank if they don't like the acquiring bank. An example of this would be someone trying to pay their speeding fine with an overseas card. The overseas issuing bank would return a 03, indicating that they wouldn't allow the transaction over the internet for an Australian bank.

04 - Pickup Card.

This can mean the card has been reported as lost or stolen. The cardholder should contact their issuing bank.

05 - Do not honour

This indicates an error or problem from the card issuer.

The problem may be related to the cardholder's account. In general, the reason for this response code may be any of the following:

  • Suspected Fraud
  • Insufficient Funds
  • Stolen Card
  • Expired Card
  • Invalid CVN
  • Any other rule imposed by the card issuer that causes a decline. For example, daily limit exceeded, minimum monthly payment not made, duplicate transaction suspected, etc.

You should not retry the transaction.

If you want to attempt to charge the cardholder again then you must consider the following:

  1. Check that the cardholder's details are correct. It is likely you will need to change some of their details.
  2. Check for suspected fraudulent activity and re-attempt using authentication, such as 3-D Secure.

08 - Honor with identification

This indicates that the transaction has been authorised.

What authorisation DOES mean:-

  • The card number is valid
  • The card has not been reported lost or stolen (although it may in fact be lost, stolen or compromised card details improperly obtained or copied and the card owner is unaware)
  • There are sufficient funds available to cover the transaction.

What authorisation DOES NOT mean:-

  • An authorisation does NOT confirm that the person providing the card number is the legitimate cardholder. The risk remains that the person providing the card number has either stolen or improperly obtained the card.

12 - Invalid transaction

This code is often returned from the issuer when they do not accept the transaction. This can possibly be when a transaction for the same amount and merchant is attempted multiple times quickly for the same card. The cardholder should contact their issuing bank.

14 - Invalid card number (no such number)

This code indicates that the card number does not exist. Also returned code if an AMEX card is used, but the merchant is not setup for AMEX cards.

17 - Customer cancellation

This code will be returned if a user "voids" a transaction through the QuickStream interface or REST API (or "refunds" a transaction the same day it was created before the settlement cut-off). In essence a reversal is performed.

22 - Suspected Malfunction

This code normally indicates that the card number was invalid.

42 - No Universal Account

This error is returned from some issuers when the credit account does not exist at the issuing bank. This situation is similar to the 14 response code.

54 - Expired Card

This error is returned when the card has expired. Check that the expiry date is correct, and attempt the transaction again. If the transaction still does not work, check with the cardholder to see if they have a new card with a new expiry date.

61 - Exceeds withdrawal amount limits

This error is returned when the cardholder does not have enough credit to pay the specified amount. Ask the cardholder if they have another card to use for the payment.

79 - Reserved for private use

Applies for Mastercard only. The customer's bank (Card Issuer) has declined the transaction due to invalid card data. The customer should check the card information entered and try again, or use an alternate credit card.

82 - Reserved for private use

Applies for Mastercard only. The customer's bank (Card Issuer) has declined the transaction due to a policy reason. The customer should check the card information entered and try again, or use an alternate credit card.

83 - Reserved for private use

Applies for Mastercard only. The customer's bank (Card Issuer) has declined the transaction due to a security reason. The customer should check the card information entered and try again, or use an alternate credit card.

91 - Issuer or switch is inoperative

This code is used to indicate that the next party in a card transaction timed out and the transaction has been reversed. This may happen between QuickStream and Westpac, or further down the chain.

This response may also be returned for:

  • pre-authorisation transactions that are manually reversed,
  • eftpos transactions that are attempted and may be manually retried.

92 - Financial institution or intermediate network facility cannot be found for routing

The card number is incorrect. The first 6 digits of the card number indicate which bank issued the card. These are used for routing card requests through the card network to the issuing bank. This error indicates that there is no bank that corresponds to the first 6 digits of the card number.

No Account

The QuickVault account token used for the transaction was not found or is not enabled. Please check that the QuickVault account exists and is enabled. You can do this in via the REST API, QuickGateway or by signing into QuickStream.

Payment response files with a 2-character response code field may report this as No rather than No account.

Q0 - Scheme Tokenisation Error

The Q0 status code indicates a scheme tokenisation error. This usually means that the scheme token is suspended.

Q3 - Payment Gateway Unavailable

The downstream card gateway was unavailable. The card transaction was not attempted and the transaction record will not exist. When you receive this response code, the transaction will not exist in QuickStream.

QI - Transaction incomplete

This status code indicates that a request message was sent to the QuickStream server but no response was received within the timeout period.

QQ - Invalid Card

The QQ error code indicates that the card details (card number, expiry date or CVN) are invalid. This could be because the card number does not meet check digit validation, an invalid expiry date was entered, or an invalid CVN was entered.

QY - Card Type not accepted

The QY error code indicates that the merchant is not enabled for the particular card scheme. This error code is normally returned for American Express cards, or when a UnionPay debit card is used. Only UnionPay cards are supported.

Bank account transaction response codes

(aka Direct Entry Transaction Response Codes)

In all cases where the response code requires the account holder to contact their bank, it will help if they can provide a date and amount of the failed attempted transaction and specifically ask the bank why they returned that status for the attempted transaction. Otherwise, the issuing bank staff may just check the available funds in the account.

Successful Direct Entry transactions will generally have a response code of G - WBC Exception Processing released successfully.

Summary Code Description
0 Approved. Transactions running on a 3-Day settlement may be reported with summary 0 before the transaction is rejected by customer's bank. When working with a 3-Day settlement period, you should monitor the transaction over the full settlement period.
1 Declined
2 Processing
3 Rejected

Code Description Summary Code Soft Decline
Zero Zero 0
No Account No Account Registered 1
Duplicate Duplicate Transaction 1
New New 2
1 Invalid BSB Number 1
2 Payment stopped. More information 1
3 Account Closed. More information 1
4 Customer Deceased 1
5 No Account/Incorrect Account#. More information 1
6 Refer to Customer. More information 1 Yes
7 No form PDC held 1
8 Invalid User ID Number 1
9 Other. More information 1 Yes
Success Approved or completed successfully 0
R WBC Exception Processing Error - see description 3
G WBC Exception Processing released successfully. More information 0
C WBC Exception Processing - Cancelled 3
D WBC Exception Processing - Recalled 3
No Short for 'No Account', this response code indicates the QuickVault account used for the transaction was not found. More information. 3
CANCELLED Customer cancellation. More information. 3

2 - Payment Stopped

The account holder has requested that their bank stop any direct debit transactions. Contact the customer to determine an alternate payment mechanism, or if they wish to stop their service.

3 - Account Closed

The account holder has closed their account. Contact your customer to ask for new account details.

5 - No Account/Incorrect Account#

Contact your customer to determine if the BSB and account number you have is correct. It may be useful for them to fax you the first page of their bank account statement so that you can check you have the correct BSB and account number.

6 - Refer to Customer

Contact your customer to determine if they have sufficient funds in their account, if the BSB and account number you have is correct, and if their account allows direct debit transactions.

9 - Other

The banks use this response code as they see fit. If you receive this response code for a customer, and you have never had a successful debit for that customer, first check the BSB and account number. This could indicate one of the following:

  • Account does not allow Direct Debit
  • Incorrect Account Number
  • Insufficient Funds
  • Suspected Fraud
  • Any other rule imposed by the account holder's bank that causes a decline (e.g. daily limit exceeded, duplicate transaction suspected, etc)

G - WBC Exception Processing released successfully

The transaction is being processed by Westpac. If the debit is from another bank, Westpac has sent the transaction to that bank. When a direct entry transaction is successful, it remains in this response code. When a transaction is declined and returned, the response will be set to a different response code.

CANCELLED - Customer cancellation

This code will be returned if a user "voids" a transaction through the QuickStream interface or REST API. In essence a reversal is performed.

PayID transaction response codes

PayID payments you receive will always be ACSC.

Refunded/returned PayID payments may transition between Pending response codes before reaching an Approved or Declined status. It is highly unlikely that you will receive many of the Pending codes.

Summary Code Description
0 Approved
1 Declined
2 Pending

Code Description Summary Code
New New 2
RCVD Received 2
PATC Partially Accepted Technical Correct 2
ACTC Accepted Technical Validation 2
ACCP Accepted Customer Profile 2
ACSP Accepted Settlement In Process 2
ACCC Accepted Settlement Completed Creditor Account 2
PDNG Pending 2
ACFC Accepted Funds Checked 2
ACCC Accepted Settlement Completed Creditor Account 2
ACPD Accepted Clearing Processed 2
ACSC Accepted Settlement Completed Debtor Account 0
RJCT Rejected 1
BLCK Blocked 1
CANC Cancelled 1

PayTo transaction response codes

A PayTo transaction may transition between Pending response codes before reaching an Approved or Declined status. It is highly unlikely that you will receive many of the Declined codes.

Summary Code Description
0 Approved
1 Declined
2 Pending

Code Description Summary Code Soft Decline Customer Action
New New 2
RCVD Received 2 No action required
PATC Partially Accepted Technical Correct 2 No action required
ACTC Accepted Technical Validation 2 No action required
ACCP Accepted Customer Profile 2 No action required
ACSP Accepted Settlement In Process 2 No action required
ACCC Accepted Settlement Completed Creditor Account 2 No action required
PDNG Pending 2 No action required
ACFC Accepted Funds Checked 2 No action required
ACPD Accepted Clearing Processed 2 No action required
ACSC Accepted Settlement Completed Debtor Account 0 No action required
RJCT Rejected 1 View reason code for action
BLCK Blocked 1 View reason code for action
CANC Cancelled 1 View reason code for action
AB01 Aborted Clearing Timeout 1 Retry payment
AB02 Aborted Clearing Fatal Error 1 Retry payment
AB03 Aborted Settlement Timeout 1 Retry payment
AB04 Aborted Settlement Fatal Error 1 Retry payment
AB08 Offline Creditor Agent 1 Retry payment
AC02 Invalid Debtor Account Number 1 Contact payer
AC03 Invalid Creditor Account Number 1 Check payee account
AC05 Closed Debtor Account Number 1 Contact payer
AC06 Blocked Account 1 Check payee account
AC07 Closed Creditor Account Type 1 Check payee account
AC13 Invalid Debtor Account Type 1 Contact payer for alternate account
AC14 Invalid Creditor Account Type 1 Contact payee for alternate account
AC15 Account Details Changed 1 Contact payer for alternate account
AG01 Transaction Forbidden 1 Check payee account
AG03 Transaction Not Supported 1 Check payee account
AG07 Unsuccessful Direct Debit 1 Yes Contact payer or retry payment
AGNT Incorrect Agent 1 Contact payer for alternate account
AM01 Zero Amount 1 Check payment amount greater than zero
AM02 Not Allowed Amount 1 Check payment amount submitted
AM03 Not Allowed Currency 1 Check payment in AUD
AM04 Insufficient Funds 1 Yes Contact payer or retry payment
AM05 Duplication 1 Do not re-submit payment
AM06 Too Low Amount 1 Check payment amount submitted
AM09 Wrong Amount 1 Check payment amount submitted
AM12 Invalid Amount 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
AM18 Invalid Number of Transactions 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
AM19 Invalid Group Number of Transactions 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
AM21 Limit Exceeded 1 Contact payer or retry payment
AM22 Zero Amount Not Applied 1 Check payment amount greater than zero
BE05 Unrecognised Initiating Party 1 Contact payer
BE06 Unknown End Customer 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
BE08 Missing Debtor Name 1 Check payer details
BE18 Invalid Contact Details 1 Check contact details
BE22 Missing Creditor Name 1 Check payee details
CH17 Element Not Admitted 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
CH20 Decimal Points Not Compatible with Currency 1 Check payment in AUD, up to 2 decimal places
CH21 Required Compulsory Element Missing 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
CURR Incorrect Currency 1 Check payment in AUD
DT01 Invalid Date 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
DT02 Invalid Creation Date 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
DT04 Future date not supported 1 Check payment date
ED06 Settlement System Not Available 1 Retry payment
FF01 Invalid File Format 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
FF04 Invalid Service Level Code 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
FF08 Invalid End to End Id 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
FF10 Bank System Processing Error 1 Yes Retry payment
FF11 Clearing Request Aborted 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
G005 Delivered With Service Level 1 Check payment received in payee account
G006 Delivered Without Service Level 1 Check payment received in payee account
MD01 No Mandate 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
MD02 Missing Mandatory Information In Mandate 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
MD20 Mandate Expired 1 Create a new PayTo agreement
MS02 Not Specified Reason Customer Generated 1 Contact payer
MS03 Not Specified Reason Agent Generated 1 Contact payer
NAUT Not Authorised 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
RC05 Invalid BIC Identifier 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
RR02 Missing Debtor Name Or Address 1 Check payer details
RR03 Missing Creditor Name Or Address 1 Check payee details
RR04 Regulatory Reason 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
RR05 Regulatory Information Invalid 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
RR07 Remittance Information Invalid 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
SL01 Specific Service Offered By Debtor Agent 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
SL11 Creditor Not On Whitelist Of Debtor 1 Contact payer
SL12 Creditor On Blacklist Of Debtor 1 Contact payer
SL13 Maximum Number Of Direct Debit Transactions Exceeded 1 Retry payment
SL14 Maximum Direct Debit Transaction Amount Exceeded 1 Retry payment
TD03 Incorrect File Structure 1 Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk
TM01 Cut Off Time 1 Retry payment

RCVD - Received

Payment instruction has been received, API specification validation is successful. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

PATC - Partially Accepted Technical Correct

Payment initiation needs multiple authentications, some but not all have been performed. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

ACTC - Accepted Technical Validation

Technical validations are successful. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

ACCP - Accepted Customer Profile

Following technical validations, customer profile is validated and is successful. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

ACSP - Accepted Settlement In Process

All preceding checks such as technical validations and customer profile check are successful, payment instruction is accepted for execution. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

ACCC - Accepted Settlement Completed Creditor Account

Settlement in the payee's account has been completed. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

PDNG - Pending

Payment instruction is pending. Further checks are being performed.
No action required.

ACFC - Accepted Funds Checked

The funds reservation check of the debtor has been completed. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

ACPD - Accepted Clearing Processed

Payment transaction is accepted for clearing process. This is an intermediate state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

ACSC - Accepted Settlement Completed Debtor Account

The processing of the debit payment instruction is successful. This is a terminal state in PayTo payment processing.
No action required.

RJCT - Rejected

Payment instruction has been rejected. This is a terminal state in PayTo payment processing.
This status normally accompanies a reason code, view reason code for action.

BLCK - Blocked

Payment transaction has been accepted, but been blocked from being posted to the credit account. This is a terminal state in PayTo payment processing.
This status may accompany a reason code, view reason code for action.

CANC - Cancelled

Payment initiation has been cancelled. This is a terminal state in PayTo payment processing.
This status may accompany a reason code, view reason code for action.

AB01 - Aborted Clearing Timeout

Clearing process is aborted due to timeout.
Retry payment.

AB02 - Aborted Clearing Fatal Error

Clearing process is aborted due to a fatal error.
Retry payment.

AB03 - Aborted Settlement Timeout

Settlement process is aborted due to timeout.
Retry payment.

AB04 - Aborted Settlement Fatal Error

Settlement process is aborted due to a fatal error.
Retry payment.

AB08 - Offline Creditor Agent

Payee Participant is unavailable, Flooded or Under Stress or Recovering.
Retry payment.

AC02 - Invalid Debtor Account Number

Payer account number is invalid or missing.
Contact payer.

AC03 - Invalid Creditor Account Number

Payee account number is invalid or missing.
Check payee account.

AC05 - Closed Debtor Account Number

Payer account is closed.
Contact payer.

AC06 - Blocked Account

Payee account is blocked and cannot accept credits.
Check payee account.

AC07 - Closed Creditor Account Type

Payee account is closed.
Check payee account.

AC13 - Invalid Debtor Account Type

Payer account product does not allow NPP payments.
Contact payer to provide alternate account.

AC14 - Invalid Creditor Account Type

Payee account product does not allow NPP payments.
Contact payee to provide alternate account.

AC15 - Account Details Changed

Payer Account Alias is not resolved or does not belong to Payer participant.
Contact payer to provide alternate account.

AG01 - Transaction Forbidden

Account exists, but it does not accept credits due to unsupported transaction type.
Check payee account.

AG03 - Transaction Not Supported

The credit account is open, but cannot accept NPP payments.
Check payee account.

AG07 - Unsuccessful Direct Debit

There are insufficient funds to perform the debit transaction associated with the payment instruction.
Contact payer or retry payment.

AGNT - Incorrect Agent

The resolved payer account bank does not match the PayTo agreement details.
Contact payer to provide alternate account.

AM01 - Zero Amount

The payment amount is zero.
Payment amount must be greater than zero.

AM02 - Not Allowed Amount

The payment amount is greater than the maximum allowed, the maximum limit for NPP payments is $99,999,999,999.
Check payment amount submitted.

AM03 - Not Allowed Currency

The currency of the payment is not AUD.
Payments must be made in AUD.

AM04 - Insufficient Funds

Debit account has insufficient funds for the payment.
Contact payer or retry payment.

AM05 - Duplication

A repeat payment by the customer.
Do not re-submit payment.

AM06 - Too Low Amount

Specified payment amount is less than the agreed minimum.
Check payment amount submitted.

AM09 - Wrong Amount

Amount received is not the amount agreed or expected.
Check payment amount submitted.

AM12 - Invalid Amount

The Amount in the Clearing or Settlement Request is missing, invalid or the amount in the Settlement Request does not match to the amount in the Clearing Request.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

AM18 - Invalid Number of Transactions

The number of transactions in the payment instruction is Invalid.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

AM19 - Invalid Group Number of Transactions

The number of transactions in the payment instruction does not equal '1'.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

AM21 - Limit Exceeded

The payment amount exceeds the agreed limit between the responding participant and the payer customer.
Contact payer or retry payment.

AM22 - Zero Amount Not Applied

Unable to apply zero amount to designated account.
Check payment amount submitted, payment amount must be greater than zero.

BE05 - Unrecognised Initiating Party

Party who initiated the payment instruction is not recognised by the end customer.
Contact payer.

BE06 - Unknown End Customer

End customer specified in the payment instruction is not known at the associated bank.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

BE08 - Missing Debtor Name

Payer name is missing in the payment instruction.
Check payer details.

BE18 - Invalid Contact Details

Contact details are missing or invalid in the payment instruction.
Check contact details.

BE22 - Missing Creditor Name

The information regarding the Payee Name is required but not provided in the payment instruction.
Check payee details.

CH17 - Element Not Admitted

Element in payment instruction is not allowed.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

CH20 - Decimal Points Not Compatible with Currency

Number of decimal places is not compatible with the currency.
Payment amount must be in AUD and have up to 2 decimal places.

CH21 - Required Compulsory Element Missing

Mandatory element in payment instruction is missing.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

CURR - Incorrect Currency

Currency of the payment is incorrect.
Payment must be made in AUD.

DT01 - Invalid Date

Settlement date and time is invalid in the payment instruction.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

DT02 - Invalid Creation Date

Invalid creation date and time in Group Header (e.g. historic date).
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

DT04 - Future date not supported

Future payment date is not supported.
Check payment date.

ED06 - Settlement System Not Available

Payment instruction is rejected due to Fast Settlement Service being unavailable.
Retry payment.

FF01 - Invalid File Format

Payment instruction format is incomplete or invalid.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

FF04 - Invalid Service Level Code

The Service Level code is not as per the specified format or is invalid based on the message type or membership.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

FF08 - Invalid End to End Id

The End to End ID is missing or invalid in the payment instruction.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

FF10 - Bank System Processing Error

Unable to process due to back office issues or outage.
Retry payment.

FF11 - Clearing Request Aborted

Clearing Request is rejected due to being subject to a previous abort operation.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

G005 - Delivered With Service Level

Payment has been delivered to payee agent with agreed service level.
Check payment has been received in payee account.

G006 - Delivered Without Service Level

Payment has been delivered to payee agent outside agreed service level.
Check payment has been received in payee account.

MD01 - No Mandate

There is no PayTo Agreement information such as a PayTo/Mandate ID in the payment instruction.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

MD02 - Missing Mandatory Information In Mandate

PayTo agreement related information data required by the scheme is missing in the payment instruction.
Seek support from Qvalent helpdesk.

MD20 - Mandate Expired

PayTo agreement is cancelled following validity expiration.
Create a new PayTo agreement.

MS02 - Not Specified Reason Customer Generated

Reason has not been specified by payer.
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MS03 - Not Specified Reason Agent Generated

Reason has not been specified by payer agent.
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NAUT - Not Authorised

Permission for payment instruction to be processed is not granted.
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RC05 - Invalid BIC Identifier

The BIC identifier is invalid or missing in the payment instruction.
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RR02 - Missing Debtor Name Or Address

Specification of the payer's name and/or address needed for regulatory requirements is insufficient or missing in the payment instruction.
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RR03 - Missing Creditor Name Or Address

Specification of the payee name and/or address needed for regulatory requirements is insufficient or missing in the payment instruction.
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RR04 - Regulatory Reason

Payment instruction rejected due to a regulatory reason.
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RR05 - Regulatory Information Invalid

Regulatory or Central Bank Reporting information in payment instruction is missing, incomplete or invalid.
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RR07 - Remittance Information Invalid

Remittance information structure in payment instruction does not comply with rules for this payment type.
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SL01 - Specific Service Offered By Debtor Agent

Payment instruction rejected due to specific service offered by the payer agent.
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SL11 - Creditor Not On Whitelist Of Debtor

Whitelisting service is offered by the payer agent; in the 'whitelist', the payer lists all payees allowed to debit payer's bank accounts. Payer has not yet included the payee on their 'whitelist'.
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SL12 - Creditor On Blacklist Of Debtor

Blacklisting service is offered by the payer agent; in the 'blacklist', the payer may list any payees not allowed to debit payer's bank account. Payer has included the payee on their 'blacklist'.
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SL13 - Maximum Number Of Direct Debit Transactions Exceeded

Payment instruction rejected because the number of transactions requested exceeds the payer agent offering.
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SL14 - Maximum Direct Debit Transaction Amount Exceeded

Payment instruction rejected because the total value of transactions requested exceeds the payer agent offering.
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TD03 - Incorrect File Structure

Payment instruction structure is incorrect.
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TM01 - Cut Off Time

Payment instruction is received after agreed processing cut-off time.
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