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EBICS · ISO 20022 · SEPA

Your payment files checked before the bank sees them.

Validation of SCT, SDD, XCT and ICT files, address conversion to the ISO 20022 structured format, file generation from a CSV and reject diagnosis. Everything runs in your browser, with no integration project.

Local processing — your files never leave the browserNo installation, no integration projectSourced rules — EPC rulebooks, CFONB guides, EBICS specifications
Reference guide

ISO 20022 structured addresses: what changes, and when

Swift postponed its deadline on 27 August, the EPC lifted its own on 9 September, and German banks are keeping 15 November for file formats. The full picture: both calendars, the XML fields, the CFONB mapping rules and the common traps.

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Updated on 17 September 2026 12 minute read

Deadline status

Swift, cross-borderpostponed
EPC, SEPA credit transferspostponed
T2, large-value payments28 Nov 2026
Germany, file formats15 Nov 2026
Reference data

72 codes documented, free to consult

Every code has its own page: the official meaning, what it means in plain words, the likely causes and the action to take. Here is everything published to date.

43EBICS error codes

EBICS 2.5 and 3.0, from transport failures to signature refusals, with the standard label (EBICS_…) for each.

14 technical10 authentication8 business7 certificate4 information

On every page: standard label, category, severity, EBICS versions concerned, description, common causes and recommended action.

29ISO 20022 reject reasons

The reasons seen on SEPA credit transfers and direct debits, with their CFONB equivalent and the message to pass on to the customer.

22 SEPA credit transfers (rejects and returns)6 instant credit transfers1 other reasons

On every page: standard label and CFONB equivalent, plain-language meaning, likely causes, recommended action, who should act and whether a retry is possible.

The product

Four everyday tasks, one file to drop in

Each module answers a concrete situation in an accounting department, a treasury team or a payments back office.

Invalid IBAN, line 42
!Character outside the banking set
128 valid transactions
Control total: 84,320.10 €

Check a file before sending it

SCT, SDD, XCT, ICT: schema structure, mandatory tags, character set and field lengths. Every finding points to the tag and the line.

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12 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris
StrtNm · PstCd · TwnNm · Ctry
!3 addresses to review out of 240

Structure your addresses

Mapping to ISO 20022 following the CFONB guide, with a confidence score, XML export, and the cases where the rule is not to split the line.

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creditors.csv
pain.001.001.09
SCT rulebook checked
36 transfers, 1 batch

Produce a bank file

A CSV export from your accounting tool becomes a compliant credit transfer or direct debit — or a fictitious test batch to exercise your own controls.

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AC04Closed creditor account
CFONB14
Request an up-to-date IBAN
Who acts: the originator

Understand a reject

With a pacs.002, a pain.002 or an EBICS return in hand, the reason becomes a real cause, a correction to apply and a message you can send to the customer.

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Address converter

From free-format to ISO 20022, line by line

A French free-format address becomes a compliant structured address, tag by tag. The three examples below are processed by the same rules as in the app.

Input — free formatNF Z10-011
Output — structuredISO 20022
Examples:
Coverage

What is supported, precisely

No vague promises: here are the schemas, protocols and rules the tool relies on.

SEPA flows

  • SCT — SEPA credit transfer
  • SCT Inst — instant credit transfer
  • SDD Core and SDD B2B — direct debits
  • XCT — non-SEPA credit transfer
  • ICT — international credit transfer

ISO 20022 messages

  • pain.001 — credit transfer initiation
  • pain.008 — direct debit initiation
  • pain.002 — payment status report
  • pacs.002 — interbank reject and return
  • Comparison of two versions of the same message

EBICS protocol

  • EBICS 2.5 and EBICS 3.0
  • OrderTypes and BTF services
  • Versions in force by country
  • 43 error codes documented

Rules applied

  • EPC rulebooks in force
  • CFONB guide for structured addresses
  • Banking character set and field lengths
  • Known gaps between the standard and what banks accept
Pricing

Per module, or the whole tool

No commitment. Validation, file comparison and both reference sets stay free.

Free
€0

Validate, compare, generate a test file, consult the 72 codes.

Converter
€25 / month

Unlimited address conversion and file export. €250 per year.

Generator
€20 / month

CSV to SCT and SDD, rulebook check included. €220 per year.

Pro
€35 / month

The whole tool, no limits, resolutions included. €360 per year.

About

Written by someone who handled these files

Alexandre Voisin

Alexandre Voisin

Founder of EDI Insight · ten years in cash management and EDI consulting

I spent a decade looking for the right rule in the right place before a mistake got expensive, between outdated documentation, emails and undocumented know-how. EDI Insight brings that work together in one tool: reference data, rulebooks and mapping rules, kept up to date and sourced. Read more.

Drop in a file, see what it contains.

Validation and the reference data are free. The rest opens with a magic link, no password.