Making International Payments to the countries with Purpose of Payment (POP) Codes

When making an international payment, you’ll be asked to provide the purpose of payment.  This is a required step and helps ensure your payment is processed smoothly.

In some countries there are specific defined codes, in other countries industry standard (ISO) purpose codes are used.

If you are sending payments to one of the countries listed below, please use the correct purpose of payment code.  We’ve provided the links below so you can easily find and select the right code. 

Country

Currency

List of POP Codes (Click on the below links to access the POP Codes)

Bahrain

All Currencies

Bahrain POP Codes

India

INR

India POP Codes

Jordan

All Currencies

Jordan POP Codes

Philippines

All Currencies

Philippines POP Codes

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

All Currencies

UAE POP Codes

If the country you’re sending money to doesn’t have its own purpose of payment (POP) codes, you can use the industry (ISO) purpose codes. 

These can be found at : ISO 20022 external code list

If you need more information, call us on 0345 6005 204 or +44 345 6005 204 (Outside UK). Lines are open Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 (excluding bank holidays).