• 2021 NPC Instant Credit Transfer Rulebook and Implementation Guidelines

The NPC Instant Credit Transfer Scheme is a set of rules, practices and standards to achieve interoperability for the provision and operation of a credit transfer agreed at interbank level for the currencies covered by the Scheme (Scheme Currencies).

In addition to the Rulebook, there can be local market practices, additional agreements and documentation from Clearing and Settlement Mechanisms (CSMs), technology suppliers or other relevant parties.

Connected to the Rulebook, there are a number of key documents which support the Scheme operationally, the NPC Credit Transfer Instant Scheme Implementation Guidelines:

• the guidelines regarding the interbank messages (NPC Instant Credit Transfer Scheme Interbank Implementation Guidelines)
• the guidelines regarding the customer-to-bank messages (NPC Instant Credit Transfer Scheme Customer-to-Bank Implementation Guidelines) which each Participant is recommended to support at the request of the Originator
• the recommendation on ISO 20022 customer reporting for bank-to-customer messages (NPC Recommendation on ISO 20022 customer reporting of NPC Credit Transfer and Instant Credit Transfer) which each Participant is recommended to support    

The NPC Instant Credit Transfer Scheme entered into effect on February 19, 2021. Please note that: the actual date when transactions can be made according to the Rulebook will depend on when the participants and the Clearing and Settlement Mechanisms (CSMs) implementing the Rulebook are ready.

This document summarises, on a high-level, the differences between the EPC SEPA Credit Transfer Scheme Rulebook and the NPC Credit Transfer Scheme Rulebook. A mark-up Rulebook version, can be received by sending an email to info@npcouncil.org and requesting a copy, all detailed differences are highlighted.

• High-level comparison of the EPC SEPA Rulebooks and the NPC Rulebooks