pain.001 Validator

pain.001

ISO 20022 pain.001 Validator & Explainer

Validate and explain pain.001 payment files before bank submission.

TRF onlyInstdAmt requiredEqvtAmt not supported

Supported

  • ISO 20022 pain.001.001.03
  • ISO 20022 pain.001.001.09 — Sepa, Swiss CH.03, Swiss UBS
  • ISO 20022 pain.001.001.11 — Sepa

Validation scope

Banks

Drag and drop your XML file here

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XML only · 1 MB max · 20 transactions

Guided demo samples

Use these only to preview the diagnostics experience. Your own XML remains the main workflow.

Prefer downloads? valid XML or invalid XML

Files are processed in memory only — nothing is stored or transmitted to third parties.

Supports official ISO 20022 XSD schemas: pain.001.001.03.xsd (urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.001.001.03), pain.001.001.09.xsd (urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:pain.001.001.09), and the Swiss Payment Standards CH.03 overlay pain.001.001.09.ch.03.xsd. Compatible with Swiss QR-bill, SEPA Credit Transfer (SCT), and SIX Payment Standards. Validates IBAN checksum (MOD97), BIC format, CtrlSum, NbOfTxs, EqvtAmt restrictions, and structured remittance information. Explains ISO 20022 payment file rejection causes: bank rejection, payment rejected, pain001 error, XML validation error, SEPA CT pain.001 invalid, Swiss payment file error.

Validate and explain pain.001 payment files before bank submissionOfficial XSD validation, profile-specific checks, and readable diagnostics for pain.001.001.03, pain.001.001.09, and Swiss CH.03.

Official ISO 20022 XSD

Swiss CH.03 support

Readable diagnostics

No account required

Not just XML validation

XSD catches structure. Ifriqa explains rejection causes.

XSD validation is necessary, but banks reject pain.001 files for profile, consistency and business-rule reasons too. The platform combines schema checks, ISO 20022 diagnostics, profile overlays and readable reports.

LayerWhat it catches
Official XSDXML structure, required elements, schema constraints
ISO 20022 rulesIBAN, BIC, CtrlSum, NbOfTxs, amount consistency
Profile rulesSwiss CH.03 and future bank-specific restrictions
Explanation layerHuman-readable diagnostics and machine-readable JSON

Supported profiles

pain.001.001.03pain.001.001.09Swiss CH.03Bank profiles progressively added

Swiss-ready validation

Validate pain.001.001.09 files against the Swiss CH.03 profile before sending them to Swiss financial institutions.

Bank-specific profiles are progressively added.

Human-readable diagnostics

ErrorExplanation
Invalid IBAN checksumMOD97 check failed before the file reaches the bank.
CtrlSum mismatchDeclared total differs from the actual transaction sum.
Forbidden EqvtAmtThe selected profile does not allow equivalent amount here.

Built for

  • ERP and accounting software vendors
  • Finance teams preparing SEPA/SCT files
  • Swiss companies using pain.001.001.09 CH.03
  • Developers integrating ISO 20022 exports
  • Consultants debugging bank rejections
FeatureFreePaid
Single XML validationYesYes
XSD + basic diagnosticsYesYes
Full business explanationPartialYes
JSON/API reportPreviewYes
Batch / ZIPNoYes
Bank/profile-specific reportsLimitedYes
History / saved reportsNoYes
API accessNoYes

Guides & Reference

Need batch validation or API access?

API access, ZIP/batch processing, saved reports and bank-specific profile diagnostics are planned for paid usage.

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ISO 20022 pain.001 Validator & Explainer — Ifriqa