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Purpose of Payment information requirements for foreign currency and cross border payments in Qatar

1. On-screen payments in HSBCnet:

For Priority payments, Purpose of Payment information should be included in the ‘Information for the beneficiary’ field:



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For Inter-account transfers, Purpose of Payment information should be included in the ‘Transfer information’ field:



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Note: the above example is provided for demonstration purposes only. Your screens may look different based on your organisation’s requirements and the criteria that you select for a payment.

2. Payments submitted using File Upload or HSBC Connect:

If you currently send payment files using File Upload or through HSBC Connect, you’ll need to include the mandatory Purpose of Payment details in your payment files.

Review the table below for including mandatory Purpose of Payment information in your payment files:

File Format	Payment Type	Input Field for Purpose of Payment
XML v3	Priority Payment	<RmtInf>    <Ustrd>      *POP Narrative* Line 1    </Ustrd> </RmtInf>
XML v2	Priority Payment	<RmtInf>    <Ustrd>      *POP Narrative* Line 1    </Ustrd> </RmtInf>
iFILE	Priority Payment	SECPTY(44), <Payment_Details_Line_1>
MEA BASIC	Priority Payment	Column No – AH <Payment Details Line 1>
PAYMUL (CRG)	Priority Payment	Segment : 16 Element : 4440 <FTX+PMT> Instance 1
MT103	Priority Payment	Tag 70 Remittance Information Line 1
MT101	Priority Payment	Tag 70 Remittance Information Line 1

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