📄️ 1. About this Document
This document intends to provide the clearing file details pertaining to card transactions that traverse the NPS National Card Switch (NPS - NCS). This document seeks to provide participating members with a deeper understanding of the operational dynamics governing card transaction clearing processes facilitated by the NPS - NCS platform.
📄️ 2. Introduction
2.1 Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL)
📄️ 3. NPS-NCS Clearing File Specification
3.1 Introduction
📄️ 4. File Header Field Description
Clearing file have only one file header at the beginning of the file.
📄️ 5. Batch Header Description
Clearing file have multiple batches as per transaction codes. Fields are separated by caret (^).
📄️ 6. Transaction Field Description
Clearing file have details of multiple transactions in a file.
📄️ 7.Batch Trailer Description
For each batch header, there will be a batch trailer. Each batch trailer starts with 1664 and field are separated by caret (^).
📄️ 8. File Trailer Field Description
Clearing file have only one file trailer at the end of a file.
📄️ 9. File Reject Messages
If a clearing file submitted by acquirer is rejected while processing, a rejection file is created. “FileReject” text is appended in filename. Sample is given below:
📄️ 10. File Settlement Summary
Whenever a clearing file submitted by acquirer is processed successfully, a settlement summary file is created. “SettlementSummary” text is appended in filename. Sample is given below: