Working with Hong Kong Faster Payments System (HK FPS)
This section helps the user to understand the working of Hong Kong Faster Payment System (HK FPS).
Capturing a HK FPS Payment Manually
The user can initiate an HK FPS payment in PO
application. To perform this, do the following:
- Go to User Menu>Payments>Payment Order>Input Payment Order>Payment Order HK FPS.
- Enter the required details in the following fields:
- INST – Type C1 payment
- INSTNT01 – Type C2 payment
Field Name (Label) | Type | M/O | Remarks |
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Main Version Page | |||
Payment Order Product | Fixed value ‘HKFPSINST’ | M | Defaulted and disabled |
End to End Reference | Text | O | Allows maximum of 35 characters |
Payment Type | INST or INSTNT01 | M | Select one of the following: |
Payment Sub Type Code | PERFORM_PYE_VR or SKIP_PYE_VR | M | Select from the drop-down |
Payment Amount | Amount and currency | M | Select the currency as one of the following: HKD or CNY Does not allow the user to select other currencies. |
Payment Date | Date | M | Defaulted to current business date and disabled Mapped to Acceptant Date Time, Credit Value Date and Debit Value Date field in the PO application.When mapping to Acceptant Date Time field, use the current time (though time is not used for processing) |
Instructed Amount | Amount and currency | O | Allows to choose only non HKD or CNY currencies |
Exchange Rate | Rate | O | System calculated |
Initiating Party | Organisation or private identification | O | |
Originating Customer Address | O | Allows maximum of 70 characters | |
Originating Customer Name | M | Allows maximum of 40 characters | |
Originating Customer Account Number | Local account number | M | Allows maximum of 34 characters |
Originating Customer Account IBAN | IBAN | O | |
Originating Customer’s Bank (NCC) | Clearing code | M | |
Originating Customer’s Bank | BIC | O | |
Beneficiary ID | Standard Temenos Transact field | O | Select from the drop-down |
Beneficiary’s Bank NCC | Clearing Code | M | |
Beneficiary’s Bank BIC | O | ||
Beneficiary’s Address | O | Allows a maximum of 70 characters | |
Beneficiary Account No | Account Number | C |
This field is mandatory, when the Alias Type field is set as BBAN. If not, it is not mandatory.
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Beneficiary’s Proxy ID | Credit Card Number, Mobile Number, Emai ID or FPS ID | C | Allows maximum of 34 characters This field is not mandatory, when the Alias Type field is set as BBAN. If not, it is mandatory. |
Beneficiary Account IBAN | IBAN | O | |
Beneficiary Proxy id type | Can be selected | M | BBAN, AIN, EMAL, MOBN or CUST Allows only BBAN, and CUST and AIN for manual capture Mapped to Alias Type field |
Beneficiary Account Name | M | Allows maximum of 40 characters | |
Purpose of Payment | Drop-down with predefined set of ISO purpose codes | O | |
Charge Details (Sub Tab) | |||
Charge Bearer | SHA | M | Defaulted to PO application product setup |
Charges | Amount and currency | C | System calculated (through TPH simulation) |
Remittance Information (Sub Tab) | |||
Remittance Information(Unstructured) | Free text | O | Allows maximum of 140 characters |
Regulatory Reporting Information | Free text | O | Allows maximum of 35 characters |
Remittance Info Structured - Creditor Reference | Free text | O | Allows maximum of 35 characters |
Ordering Party Reference | O | Free text (35) |
Viewing HK FPS Payments
The user can perform the following with the HK FPS payments:
- View by using the standard enquiry ‘Pending and Processed Payments’.
- Filter by searching with Channel as HKFPSINST.


The user can view the payment and related details with the help of the following icons in the Enquiry page:
Icon | Description | Screenshot |
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View the Payment |
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View the details of the payment |
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Viewing the Incoming Return Payment
The user needs to perform the following actions:
- On receiving the incoming return payment from HK FPS for an outgoing payment, it marks the original payment as returned and creates a new return payment is created.
- To view the return payment in the existing Pending and Processed Payments page, search for the Channel as HKFPSINST and Status Code as 996.
Understanding the HKFPSINST Reachability
Examples are provided below.

- The configuration for the CT-PAYC01-CNY in the
CLEARING.DIRECTORY
application is done as per below. - Process the outgoing pacs.008 from the
PAYMENT.ORDER,HKFPSINSTAV
version with the payment type INST. - The payment is created and on running the medium service, the payment moves to 658. The reachability is successful.
- The Audit Trail is updated as per below.
- The
POR.SUPPLEMENTARY.INFO
record is updated as per below.

- The
CA.CLEARING.DIRECTORY
application has been configured for CT-PAYC02-CNY. - Process the outgoing pacs.008 from the
PAYMENT.ORDER,HKFPSINSTAV
version. - The payment is created and on running the medium service, the payment moves to 658.
- The Audit Trail is updated as per below.
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