66172000 - Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services

CPV code 66172000 in the EU Common Procurement Vocabulary refers to Financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. It sits at level 4 of the CPV hierarchy as a category within the 66 division. This code is nested directly under 66170000, narrowing the broader category into the specific area of financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. As a leaf code, 66172000 has no further subdivisions and represents the most precise classification available in this branch — buyers should reference it directly in tender notices when the procurement primarily concerns financial transaction processing and clearing-house services. Contracting authorities across the EU use 66172000 in TED notices and national procurement portals to signal that a tender relates to financial transaction processing and clearing-house services.