MPX is now Carrying Over the Merchant Category [3x Sapphire Reserve, 5x INK]

We reported back in March when purchases on the MPX app stopped carrying through the merchant category to get bonus points on Chase Sapphire Reserve and Chase INK, probably a coding change from MPX’s end. For example, restaurant purchases through the app stopped earning 3x on CSR, and office supply store purchases through the app stopped earning 5x.

We’ve gotten two data points recently (Applebee’s and IHOP) that CSR is now coding again properly as restaurant and earning 3x. It might be that INK cards will earn 5x at office supply stores now as well. If everything is back to normal, here are some experiments we carried out a couple of years ago, but the current reality may or may not be the same.

Please contribute any data points you have in the comments below.

Update: From data points in the comments, it seems everything is back to normal with most/all restaurants coding as restaurant, and office supply stores coding at 5x on INK.

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Barkley
Barkley (@guest_763743)
May 27, 2019 16:26

Do Airbnb gift cards from MPX work?

Robert
Robert (@guest_670819)
November 10, 2018 23:30

I used the mpx app to purchase something at Columbia wear and it coded as travel on my Amex? I was under the impression that the merchant category carries over?

LeoM
LeoM (@guest_663350)
October 26, 2018 01:01

Uber coded 3x on CIP

Laurel
Laurel (@guest_655090)
October 10, 2018 03:42

Seems like its back to 1x on CSR for restaurants on MPX.

Tom
Tom (@guest_603748)
June 8, 2018 23:35

Texas Roadhouse and CPK both coded 3x. PF Changs must be an anomaly I guess.

Jason
Jason (@guest_603648)
June 8, 2018 15:48

Airbnb coded 3x on CSR June 6.

Tom
Tom (@guest_602370)
June 5, 2018 08:04

PF Changs June 3 only coded 1x

Darcy
Darcy (@guest_602229)
June 4, 2018 15:29

6-3. MPX Panera Bread 3x CSR Bonus

LeoM
LeoM (@guest_601100)
May 31, 2018 19:06

Is it just me or CIP does not work with MPX? I’ve added the card successfully and tried to buy an Uber GC but it won’t go through, tried with CSR and worked perfectly.

Nathan
Nathan (@guest_600781)
May 30, 2018 22:08

Do citi cards still not recognize MPX categories? Does anyone know