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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Do Airbnb gift cards from MPX work?
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?
Uber coded 3x on CIP
Seems like its back to 1x on CSR for restaurants on MPX.
Texas Roadhouse and CPK both coded 3x. PF Changs must be an anomaly I guess.
Airbnb coded 3x on CSR June 6.
PF Changs June 3 only coded 1x
Thanks for the data point
6-3. MPX Panera Bread 3x CSR Bonus
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.
Do citi cards still not recognize MPX categories? Does anyone know