The Visa Merchant Category Code (MCC) lookup webpage was taken down sometime in the past few weeks. We’ve been using that page for years to find out how each merchant codes for the sake of credit card category bonuses. Unknown if it’s down for good or a temporary thing.
Other Options
- Award Wallet has a page with info on specific merchants and which cards earn a bonus on each one.
- We once linked a few PDFs from Visa and Mastercard detailing how they code some merchants.
- Our Payments Workshop tries to track data points on this and other card-related topics. (I haven’t updated it in a while, but there’s still a lot of good info here. I have to update it, just haven’t done it much due to technical problems with the page. Hopefully I’ll update it one of these days.)
I have noticed they’re similar to SIC codes, but not always identical, if that’s any help.
MaxRewards app has this credit card code lookup feature. You add your credit cards to the app. Can show you local merchants and which of your credit cards to maximize your points earn. You can customize this feature as well. Add additional categories or merchants for those quarterly bonus spending categories. Caveat emptor! Chase occasionally blocks synchronization with the app.
https://maxrewards.app.link
Don’t share your referral link like that.
The AwardWallet link displays a blank page. Bummer.
Ah bummer. Appreciate you linking a few alternatives,
Chuck
L2 and L3 was most useful tbh
Where’s the Wayback Machine when you need it…
It’s official: Visa is officially cracking down on MS Amex-style. Don’t everyone be outraged at once.
But visa is a payment network not a bank. They make money on transactions and there’s no risk them. If anything they should like the increase transaction volume of MS? No?
Dang, the whole level2 vs level3 thing was useful.
I saw this a few weeks ago, pretty bummed about it.