Codes assigned by the Bank to suppliers that indicate their type of business. Each La Carte card is encoded with the types of MCC's that a cardholder is authorized to purchase from. Attempts to purchase at either prohibited or restricted suppliers will be denied.
A code assigned by an Acquirer to identify a merchant's type or mode of business and the merchandise sold.
(MCC). A four-digit merchant category code. It identifies the merchant by type of authorization, processing and settlement.
A standard code that the credit card industry maintains to categorize merchants. The Merchant Category Code (MCC) is similar to a Standard Industry Code (SIC), used for categorizing industrial business types. An acquiring bank assigns the code to a merchant.
A code assigned by an acquirer to a merchant to identify the merchant's principal trade, profession, or line of business. This four digit code is also know as the SIC code.
Four-digit classification codes used in the warning bulletin, authorization, clearing, and settlement systems to identify the type of merchant business in various stages of transaction processing.
the code which indicates the type of activities of the Merchant.
Four-digit classification code assigned to the merchant to identify the merchant's principal profession and type of processing, authorization, and settlement.
A classification code identifying the merchant's business type with MasterCard.
Merchant classification code which identifies the merchant by type of processing, authorization and settlement.