Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merchant category codes, sometimes called MCC codes or merchant codes, classify merchants based on the products or services sold.

A merchant category code — or an MCC — is a four-digit number used by credit card companies to classify businesses for payments, taxation and rewards purposes. MCCs affect the interchange rates and ...

Credit card promos in Singapore have gotten so fussy in the past couple of years. It’s not enough to spend on “dining” or “online shopping” anymore. What matters is how the merchant is coded behind ...

Merchant category codes, sometimes called MCC codes or merchant codes, classify merchants based on the products or services sold. Credit card issuers use these codes to determine how to categorize ...