Why do premium dining rewards credit cards often structure their point multipliers around broad merchant category codes rather than specific restaurant brand identifiers?
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Why do premium dining rewards credit cards often structure their point multipliers around broad merchant category codes rather than specific restaurant brand identifiers?
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credit card dining rewards merchant category codes MCC why issuers use merchant category codes instead of merchant brand identifiers payment network classification Google ↗
- Visa Merchant Data Standards Manual · usa.visa.com
- Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2004-31 · irs.gov
- What Determines Amex Rewards Categories · americanexpress.com
- MCC code lookup for businesses and issuers · stripe.com
- Merchant Category Codes · citigroup.com
- What Are Merchant Category Codes? · experian.com
- Merchant Category Codes: Why They Matter for Credit Card Rewards · nerdwallet.com
- How Merchant Category Codes Affect Your Credit Card Rewards · nerdwallet.com
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