ISO 18245:2023

Retail financial services — Merchant category codes

This document defines code values used to enable the classification of merchants into specific categories based on the type of business, trade or services supplied. Values are specified only for those merchant categories that are generally expected to originate retail financial transactions. It is not within the scope of this document to mandate the use of merchant category codes in any given situation.

Services financiers aux particuliers — Codes de catégorie marchande

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 16-Feb-2023
• ICS: 03.060 - Finances. Banking. Monetary systems. Insurance
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 68/SC 9 - Information exchange for financial services
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 68/SC 9/WG 3 - Revision of ISO 8583 and ISO 18245
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 17-Feb-2023
• Due Date: 06-Sep-2022
• Completion Date: 17-Feb-2023

Relations

• Revises: ISO 18245:2003 - Retail financial services — Merchant category codes
• Effective Date: 23-Apr-2020

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18245
Second edition
2023-02
Retail financial services — Merchant
category codes
Services financiers aux particuliers — Codes de catégorie marchande
Reference number
ISO 18245:2023(E)
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ISO 18245:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Merchant category codes .1
5 Application procedure for code value additions, changes and deletions .1
Bibliography . 2
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ISO 18245:2023(E)
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