Merchant type controls can be used to restrict your credit or debit card from being used within specific categories of merchants such as restaurants and department stores. If using alerts your card will not be restricted but instead you will receive alerts for specific merchants.
Merchant Types:
- Department Store: Clothing & accessories, office supplies, florists, automobile dealers, home improvement services and equipment, art and sport supplies and direct marketing.
- Entertainment: Amusement parks, movie theaters, books, music, games, digital entertainment, sports arenas including golf courses, athletic events, aquariums, video rentals and dance halls.
- Gas Station: Fuel dispenser, warehouse club gas and petroleum products
- Grocery: Supermarkets, bakeries, meat freezer, candy and other confectionaries, dairy products, specialty markets and convenience stores.
- Household: Utility services, contracted services, business services, home improvement services, household appliance stores, money send and store value cards and savings bonds.
- Personal Care: Drug stores, pharmacies, heath professional services, medical services and labs, ambulance services and attorneys.
- Restaurant: Diners, fast-food restaurants and caterers.
- Travel: Airlines, cards and automotive rentals, hotels, motels, inns, resorts, toll and bridge fees, taxicabs and limousines, timeshares, parking lots and garages.
- Age Restricted: Liquor & cigar stores, casinos, betting, bars, taverns, nightclubs, lottery and gambling.
- Other: Other cases where merchant types cannot be identified are under this type.
When you place a merchant type control or alert, it is subject to Visa’s merchant definitions. If you have questions please contact use at (800) 634-4300.