ISO 18245:2023
Retail financial services — Merchant category codes

Standard No.

ISO 18245:2023

Release Date

2023

Published By

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Latest

ISO 18245:2023

Scope

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.

ISO 18245:2023 history

• 2023 ISO 18245:2023 Retail financial services — Merchant category codes
• 2003 ISO 18245:2003 Retail financial services - Merchant category codes