Card Issuer Denies Promised Cash-Back Due to Merchant Category Mismatch
A cardholder is denied promised bonus cash-back rewards because the merchant MCC code does not match the selected bonus category, despite the merchant being a well-known department store. Highlights rewards-category miscoding as a recurring friction point.
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