MCC 8220¶
Description: Colleges, Junior Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Public Reference Merchants¶
| Merchant | Source |
|---|---|
| Academy Of Medicine Spore | Non-official reference (visa) |
| Amazon | Non-official reference (db) |
| Charlie | Non-official reference (visa) |
| elemen (Millenia Walk) | Non-official reference (chope) |
| National University Of Singapore | Non-official reference (visa) |
| NUS | Non-official reference (ai suggested) |
| Ricciotti (Riverwalk) | Non-official reference (chope) |
| Sol & Ora (Sentosa) | Non-official reference (chope) |
| Worldpay | Non-official reference (visa) |
Street Truth / User-Reported Exceptions¶
SUSS: MCC 8220 (exception, user verified, risk: low)¶
User reported that the American Express True Cashback Card can be used to earn cashback on school fees (such as SUSS), provided the educational institution accepts American Express.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | user_reported |
| Merchant | SUSS |
| Card | American Express True Cashback Card |
| MCC | 8220 |
| Programme type | bank_transfer |
| Points currency | cashback |
| Miles / points | 1.5% cashback |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2026-06-06 |
| Last seen | 2026-06-06T08:54:32+00:00 |
| Observed result | Earns cashback on school fees |
| Public/official layer | Amex True Cashback Card generally does not exclude education/school fees from earning cashback, unlike most other bank cards. |
| Caveat | Subject to whether the school accepts Amex payments. |
Merchant via SimplyGo: MCC 4111, 4900, 8211, 8220, 8241, 8244, 8249, 8299 (exception, user verified, risk: low)¶
User reported that the Maybank FC Barcelona Visa card offers 1.6% cashback with no minimum spend and includes commonly excluded categories such as education, utilities, and public transport (SimplyGo).
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | user_reported |
| Card | Maybank FC Barcelona |
| Route | SimplyGo |
| MCC | 8211, 8220, 8241, 8244, 8249, 8299, 4900, 4111 |
| Programme type | other |
| Points currency | cashback |
| Miles / points | 1.6% |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2024-12-10 |
| Last seen | 2024-12-10T14:47:50+00:00 |
| Observed result | Cashback awarded for education, utilities, and SimplyGo transactions |
| Public/official layer | 1.6% cashback on local retail transactions with no minimum spend |
| Caveat | Government services are excluded, unlike Amex True Cashback |