What does Sp * mean on a credit card bill?


Hi My CC bill this month shows an item listed only as "  Sp *  [town name] (Contactless in App)  "  I can't find any guide to what that stands for. I was shopping that day but it's a bit more than I would expect to spend in one shop, though not hugely so.  The nearest suggestion I can find is that someone's card reader wasn't working very well that day.  I'm fairly sure it wasn't an on line transaction as I don't normally do on line with local shops.  Thanks for any plausible suggestions. And I am fairly sure it wasn't the car park charge, unless they are taking the mickey.

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  • MSE_James
    MSE_James Posts: 1,584 Community Admin
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    edited 14 April 2022 at 4:13PM
    Sp * means you've purchased from a trader (online or real-world) that uses Shopify for its card processing. 
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  • Crater
    Crater Posts: 223 Forumite
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    Thank you that is a help though it doesn't get me closer to which shop! You'd expect it to be a new business and there aren't any! My guess is in that case that my credit card provider won't know any more.
  • born_again
    born_again Posts: 19,279 Forumite
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    Card provider will be able to tell the type of retailer (Catsic code) & also actual date & time of transaction 👍
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  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 34,225 Forumite
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    In on line and app banking if you can click on the transaction it may show you the classification of the store. 
  • pjread
    pjread Posts: 1,106 Forumite
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    guess would be small/independent retailer - something like a takeaway, cafe or corner shop, or possibly a concession inside a department store.
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