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Meal vouchers (France only)

Accepting Meal Voucher Cards in France

Merchants in France can accept payments using Meal Voucher cards through Conecs, a technical operator that enables Meal Voucher acceptance.

Meal Voucher payments are available for eligible merchants who meet the required conditions.

Important:

  • There is a merchant switching fee of €0.15 per transaction.

  • Maximum Meal Voucher transaction amount: €25 per day

Meal Voucher cards are issued by:

  • Edenred France (ERF)

  • Groupe UP Chèque Déjeuner (UP)

  • Natixis Intertitres (NIT)

  • Sodexo Pass (SDX)

Supported cards

The following card types are supported:

  • Conecs cards

  • Dual-badged cards (Conecs + Visa, Mastercard or Cartes Bancaires)

Supported payment methods

You can accept Meal Voucher payments for:

  • In-store card-present transactions

  • Contactless payments

  • Online payments through Smart Checkout

How to Enable Meal Voucher Acceptance


​To enable this feature, your business must operate under an eligible Merchant Category Code (MCC). Please refer to the table below to check if your business falls under an eligible MCC.

Furthermore, please note that vouchers can only be used with card terminal devices (such as Ciontek CS50, Viva.com Terminal App) or e-commerce (Smart Checkout).


If you meet this requirement, please contact your sales representative or contact a customer support representative.

Eligible MCC Categories

MCC Category

MV

5411 Grocery Stores, Supermarkets

Y

5422 Meat Provisioners – Freezer and Locker

Y

5441 Candy, Nut, and Confectionery Stores

Y

5451 Dairy Products Stores

Y

5462 Bakeries

Y

5499 Misc. Food Stores – Convenience Stores and Specialty Markets

Y

5811 Caterers

Y

5812 Eating Places and Restaurants

Y

5813 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages), Bars, Taverns, Cocktail Lounges, Nightclubs and Discotheques

Y

5814 Fast Food Restaurants

Y

5921 Package Stores – Beer, Wine, and Liquor

Y

7011 Lodging – Hotels, Motels, Resorts, Central Reservation Services

Y

7012 Timeshares

Y

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