The full ledger

All 2019 decoded charges

Every descriptor in the collection, by category. Can't find yours? Try the search — it matches partial names and cleans up pasted statement lines.

By processor prefix

The same lines, grouped by who processed them — every SQ* and AMZN* family.

SQ* charges Every Square payment, decoded — the card reader you tapped at a small business. prefix hub TST* charges Toast — the payment system on the counter at tens of thousands of US restaurants. prefix hub PADDLE.NET* charges The payment rail behind indie software — apps, licenses, and subscriptions. prefix hub PAYPAL* charges PayPal purchases, subscriptions, and transfers — the name on the line isn't always the seller. prefix hub GOOGLE* charges Google Play, YouTube, Google One, and the search giant's other subscription rails. prefix hub APPLE.COM/BILL charges App Store, Apple Music, iCloud, and the Apple Card — Apple's billing lines explained. prefix hub AMZN* charges Amazon Marketplace, Prime, Kindle, Audible — the Amazon descriptor family, decoded. prefix hub MICROSOFT* charges Xbox, Microsoft 365, and the Store — Microsoft's billing lines, sorted. prefix hub ACHMA VISB charges The Verizon autopay descriptor family — bill payments pulled from a bank account or card. prefix hub VZWRLSS* charges The Verizon Wireless card-billing family — autopay and bill-pay lines on your card. prefix hub DRI* charges Digital River — the checkout company behind software purchases and renewals you forgot. prefix hub HLU* charges Hulu — the streaming subscription with the support number in the descriptor. prefix hub NETFLIX.COM charges Netflix — the monthly subscription line that surprises people with "which account", not "who". prefix hub CCBILL* charges CCBill — the payment processor behind subscriptions you may not want to admit to, decoded. prefix hub WMT* charges Walmart — the membership line, online orders, and in-store purchases in one family. prefix hub SIE* charges PlayStation — Sony's store, PS Plus renewals, and in-game purchases, all under one code. prefix hub SP* Shopify Payments charges Independent online stores, direct-to-consumer boutiques, and Shop Pay checkouts — decoded. prefix hub STRIPE* payment platform charges SaaS subscriptions, creator memberships, digital tools, and Stripe billing tokens — decoded. prefix hub CLV* Clover Network point-of-sale charges Local restaurants, barbershops, auto mechanics, and boutique registers on Clover POS — decoded. prefix hub KLARNA* buy now pay later installment charges Pay-in-4 installment deductions, shopping app purchases, and Klarna financing drafts — decoded. prefix hub AFFIRM* point-of-sale loan installment charges Monthly equipment financing, eCommerce installment loans, and Affirm Card payments — decoded. prefix hub CKO* Checkout.com global payment charges Cross-border digital checkouts, fintech funding transfers, and global retail platforms on Checkout.com — decoded. prefix hub

US Bank Directory

Every US bank processes merchant descriptors differently. Explore our directory of major US banks to understand how your specific bank truncates names, formats dates, and handles dispute timelines.

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Utilities & telecom

Monthly internet, cable, and phone bills that post under merchant abbreviations (ATT*BILL, COMCAST, SPECTRUM).

View all 51 Utilities & telecom charges >

Payment processors & prefixes

SQ*, TST*, PADDLE.NET* — processor prefixes where the real business name follows the asterisk.

View all 134 Payment processors & prefixes charges >

Shopping & marketplaces

Marketplace charges rarely match the storefront you bought from. Amazon alone bills under half a dozen different names.

View all 265 Shopping & marketplaces charges >

Software & online services

Subscriptions, auto-renewals, and app-store billing — the biggest source of "I forgot I signed up for that" charges.

View all 599 Software & online services charges >

Streaming & media

Monthly subscriptions that blend together on a statement. The amount is familiar, the name sometimes is not.

View all 64 Streaming & media charges >

Bank codes & transfers

ACH descriptors, treasury deposits, and card-payment entries — the machine-readable names banks put on your statement.

View all 109 Bank codes & transfers charges >

Food & delivery

Delivery apps, meal kits, and restaurant processors — charges that show the platform, not the kitchen.

View all 159 Food & delivery charges >

Transport & parking

Rideshares, parking apps, and gas-station services — charges tied to where you went, not what you bought.

View all 243 Transport & parking charges >

Fitness & wellness

Gyms, apps, and wellness subscriptions with auto-renewing monthly fees that are easy to forget and hard to cancel.

View all 158 Fitness & wellness charges >

Gaming

Console stores, in-game currency, and platform subscriptions — charges that show the platform, not the game.

View all 89 Gaming charges >

Discreet billing

Merchants that bill under neutral parent-company names for statement privacy.

View all 18 Discreet billing charges >

Entertainment & ticketing

Concert tickets, cinema passes, live events, and creator platforms with opaque billing names and service fees.

View all 78 Entertainment & ticketing charges >

Travel, flights & lodging

Airline ticket numbers, hotel incidental holds, rental car toll fees, and booking agency descriptors.

View all 52 Travel, flights & lodging charges >