diff --git a/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/admin.py b/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/admin.py
index c4607fd3..1d9c2552 100644
--- a/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/admin.py
+++ b/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/admin.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Platform admin endpoints for:
 
 import logging
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Path, Query
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Path, Query, Request
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ def get_merchant_card(
     response_model=TransactionListResponse,
 )
 def get_merchant_card_transactions(
+    request: Request,
     merchant_id: int = Path(..., gt=0),
     card_id: int = Path(..., gt=0),
     skip: int = Query(0, ge=0),
@@ -430,10 +431,26 @@ def get_merchant_card_transactions(
         db, card_id, skip=skip, limit=limit
     )
 
-    return TransactionListResponse(
-        transactions=[TransactionResponse.model_validate(t) for t in transactions],
-        total=total,
-    )
+    # Enrich category_names from category_ids (same as store + merchant routes
+    # — keeps the transaction history aligned across personas).
+    from app.modules.loyalty.services.category_service import category_service
+
+    lang = getattr(request.state, "language", "en") or "en"
+    tx_responses = []
+    for t in transactions:
+        tx = TransactionResponse.model_validate(t)
+        if t.category_ids and isinstance(t.category_ids, list):
+            names = []
+            for cid in t.category_ids:
+                name = category_service.validate_category_for_store(
+                    db, cid, t.store_id or 0, lang=lang
+                )
+                if name:
+                    names.append(name)
+            tx.category_names = names if names else None
+        tx_responses.append(tx)
+
+    return TransactionListResponse(transactions=tx_responses, total=total)
 
 
 @router.get("/merchants/{merchant_id}/transactions", response_model=TransactionListResponse)
diff --git a/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/merchant.py b/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/merchant.py
index 649c40aa..a9490762 100644
--- a/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/merchant.py
+++ b/app/modules/loyalty/routes/api/merchant.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ registration under /api/v1/merchants/loyalty/*).
 
 import logging
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Path, Query
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Path, Query, Request
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.api.deps import get_current_merchant_api, get_merchant_for_current_user
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ def get_card_detail(
 
 @router.get("/cards/{card_id}/transactions", response_model=TransactionListResponse)
 def get_card_transactions(
+    request: Request,
     card_id: int = Path(..., gt=0),
     skip: int = Query(0, ge=0),
     limit: int = Query(50, ge=1, le=100),
@@ -271,10 +272,26 @@ def get_card_transactions(
         db, card_id, skip=skip, limit=limit
     )
 
-    return TransactionListResponse(
-        transactions=[TransactionResponse.model_validate(t) for t in transactions],
-        total=total,
-    )
+    # Enrich category_names from category_ids (same as store route — keeps the
+    # transaction history aligned across personas).
+    from app.modules.loyalty.services.category_service import category_service
+
+    lang = getattr(request.state, "language", "en") or "en"
+    tx_responses = []
+    for t in transactions:
+        tx = TransactionResponse.model_validate(t)
+        if t.category_ids and isinstance(t.category_ids, list):
+            names = []
+            for cid in t.category_ids:
+                name = category_service.validate_category_for_store(
+                    db, cid, t.store_id or 0, lang=lang
+                )
+                if name:
+                    names.append(name)
+            tx.category_names = names if names else None
+        tx_responses.append(tx)
+
+    return TransactionListResponse(transactions=tx_responses, total=total)
 
 
 # =============================================================================
diff --git a/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/admin/merchant-card-detail.html b/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/admin/merchant-card-detail.html
index b4879950..54631f70 100644
--- a/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/admin/merchant-card-detail.html
+++ b/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/admin/merchant-card-detail.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 {% set card_detail_api_prefix = '/admin/loyalty/merchants/' + merchant_id|string %}
 {% set card_detail_back_url = '/admin/loyalty/merchants/' + merchant_id|string + '/cards' %}
+{% set show_category_column = true %}
 {% include 'loyalty/shared/card-detail-view.html' %}
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/merchant/card-detail.html b/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/merchant/card-detail.html
index ad9e803f..0f3b926c 100644
--- a/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/merchant/card-detail.html
+++ b/app/modules/loyalty/templates/loyalty/merchant/card-detail.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 {% set card_detail_api_prefix = '/merchants/loyalty' %}
 {% set card_detail_back_url = '/merchants/loyalty/cards' %}
+{% set show_category_column = true %}
 {% include 'loyalty/shared/card-detail-view.html' %}
 
 {% endblock %}