Mastercard

• Global

Mastercard is one of the best-known online payment methods together with Visa, both are global brands. Functioning as a truly global payment brand, MasterCard supports transactions in 150 currencies and boasts over 35 million acceptance locations, encompassing both point-of-sale and online platforms, across more than 210 countries.

Mastercard Debit

• Global

Debit Mastercard is a brand of debit cards provided by Mastercard. They use the same systems as standard Mastercard credit cards but they do not use a line of credit to the customer, instead relying on funds that the customer has in their bank account. Mastercard Inc.

Visa

• Global

Visa is one of the most recognised online payment methods and one of the largest credit card brands in the world. It is a global payment brand, with widespread acceptance at both point-of-sale locations and online platforms in over 170 countries.

Visa Electron

• Global

Visa Electron is a debit card available across most of the world, with the exception of Canada, Australia, Argentina, Ireland and the United States. The card was introduced by Visa in 1985 and is a sister card to the Visa Debit card, however Visa Electron always requires on-line electronic authorisation, and typically requires that all the funds be available at the time of transfer.

Maestro

• Global

Maestro is a brand of debit cards and prepaid cards owned by Mastercard that was first founded in 1991. Maestro is accepted at around fifteen million points of sale outlets in 93 countries. On July 1, 2023, Mastercard phased out Maestro across Europe. European banks and other card issuers are now required to replace expired or lost Maestro cards with a different card.