MasterCard Rules (PDF)
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Europe Region <strong>Rules</strong><br />
Section 12a—Europe Region Debit-related <strong>Rules</strong><br />
5.8.2 Merchant Acceptance<br />
Rule 5.8.2 of Chapter 12, “Europe Region <strong>Rules</strong>,” is modified to permit<br />
Merchants in a Debit <strong>MasterCard</strong> Country to choose to accept only Debit<br />
<strong>MasterCard</strong> Cards issued in the Europe Region or both Debit <strong>MasterCard</strong> Cards<br />
and Other Cards issued in the Europe Region. Acquirers must inform existing<br />
and prospective merchants that they have this right.<br />
A merchant may choose to stop accepting Other Cards issued in the Europe<br />
Region by providing no less than 30 days advance written notice to its Acquirer.<br />
Acquirers must identify to the Corporation any Merchant in a Debit <strong>MasterCard</strong><br />
Country that chooses to accept Debit <strong>MasterCard</strong> Cards but not Other Cards<br />
issued in the Europe Region, and inform the Corporation of the reason for<br />
the Merchant’s decision.<br />
Merchants may request signage for the purpose of indicating their acceptance<br />
of Debit <strong>MasterCard</strong> Cards at www.mastercardweacceptdebit.com.<br />
5.8.6 Purchase with Cash Back Transactions<br />
A Merchant must offer purchase with cash back Transactions on all<br />
Europe-issued Debit <strong>MasterCard</strong> Cards if the Merchant offers this transaction<br />
type on any other debit brand.<br />
8.4 Requirements for Specific Transaction Types<br />
8.4.3 <strong>MasterCard</strong> PayPass Transactions<br />
8.4.3.4 Mobile <strong>MasterCard</strong> PayPass-M/Chip Transactions<br />
If a Merchant location deploys any POS Terminals capable of processing any<br />
contactless chip transactions with a PIN-based CVM, then the Acquirer must<br />
ensure that each such POS Terminal supports at least one of the following<br />
Cardholder verification methods:<br />
1. Online PIN verification for any Transaction; and/or<br />
2. Offline verification of the mobile PIN by the Mobile Payment Device for<br />
Mobile <strong>MasterCard</strong> PayPass-M/Chip Transactions.<br />
A Mobile <strong>MasterCard</strong> PayPass-M/Chip Transaction is a <strong>MasterCard</strong><br />
PayPass-M/Chip Transaction initiated with a Mobile Payment Device that<br />
contains Mobile <strong>MasterCard</strong> PayPass-M/Chip functionality. It is strongly<br />
recommended that POS Terminals currently supporting online PIN verification<br />
also support offline verification of the mobile PIN for Mobile <strong>MasterCard</strong><br />
PayPass-M/Chip Transactions.<br />
POS Terminals capable of processing <strong>MasterCard</strong> PayPass Transactions that<br />
exceed the chargeback protection amount with a PIN-based CVM must also<br />
support signature as a CVM option.<br />
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