MasterCard Rules (PDF)

Customer Obligations
3.1 Standards
Noncompliance Category Assessment Type Assessment Description
Variable
Occurrence (by
number of Cards)
Up to USD 0.30 per card
Minimum USD 1,000 per month per card base
Maximum USD 20,000 per month per Card base
Maximum USD 40,000 per month per all Card bases
C Per Violation First violation: up to USD 15,000
Second violation within 12 months: up to USD 25,000
Third violation within 12 months: up to USD 50,000
Fourth and subsequent violations within 12 months:
Up to USD 75,000 per violation
Variable
Occurrence
(by device or
Transaction)
Variable
Occurrence (by
number of Cards)
Up to USD 1,000 per occurrence for the first 30 days
Up to USD 2,000 per occurrence for days 31–60
Up to USD 4,000 per occurrence for days 61–90
Up to USD 8,000 per occurrence for subsequent
violations
Up to USD 0.15 per card
Minimum USD 1,000 per month per card base
Maximum USD 10,000 per month per Card base
Maximum USD 20,000 per month per all Card bases
In the above table all days refer to calendar days and violations of a Standard
are tracked on a rolling 12-month basis.
3.1.2.3 Certification
A senior executive officer of each Principal and Association must, if requested
by the Corporation, promptly certify in writing to the Corporation the status of
compliance or noncompliance with any Standard by the Customer or by any of
such Customer’s Sponsored Affiliates.
3.1.2.4 Review Process
A Customer may request that the Secretary of this Corporation review an
assessment imposed by the Corporation for noncompliance with a Standard.
Such a request must be submitted in writing and signed by the Customer’s
principal contact. The request must be postmarked no later than 30 calendar
days after the date of the disputed assessment.
The Corporation may assess a USD 500 fee to consider and act on a request for
review of a noncompliance assessment.
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