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6.1 Eligibility
6.1.1 Eligible Cards
Issuing
6.1 Eligibility
The Corporation determines the requirements regarding which cards issued by
its Customers may bear the Marks, except that:
1. the Customer must actually maintain the deposited funds on Account; and
2. the Customer must not place the Marks on any card that has access to any
of the following types of accounts:
a. charge card or credit card account as the primary account;
b. accounts that “pass-through” to an account at an institution not qualified
to join as a Customer;
c. accounts linked to cards issued under special issuer programs except
where such programs have received written approval from the
Corporation. (See Chapter 5, “Special Issuer Programs,” of this rulebook
and applicable regional Rules for further information about affinity and
co-branded cards).
All Cards must conform to the requirements of the MasterCard Card Design
Standards System available on MasterCard Connect.
NOTE
A regional Rules variation on this topic appears in Chapter 17, “Europe Region,”
and Chapter 20, “United States Region,” of this rulebook.
6.1.1.1 Eligible Mobile Payment Devices
The Rules set forth in Rule 6.1.1 above apply to a Mobile Payment Device,
except there is no limitation on the types of account that may co-reside on
the same Mobile Payment Device user interface, so long as such accounts are
not linked, but rather exist independently and are accessed by a separate and
distinct payment application hosted on the same user interface.
6.1.2 Gateway Processed ATM Transactions
If a card which is an access device for a competing network or a card which the
Corporation has approved for processing to another network which does not
participate in the Corporation (“Gateway Processing”) is used in a Terminal and
the resulting transaction is routed through the Interchange System, the Principal
which sends the transaction to the Interchange System will be deemed to have
consented to all applicable Rules of the Corporation and to have agreed to pay
all Corporation fees in connection with such transaction.
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Maestro Global Rules • 9 November 2012 6-1