Maestro Global Rules (PDF) - MasterCard

Europe Region
1.1 Types of Customers
A Transaction completed using a Card issued in a country covered by Section
17b at a POI Terminal located in a country covered by Section 17b.
Maestro PayPass
Maestro® PayPass is a contactless payment functionality that uses radio
frequency (“RF”) technology to exchange Transaction data between a Chip Card
and a RF-enabled POS Terminal that bears the Maestro PayPass logo.
Mail Order Transaction
A non-face-to-face POS Transaction where the Cardholder provides a written
Cardholder authority.
SEPA Cards Framework (SCF)
The SEPA Cards Framework as published by the European Payments Council,
as it may be amended from time to time.
Service Fee
Fee paid by the issuer to the acquirer for the service provided in relation to an
ATM or PIN-based in-branch Transaction.
Telephone Order Transaction
A non–face-to-face POS Transaction where the Cardholder provides a
Cardholder authority through the telephone system.
UK SFD Regulations
The UK Financial Markets and Insolvency (Settlement Finality) Regulations 1999.>>
Volume
The financial value of a group of Transactions, as opposed to the number
of Transactions.
NOTE
Additional Rules on this topic appear in Section 17b, “Single European Payment
Area Rules,” of this rulebook.
1.1 Types of Customers
The following Rules replace paragraph 1 of Rule 1.1 in part 1 of this rulebook:
In the Europe Region a Customer may be both an Affiliate and a Principal.
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