Maestro Global Rules (PDF) - MasterCard

Europe Region
6.11 MasterCard MoneySend Payment Transaction
Issuers may geographically restrict Card usage for a particular Card portfolio as
a fraud prevention measure, subject to the following requirements:
1. The geographic area in which the Card may be used must be clearly
identifiable, for example domestic-only or Europe-only. For Cards issued in
SEPA countries, a domestic-only restriction is not permitted.
2. The Issuer must use an Account range for the issuance of geographically
restricted Cards that is separate from any Account range used for the issuance
of unrestricted Cards, unless otherwise agreed with the Corporation.
3. The geographic restriction must be clearly printed on the Card front, for
example “Valid only in Europe.”
4. The Card design of geographically restricted Cards must be approved
separately by the Corporation.
5. The Issuer must inform the Cardholder clearly in writing of the geographic
scope of the Card and of any change in scope.
6. The Issuer must communicate that the Cardholder has the option of
receiving a Card with no geographic restriction to all of its Cardholders and
provide such a Card to any Cardholder who requests one.
7. The Issuer must obtain the Corporation’s prior written approval of all
Cardholder communication materials.
6.11 MasterCard MoneySend Payment Transaction
In addition to the rules in Chapter 6, “Issuing”, Rule 6.11 in part 1 of this
rulebook, the following apply.
All Issuers in the countries listed below must properly process and authorize
MasterCard® MoneySend Payment Transactions.
6.11.1 MasterCard MoneySend Payment Transaction
Requirements
In the countries listed below, paragraph 1 of Rule 6.11.1 in Chapter 6 in part 1
of this rulebook does not apply in that Issuers are not required to register.
Albania Georgia Poland
Armenia Hungary Romania
Azerbaijan Israel Russian Federation
Belarus Kazakhstan Serbia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina Kosovo Slovakia
Bulgaria Macedonia Slovenia
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