Maestro Global Rules (PDF) - MasterCard

Europe Region
7.6 Acquiring MasterCard MoneySend Payment Transactions
With respect to an interregional Payment Transaction involving a Europe region>>
Acquirer and an Issuer located in another region, if the Acquirer does not
submit a clearing message to the Interchange System within seven (7) days of
the authorization request, the Corporation will collect the Payment Transaction
amount and any additional fees charged from the Acquirer by means of a Fee
Collection/1740 message.
7.6 Acquiring MasterCard MoneySend Payment >>
Transactions
The following rule variations apply for domestic MasterCard MoneySend
Payment Transactions in Russia.
Cash and any type of anonymous prepaid card, e-wallet or other anonymous
funding source may be used as the source of funding for a MasterCard
MoneySend Payment Transaction, provided that the Transaction amount does
not exceed RUB 15,000. The Transaction may be completed face-to-face,
at any unattended POI Terminal capable of processing the Transaction or
non–face-to-face. It is not required to verify the sender’s identity.
Originating institutions must report on the number and financial value of
anonymously funded and cash-funded MasterCard MoneySend Payment
Transactions. The report must be sent on a quarterly basis to the local
MasterCard representative for the originating institution.
7.9 POS Terminal and Terminal Requirements
In addition to the Rules in Chapter 7, “Acquiring,” Rule 7.9 in part 1 of this
rulebook, the following apply:
Each Acquirer decides on the suppliers, manufacturers, and model of each
type of POS Terminal that it supports.
The storage of a negative file is not required.
For POS Terminals, it is recommended that screen messages, particularly
at unattended POS Terminals, be available in three Cardholder selectable
languages (English, French and German), plus the local language.
Terminals must offer customer prompts in English as well as in the local
language. French and German must also be available whenever technically
feasible. It is recommended that Spanish and Italian be offered as well. The
selection of the language should be determined by the customer. Simultaneous
display in two or more languages is allowed.
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