Maestro Global Rules (PDF) - MasterCard

Overview
Maestro PayPass
Overview
Set forth below are the Rule variations to the Maestro Global Rules for Maestro®
PayPass contactless payment functionality. In most cases, the Maestro PayPass
chapter supplements part 1 of this rulebook and Customers must comply with
the Rules in both part 1 and Chapter 21, “Maestro PayPass,” of this rulebook.
If a subsection in the Maestro PayPass chapter contains the full set of Rules
applicable to Maestro PayPass, this is clearly mentioned, and the Customers
must comply with the Rules in Chapter 21, “Maestro PayPass,” of this rulebook.
In all cases, Customers should refer to part 1 of this rulebook in the first instance.
Where approved by the Corporation (either on a country-by-country or
case-by-case basis), Acquirers may Sponsor Merchants that deploy point-of-sale
(POS) Terminals that utilize only the Maestro PayPass contactless payment
functionality. Each Acquirer must ensure that, should any of its Merchant(s)
approved by the Corporation to deploy POS Terminals that utilize only the
Maestro PayPass contactless payment functionality subsequently deploy
POS Terminals that comply with the requirements set forth in Rule 7.9 of
this rulebook, such compliant POS Terminals accept and properly process
Transactions.
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