Why does my card not always work at a merchant point-of-sale where their card reader clearly indicates that Maestro is accepted?
Mastercards Maestro network is the most prevalent international POS debit system requiring PIN verification in the world. The problem is that some merchant card service providers have the Maestro symbol displayed on their terminals (as well as other debit networks) when in fact they have not enabled the Maestro payment gateway. This is often because there is a fee imposed by each network for the merchant provider to offer their service and participate in the revenues and some providers are not willing to pay or want to wait and see if there is sufficient demand from card holders before enabling access to the network. For merchants in your area that are confirmed to be accepting Maestro as a payment option please go to http://www.maestrocard.
