Maestro Cirrus and MasterCard

Maestro

Maestro is the lead debit brand for MasterCard Worldwide and offers cardholders secure, convenient access to their deposit accounts from anywhere in the world. Maestro is the only on-line, PIN based global debit brand that can be used to make purchases and to provide access to cash at ATMs. The Maestro Wbrand mark now appears on over 511.1 million cards worldwide and is accepted for purchases at nearly 9.6 million merchant terminals in 93 countries and territories and over 900,000 MasterCard/Maestro/Cirrus® ATMs worldwide.

Cirrus

Cirrus is MasterCard's ATM-only brand, and offers cardholders secure access to cash and other banking services. Cirrus can stand alone or sit with MasterCard's point-of-sale brands, giving them ATM access. It can also be used by competing brands such as Diners Club, VISA and private label credit cards, to provide ATM access for those cards. The Cirrus logo appears on over 920 million cards, with issuance particularly strong in North America. Cards bearing the Cirrus logo can be used at over 900,000 Cirrus ATMs worldwide.

MasterCard

Debit MasterCard is tied to a cardholders bank account and can be used to make purchases throughout the MasterCard merchant acceptance network of over 22 million locations around the world. It can also be used to gain cash access at more than 900,000 ATMs globally. Purchases using debit MasterCard are authorised by signed receipt or the use of a PIN. Debit MasterCard issuance is concentrated mainly in the US and several key markets, usage is continuing to grow at an impressive rate of approximately 26% annually

*Details as presented on the MasterCard website by clicking here