What's "Maestro"?

My payment card has this weird logo on it, which says "Maestro". The logo is exactly like the MasterCard logo. So, what's Maestro? Can I use the card to pay stuff on the web when there is a MasterCard possibility? (Can't get Visa before I'm 18) Or is it just a spanish "pirate card"?

 

Do you actually have a mastercard logo?

If not, you sure its not your countries version

 

looks to me like a solo kinda thing a weak version of Switch.

And where are all the numbers on your card gone you got done there mate

 

Here's the original mastercard logo. See how similar it is? (And no, Maestro is not my country's version)


Btw, I checked http://www.mastercard.no and found out that Maestro is something similar to mastercard, and can be used to pay internationally. It's not exactly like mastercard, though.

MDK, the card doesn't have those punched in numbers, only numbers on the back.

 

interestign
thats no fun if you've not got the raised silver letter, maybe the ratio of blind to seeing is less in your country hence no raised letters. [just a thought]

 

maestro is the debit version of a master card, like visa electron etc etc.

and now you know

 

Ok, that makes sense, as they might not give out credit cards to people under 18.

 

maestro is to MasterCard what Visa Electron is to Visa.

And Maestro word means male teacher.

 

isnt Maestro some kinda foreign version of Mastercard. i was reading up about them n it says u can use yr mastercard abroad newhere u see the Maestro symbol.

 

There's also Cirrus, same rounded logo but it's dark blue on the left and light blue on the right.

 

My Natwest solo card has both maestro and cirrus!
Never had the chance to test either

 

my debit card has the same logo, its a debit card, but pretty much universally accepted so you can use it everywhere (for the most part)

 

Cards have raised letters so that they can be used with the old-style cheque printer things where you put the card on the flatbed, the paper on top then pull the roller across.

At least that's what I always thought they were there for.

*n

 

Heh, so does mine. I dunno why I even have that account open still, I haven't used it in years.

/me strokes his Lloyds TSB Visa Delta debit card.

 

Just to reitterate what other folks have said - the Maestro will not enable you to order over the internet as if it were a Master Card, but it does offer you the facility to use a range of ATMs/Cash dispensers the world over pretty easily. No problems at all here using a UK Maestro in Holland, France, Malaysia and Australia.

 

go to fleet, get a visa check card... it works online to order stuff, and its your atm card.... pure ownage