RBS to switch to Visa for Its Debit Cards

williham

lol first direct issued me a card valid for 6 months so I called them up and they said they were switching too.

doesn't really bother me, my maestro has always been accepted everywhere and no doubt the visa will too.

williham

PROLIANT wrote: »

Ten out of ten but it is not Mastercard Debit, two different systems, if Mastercard debit was introduced and got rid of Meastro then that would put things in balance.

Blimey you're well annoying! Take a look at the maestro logo, looks pretty familiar to the mastercard one no? :P

Mastercard would be the ones to do the deal, and this is what they meant.

PROLIANT

Inactive wrote: »

I don't trust everything I find with Google, nor what I hear from others that do.
I like to hear from the " horses mouth " before I accept anything as fact.

I trust Google more than some of the "data-mongers" and spin doctors that lerk on these forums, there is allot of misleading information out there I guess but I must say Google has been very helpful.
Just got to keep an open mind eh Inactive?

gt94sss2

PROLIANT wrote: »

Ten out of ten but it is not Mastercard Debit, two different systems, if Mastercard debit was introduced and got rid of Meastro then that would put things in balance.

The main difference as far as UK consumers are concerned between Mastercard Debit and Maestro is simply the Mastercard brand name used (as they own/use both)

'Mastercard Debit' cards started being issued in the UK during August I believe..

Regards
Sunil

PROLIANT

williham wrote: »

Blimey you're well annoying!

Good, glad that I am annoying you.

williham wrote: »

Take a look at the maestro logo, looks pretty familiar to the mastercard one no? :P

You answered you own question at the end of your sentence...no.
MasterCard debit is a MasterCard with the word "debit" underneath, just like that of Visa Debit.

williham wrote: »

Mastercard would be the ones to do the deal, and this is what they meant.

No, the bank decides who it uses to process debit card payments for them..not the merchant.

PROLIANT

gt94sss2 wrote: »

Maestro is simply the Mastercard brand name used (as they own/use both)

Completly different system, card numbers will follow the Mastercard numbering system therefore will start with a 5xxx and not 67xx like Meastro and Solo.

storminbalder

I can remember this as a kid at school, all the kids arguing over which was the better, a Commodore 64 or a Spectrum. Proliant reminds me a bit of this, the mines better than yours syndrome.

Why the passionate hatred of a payment card? Its just a payment card!

PROLIANT

storminbalder wrote: »

I can remember this as a kid at school, all the kids arguing over which was the better, a Commodore 64 or a Spectrum. Proliant reminds me a bit of this, the mines better than yours syndrome.

Why the passionate hatred of a payment card? Its just a payment card!

You clearly can't hold a debate that you do not agree with, you attempt to degrade and humiliate people by accusing them of being childish...more so you are looking for a rise out of me no doubt from our previous encounters on here, not going to happen , however at no point did I quote that I have a hate for one payment card over the other, just pointing out a few facts but the "Maestro" club are having a hard time keeping their pecker up in a forum debate, lighten up man.

natweststaffmember

Anyone got some links to Mastercard debit(cos I read around via google) and this stuff unfortunately is interesting for me to read?
I read about the changes here and googled it which is why I posted on this thread. Cost is the reason from why VISA was ditched by RBS Group in the first place so I can understand the cost issues that is being discussed.
Thanks in advance, guys.

Mike1989

Might be a dumb question but if I was to apply for a RBS student current account, would the debit card be a maestro or a visa?

I know it doesn't matter at the end of the day, but, which would it be?

Also off what I've seen in the shop I work in at weekend part time, both work fine, both are as quick as one another. Not seen a place refuse a maestro card to date so in reality, I haven't seen anything which makes visa better than maestro or would make me dislike one or the other. I did hear that visa gives you more protection on purchases but not sure how true that is.