NatWest Group to convert all retail and business debit cards to Mastercard

droberts26

https://www.mastercard.com/news/europe/en-uk/newsroom/press-releases/en-gb/2021/february/natwest-group-and-mastercard-expand-payments-partnership

[Deleted User]

Mastercard must be offering a good deal to these banks, Santander also went over.

jimjames

Deleted_User said:

Mastercard must be offering a good deal to these banks, Santander also went over.

I wonder why they're able to offer a good deal
https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/25/mastercard-to-increase-fees-for-uk-shoppers-buying-from-eu-13959517/

jackjones01

It may be cheaper for NatWest but I’ll be more expensive for retailers to process the transactions. But it does give the card tarts something to look forward to 😂

colsten

jackjones01 said:

It may be cheaper for NatWest but I’ll be more expensive for retailers to process the transactions. But it does give the card tarts something to look forward to 😂

Card tart here (not of the card-design-tart variation, just in it for making money).

Please enlighten what I should look forward to.

jackjones01

colsten said:

jackjones01 said:

It may be cheaper for NatWest but I’ll be more expensive for retailers to process the transactions. But it does give the card tarts something to look forward to 😂

Card tart here (not of the card-design-tart variation, just in it for making money).

Please enlighten what I should look forward to.

They may turn the cards portrait 😂

colsten

jackjones01 said:

colsten said:

jackjones01 said:

It may be cheaper for NatWest but I’ll be more expensive for retailers to process the transactions. But it does give the card tarts something to look forward to 😂

Card tart here (not of the card-design-tart variation, just in it for making money).

Please enlighten what I should look forward to.

They may turn the cards portrait 😂

I am so incredibly excited.

MovingForwards

Mine has been a MasterCard for months.

jackjones01

MovingForwards said:

Mine has been a MasterCard for months.

Credit cards are currently MasterCards but debit cards are Visa. 

WillPS

RBS used Mastercard Debit's forerunner Maestro until 2009/10ish - I wonder if they will be able to get going with the transition sooner than some of their rivals.

born_again

WillPS said:

RBS used Mastercard Debit's forerunner Maestro until 2009/10ish - I wonder if they will be able to get going with the transition sooner than some of their rivals.

I would not think so..

It's a hell of a lot of background work to change systems (Visa & Mastercard use their own dedicated systems for many things such as chargebacks & cards actions) these have to be integrated into their own systems & tested. Procedures written for staff to follow etc. Can't share with other banks as each has their own systems.
Staff then have to get access to these systems & be trained on them. Then starts the process of slowly moving customers over from Visa to Mastercard. 
Can't do them all at once, just in case any system issues & the fact it is not possible to issue millions of cards so quickly.