Credit Cards: 3.5.12. EPS-Net

MasterCard Europe operates a Network known as EPS-Net - this interfaces Banknet but is up for replacement in 2009. EPS-Net is used to link Issuers and Acquirers for Online POS/ATM Transaction Processing.

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Bank card
In general, a bank card refers to a plastic card issued by a bank and used to access funds from an account, such as:
• ATM card, a plastic card linked to one or many accounts, primarily for ATM usage but also useable at branches. An ATM card also useable for making payments at merchants is often called a debit card.
• Credit card, a plastic card attached to a revolving credit line.
• Debit card, a plastic card linked to a bank account.

Major credit cards
MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Japan Credit Bureau (JCB), Discover, Diners Club, China UnionPay

Major debit cards
Maestro (Switch, Solo), Visa Debit (Delta, Connect), Visa Electron, PagoBancomat, Carte Bleue, China UnionPay, Dankort, Girocard (EC), Laser, Interac

Specialty card
Centurion

Defunct cards
Access, Bankcard, Carte Blanche, Choice, enRoute, Eurocard, Everything

See also
Credit card fraud, Interbank network, Automated teller machine (ATM), Magnetic stripe card, Smartcard

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3.5.12. EPS-Net

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