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Where on a maestro card is the issue number?
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The issue numbers on Maestro Cards are no longer required in the transaction as per the 13th May 2011. Merchants are not required to ask for this information for Maestro transactions and any other validation checks on the issue number.
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Not all maestro cards have an issue number. Count the number of digits in the main number across the centre of the card. If it is 16 digits there is no issue number. If it is longer there is. If it has an issue number it will be on the front of the card near the expiry date. It will say 'issue' followed by a one or two digit number. If there is no issue number you will need to provide the 'valid from' date in its place.
Maestro is a multi-national debit card service that is owned by MasterCard. Not all maestro cards have an issue number. If it has one, it will be near the expiry date. It will simply be written the word 'issue' then followed by a one or two digit number.
An issue number in a Maestro card is used to differentiate between the new card and old card. If you lose your card the card number cannot be changed in the event of the card being lost or stolen, but the issue number can be incremented.
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If like me you have a natwest card with no issue number you then just enter 0 or 00 or 000 depending on the site, natwest will pick up on this and ask you to enter some details from
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I have an issue number on my Mestro card, its on the bottom of the front. It tells the number of cards you have had. I do not have a start date only an end, my card is from HSBC.
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Not all Maestro cards have issue numbers on them now, some just have start and finish dates.
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In the United Kingdom, the former Switch debit card system has been re-branded as Maestro and now uses chip and PIN technology. An advertising campaign labels the system as "
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