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> literally every single bank allows you to use them for online payments too

Please tell me how the hell I should input a 19 digit debit maestro card into 16 digit credit card number slots. It even has letters.

> iDeal

Seems like it's only a Dutch thing according to the wiki.



If you want e-commerce use then get a regular Mastercard Debit. Maestro cards require physical presence of the card and electronic interaction between the card and the POS.


iDEAL is from the Netherlands, but of course many countries have similar systems (Belgium: Bancontact, Germany: SOFORT, Poland: BLIK, Sweden: Swish, India: UPI, China: AliPay/WeChat Pay, etc., etc.)




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