Maestro & Cirrus member

Maestro & Cirrus member

JAKARTA (JP): MasterCard International announced yesterday
that Bank Universal has joined the Maestro on-line, point-of-sale
debit program and the MasterCard/Cirrus ATM Network.

MasterCard said in a statement that Bank Universal plans to
issue 75,000 of FLEXI-SAVE debit cards branded with Maestro and
Cirrus until the end of the year. The first 25,000 will be issued
this month. The bank has also linked 22 of its automatic teller
machines to the MasterCard/Cirrus global ATM network, which is
connected to 493,000 terminals in 34 countries.

Debit cards enable domestic costumers and in-bound travelers
to charge purchases instead of using cash or checks. The amount
of purchase is automatically deducted from the customers' bank
account. (rid)