Calare Credit Union This Orange, NSW institution's bond includes all residents of New South Wales and it offers internet banking, online loan applications, credit and debit cards.
Circle Credit Co-operative Limited Open to employees and family of Orica Australia and subsidiaries, the credit union offers full banking services, online and phone banking, debit and credit cards in Deer Park, Victoria.
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Debit Card A debit card is a ISO 7810 card which physically resembles a credit card, and, like a credit card, is used as an alternative to cash when making purchases. However, when purchases are made with a debit card, the funds are withdrawn directly from the purchaser's checking or savings account at a bank.
Online and offline cards:
Solo (Debit Card) Solo is a debit card produced by Switch Card Services in the UK. It can only be used electronically and is designed for people under the age of 18 or on lower incomes.
The card was launched on 1st July 1997. Its sister card is Switch. As of 2004 there are 7.2 million Solo cards in circulation in the UK.
Laser (Debit Card) Laser is the primary debit card system used in the Republic of Ireland. It was launched in 1996 and currently has more than 1 million customers. Seven Irish financial institutions are partners in the Laser card system: Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland, EBS Building Society, First Active, National Irish Bank, Permanent TSB and Ulster Bank.
Switch (Debit Card) Switch is a debit card used in the United Kingdom. It is a sister of the Solo debit card. Switch was launched in 1988 by Midland Bank, National Westminster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland. The payment system is currently (2004) being merged with Maestro, an international debit card brand. This merger has been referred to as the "penguin wedding" with distinctive advertisements of the penguins in different international settings, by Joel Veitch.
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Maestro (Debit Card) Maestro is an international debit card service; a joint venture by Mastercard and Europay International. Maestro cards are obtained from associate banks and linked to the cardholder's current account. The cardholder presents the card at the Point of sale and this is swiped through the terminal by the assistant or dipped into a PINpad. The payment is authorised by the card issuer to ensure that the cardholder has sufficient funds in their account to make the purchase and the cardholder confirms the payment by either signing the sales receipt or enters their 4-digit PIN.