So does Maestro work in Belgium in all shops where Bancontact is accepted ?
Ciprian Sadly, many places like Okay only accept Bancontact and not Maestro. Some other places, like Delhaize, you have to ask for a payment by credit card before being able to use your Maestro card.
That depends on the contract the merchant has.
Belgium, just like Germany has still its own payment scheme. In Germany it's Girocard (previous name: EC Karte) and in Belgium it's Bancontact).
So it's possible that a Maestrocard is not accepted.
Ok, pretty clear . Thanks .