Europay International
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Europay International was the name of the entity created by the merger of Eurocard International
EUROCARD (payment card)
Eurocard was a credit card, introduced in 1964 by a Swedish banker in the Wallenberg family as an alternative to American Express.-History:In 1965, Eurocard International N.V. was established, based in Brussels, as a not-for-profit membership association of European banks. Its operational entity...

, and Eurocheque International
Eurocheque
The Eurocheque was a type of cheque used in Europe that was accepted across national borders and which could be written in a variety of currencies....

. The merged entity was headquartered in Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. On December 31, 2009, Waterloo had a total population of 29,573. The total area is 21.03 km² which gives a population density of 1,407 inhabitants per km²...

, on the same premises as EPSS (European Payment Systems Services) and MasterCard EMEA (the MasterCard region comprising Europe, the Middle East and Africa).

Europay International was the owner of the following payment brands: Eurocard
Eurocard
Eurocard is a European standard format for PCB cards, which can be plugged together into a standardized subrack. The subrack consists of a series of slotted card guides on the top and bottom, into which the cards are slid so they stand on end, like books on a shelf...

 (charge card), eurocheque
Eurocheque
The Eurocheque was a type of cheque used in Europe that was accepted across national borders and which could be written in a variety of currencies....

 (paper-based pan-European cheque system), ec travellers' cheque (paper-based European travellers' cheques), Clip (European e-purse based on CEPS).

Furthermore, it held the European licenses of the following payment brands: MasterCard
MasterCard
Mastercard Incorporated or MasterCard Worldwide is an American multinational financial services corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States...

 (credit card), Maestro
Maestro (debit card)
Maestro is a multi-national debit card service owned by MasterCard, and was founded in 1990. Maestro cards are obtained from associate banks and can be linked to the card holder's current account, or they can be prepaid cards...

 (online debit card, joint-venture with MasterCard International)

In 2002 Europay International merged with MasterCard International to form MasterCard, Inc. Today the company is known as MasterCard
MasterCard
Mastercard Incorporated or MasterCard Worldwide is an American multinational financial services corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States...

Worldwide.
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