Credit cards in Spain

It works fine. What you see there is 'eurocard' with the mastercard logo that you're used to. Hence the slash: mastercard/eurocard. Also, I've seen recent postings about credit cards and atm cards not working (bank denial, not the silly pin and chip business). As of a couple of weeks ago, all of my stuff worked as advertised.

Your Mastercard will be accepted at all such places. Some countries have a card called the Eurocard; it is part of the Mastercard system.

We had NO problems using our Mastercard (Canadian) all over Spain in April. One important note, a few stores asked to also see a passport as ID.

The term "Euro/Mastercard" doesn't mean a European issued MasterCard. What they are talking about that at one time Mastercard used to go by the name "Eurocard" in Europe. But it was the same thing as a Mastercard.....the two were interchangeable. Mastercard dropped the name EuroCard many years ago. It's an old-fashioned name that isn't used much anymore.

Thank you all very much. Good to know they're not talking about the pin/chip thing I've been hearing about in other European countries.

But, you still see 'eurocard' sometimes on those little signs on doors and windows and such.

Janice, I'm sure that Spain is also converting to "chip & PIN" technology as well, but they may not be as far along as some of the other countries. You may want to have a look at one other item regarding travel in Spain, specifically related to ATM withdrawals. Have a look at This Website for an example of how Brit's are being "fleeced" (this may be the situation with those of us from this side of the Atlantic as well?). The story is a few years old, but this may still be a problem? Happy travels!

Be advised that Steve's history lesson above is a copy/past from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurocard_%28payment_card%29

.....and all Janice wanted to know was if her card would work at a place with a slightly different name/logo

LOL, Michael, of course you mean "Juno", right?

One last(?) bit of unsolicited advice: I think it's not a smart plan to travel with a single credit card (or any type). Banks do weird things. Systems fail. Card readers get finicky. I always carry at least two different credit cards when traveling. If Card A doesn't work, switch to Card B. I've run into situations on several trips where I was glad I had a Plan B card.

Steve ?? Juno ?? All the same. And the type and quality of the postings haven't change a bit. Sometimes useful, most of the time -- NOT.

Exactly, Frank! Note the now edited post which includes the Wiki citation where it didn't appear until someone mentioned the cut/paste. The edited post is his calling card, always has been.

Huh?