{"id":1298,"date":"2022-01-28T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2026-08-06T21:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:23:21","slug":"debit-card-acceptance-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/debit-card-acceptance-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Debit Card Acceptance project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Led by the Dutch Payments Association, Mastercard, Visa, banks and payment institutions have launched a project to coordinate the widespread acceptance of Debit Mastercard and Visa Debit in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Infographic_DCA_pinnen_in_Nederland_gaat_veranderen-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Infographic about changes in pay with debit cards in the Netherlands, with timeline and explanation of the transition from Maestro and V PAY to new debit cards. 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