Switch (debit card)

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Switch is a former debit card in the United Kingdom. It was a sister to the Solo debit card.

Switch was launched in 1988 by Midland Bank, National Westminster Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland as a multifunction cheque guarantee and cash card. The brand was merged with Maestro, an international debit card brand owned by MasterCard Worldwide, in 2002. This merger has been referred to as the "penguin wedding," with distinctive advertisments of penguins in different international settings created by Joel Veitch. However, despite the Maestro brand name, transactions in the UK are still processed by Switch Card Services Limited. Consequently many retailers who advertise that they accept Maestro can only accept UK-issued cards, ie. former Switch cards. This situation can cause some confusion for visitors to the UK who may have their Maestro cards declined at the point of sale.

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