Editing Cirrus (interbank network) (section)

{{Short description|Worldwide interbank network}}
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{{Infobox Interbank Network
| name         = Cirrus
| logo         = [[File:Cirrus 2016.svg|180px]]
| logo_caption = Cirrus logo used since July 14, 2016
| area         = Worldwide (except [[Russia]])
| foundation   = {{Start date and age|1982}}
| atm          = 2,000,000+
| owner        = [[Mastercard]]
}}

'''Cirrus''' is a worldwide [[interbank network]] that provides cash to [[Mastercard]] cardholders. As a subsidiary of Mastercard, it connects all Mastercard's [[Credit card|credit]], [[Debit card|debit]], and [[prepaid debit card|prepaid cards]], as well as [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] cards issued by various banks worldwide bearing the Mastercard/[[Mastercard Maestro|Maestro]] logo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brand.mastercard.com/brandcenter/more-about-our-brands.html |title=More About Our Brands |publisher=MasterCard |access-date=January 13, 2017}}</ref>

Founded in 1982, prior to its acquisition by Mastercard in 1987, Cirrus System, LLC was owned by [[Bank of Montreal]], [[BankBoston|BayBanks Inc.]], [[First Interstate Bancorp]], [[Mellon Bank]], [[National Bank of Detroit#NBD Bancorp|NBD Bancorp Inc.]], and [[Norwest Corp.]]<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/09/07/mastercard-to-acquire-biggest-us-teller-system/ |title=Mastercard to Acquire Biggest U.S. Teller System |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 7, 1987 |access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>

By default, Mastercard and Maestro cards are linked to the Cirrus network, but very often all three logotypes will be shown. Canadian, American and Saudi Arabian ATMs use this network alongside their local networks, and many banks have adopted Cirrus as their international interbank network alongside either a local one, the rival [[Plus (interbank network)|Plus]] ATM network owned by [[Visa Inc.|Visa]], or both. In countries such as India and Bangladesh, the Cirrus network also serves as a local interbank network as well as an international one.