Does a Mastercard-network card work at any gas station?

In practice, yes: it works at any station with a bank terminal, which in Mexico covers nearly every gas station in the country.

Doesn't universal acceptance invite misuse?

No: the merchant category locks the card to gas stations, and amount, schedule and frequency limits apply per card.

Mastercard network for fuel: real coverage in Mexico

Rodrigo Vázquez — Mexican Tax Specialist (SAT, CFDI)

Published: 7/20/2026 • Last reviewed: 7/20/2026 • 7 min read

What running on the Mastercard network means for your fleet: acceptance at virtually every gas station in the country, intercity routes without cash and a CFDI on every fill-up.

Summary

Running on the Mastercard network means acceptance at virtually every gas station in Mexico — PEMEX franchises, Shell, BP, Mobil and regional chains — because coverage is the country's payments infrastructure, not an affiliate list. Per-card controls (restricted MCC, limits, per-transaction records) keep spend constrained, and the SAT-authorized wallet layer adds an automatic CFDI on every fill-up.