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Payment Institutions & E-Money
PayPal announced that it is launching payments with QR codes in 28 markets worldwide, including the USA, the UK, France, Hong Kong and Canada. Businesses can use QR codes to accept payments and consumers to shop contactlessly through the PayPal mobile app.
Merchant & POS
A Z Report is a report taken at the end of the business day, bearing a sequential number, that gives detailed information about sales made using a cash register during a business day, the revenue earned, and the VAT collected.
ISO 8583
We covered the ISO 8583 basics in an earlier article. This post explains the ISO 8583 message structure in detail: every ISO 8583 message consists of three main parts - the MTI (Message Type Indicator), the Bitmap, and the Data Elements.
Debit Card
A type of smart card containing a microchip and simple software, which performs contactless reading when brought close to a smart card reader. It isn't linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like credit cards. You can spend up to the amount loaded onto the card...
Credit Card
Debit cards and prepaid cards are generally closed to mail order transactions. Mail order authorization is held on credit cards. Unless specifically requested at application, a card is issued closed to mail order transactions.
Clearing
In payment systems, a transaction made at a merchant or ATM with a card issued by a different bank becomes subject to clearing. Netting offsets each participant's receivables and payables from these transactions into a single balance.