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HSM & Security
The CPoC standard, issued by the PCI Security Standards Council in 2019, is a data security standard that lets merchants accept contactless payments using a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile device with NFC.
Online & Authorization
Pay by link is an innovative financial solution that completes a payment through a link sent over the internet, making it possible to shop and transfer money through channels like WhatsApp and Instagram.
Security
Published by the PCI SSC, Software-based PIN Entry on COTS (SPoC) is a standard that provides a software-based approach for protecting PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices such as smartphones and tablets.
From My Readers
I occasionally receive questions from my readers, and I answer them by email or through other channels. Since others may have similar questions, I will publish these questions on my site along with the answers. Hello Mr. Arif, I read your articles from time to time and...
Merchant & POS
Payment systems once meant a physical card and a PIN on a POS device. Digitalization that began with contactless transactions has accelerated with mobile payments, and MasterCard is now working on voice shopping and Soft POS in Turkey.
Credit Card
Credit card fraud keeps changing form, but the aim is always to trick the cardholder into giving up card details. Fraudsters posing as delivery couriers now copy cards on modified POS devices. Here is how the scam works and how to protect yourself.
Security
Fraud cases where scammers pose as bank staff or other institution employees to obtain citizens' banking information have increased significantly recently. Interestingly, the new fraud trend closely mirrors the steps of a genuine banking procedure.
Laws & Regulations
The articles of the Regulation on the Accessibility of Banking Services are listed below. Published in the Official Gazette on 18 June 2016 (issue 29746), banks must strictly comply with them. PART ONE Purpose...
Merchant & POS
UnionPay International (UPI) is a China UnionPay subsidiary founded in November 2012. Together with more than 1,000 institutions worldwide, UPI provides international card acceptance in 160 countries and card issuance in more than 40 countries and regions.
Credit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card, with or without a chip, not linked to a bank account and without a credit limit like credit cards, letting you spend only the amount loaded onto it.
Credit Card
Most of us remember the impact the first iPhone, introduced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007 and revolutionary for its time, had on our lives. In a similar way, a product that will completely change how we use and view credit cards...
Clearing
DE03/Reimbursement Attribute carries the Reimbursement Value of a transaction. BKM uses this information as the basis for calculating interchange fees and charges between member banks.