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Credit Card
While the use of physical cards and POS terminals is gradually declining, positive developments continue, such as the world's first wooden card, TreeCard, backed by the search engine Ecosia and aimed at reforesting the world.
Merchant & POS
The System Trace Audit Number (STAN) is a number assigned by the third-party system (ATM or POS) to help uniquely identify a transaction. It is generated in the range 000001 to 999999. Each new authorization message needs a new STAN; retries reuse the original STAN.
Payment Systems
Below is information on the products found in the Visa and MasterCard systems and their associated product codes, listed under Product ID (cardProductId).
Payment Systems
Store and Forward (SAF) describes offline transaction processing. It was originally developed when modems were introduced and connections were not always stable, letting terminals store transactions and forward them once connectivity is restored.
Contactless
A TR Karekod transaction is a payment carried out using a QR code generated according to the procedures and principles in the regulation on the generation and use of the TR Karekod in payment services.
Merchant & POS
A reader asked whether installment mail order transactions are still possible, and whether a card limit equal only to the installment amount is enough. This article shares the answer.
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.
Payment System Institutions
The European Payments Initiative (EPI), formerly known as PEPSI, is an ECB-backed payment integration initiative aiming to build a pan-European payment system and interbank network to rival Mastercard and Visa. Its founding members include BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and others.
E-commerce
Dropshipping is an e-commerce model in which products are sold to customers directly from a supplier, without holding stock. Instead of stocking goods, the seller buys from a third-party provider on demand and has it shipped straight to the customer.
Security
SCRW (Smart Card Reader Writer) can be translated as Smart Card Reader/Writer. Smart chip card readers are sophisticated devices with built-in intelligence, usable in PCs, laptops, servers, smartphones, and set-top boxes.
ATM
The Integrated Motorized Card Reader Writer is a hybrid motorized card reader/writer used in some ATM models, self-service terminals, self-service charging machines, vending machines, and media inquiry machines, supporting magnetic stripe, RFID, and IC card reading.
Credit Card
A structure developed by Visa for purchase refund transactions. The purchase return authorization message lets cardholders view their refund transactions in real time, improving the customer refund experience.