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Credit Card
An installment transaction splits a payment into a set number of installments reflected on the cardholder's statement, when the card and POS bank are the same. For example, a 1000 TL transaction in 5 installments reflects 200 TL per statement period, starting from the first one.
Credit Card
CVV (CVC) and CVV2 (CVC2) are two terms that cardholders often confuse. Both are used for verification in card transactions, but there are notable differences between them, such as where each is printed and which transactions use it.
Merchant & POS
After a merchant applies to a bank and the required checks on the company are completed, a POS is connected to the customer. Settlement can be commission-based, held for a period, or both, depending on the agreement.
Merchant & POS
Code 10 is when a merchant suspects the cardholder or the card is counterfeit and calls the card's bank, which then verifies the transaction with the merchant's bank. If staff suspect a card or cardholder, they should call the bank immediately.
Merchant & POS
In Turkey, there are 3 payment schemes we are used to seeing: MasterCard, Visa, and Troy. American Express and Diners Club are also used, though less widely. Russia's Central Bank recently said two Turkish banks are preparing to accept Mir cards.
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.
Merchant & POS
For a transaction to go through clearing, the card-issuing bank and the merchant bank must be different. If they are the same, the transaction is not subject to clearing and is processed directly by the bank.
Payment Systems
According to the Banks Association of Turkey, collusive transactions that misuse POS devices, debit cards, or credit cards for purposes other than their intended use are called fictitious transactions - in short, transactions used outside their intended purpose.
Payment Systems
The domestic authorization flow for below-CVM-limit online contactless transactions has changed. Issuers can now ask the cardholder for a PIN or request card insertion instead of simply approving or declining. This post explains the CVM list and the new DE48 PDS22 and DE39 = 65 message flows.
Credit Card
Payment systems statistics are reported periodically by the Interbank Card Center (BKM), including total card count, total card turnover, and the growth trend of the card world in the period.
ISO 8583
Field 3, Processing Code, is the field that shows what type of transaction is being performed and is critical for authorization. A Sale from POS differs from a Cash Withdrawal at an ATM.
Fraud
Fraud controls fall into two main types: application fraud controls, which check card and merchant applications, and transaction fraud controls, which monitor card and POS transactions.