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Shared ATM usage between different banks

ATM

What is a Shared ATM?

A shared ATM lets a customer of one bank use another bank's ATM for card or credit card transactions. Within customer limits, shared ATMs allow deposits, withdrawals, balance inquiries, and credit card debt inquiry/payment.

Credit card expiration date printed on the front of a card

Credit Card

What Is Effective Date?

The Effective Date is the information showing the date until which a card can be actively used. It can also be called the expiration date. It is a mandatory field printed on the card and used in transactions, set by banks for card security.

Close-up of a credit card, illustrating a transaction pending in open authorization

Merchant & POS

Can an Open-Authorization Transaction Be Cancelled?

Open authorization covers the period between authorization, POS batch close, the bank's end-of-day process, and clearing. Learn which steps allow cancellation versus refund, and what a cardholder should do.

Credit card with a built-in fingerprint sensor for biometric cardholder verification

Credit Card

Who Wouldn't Want a Credit Card with a Biometric Reader?

Card security is critical in card payment systems. Chip&Pin curbed much fraud, but gaps remain. Cornercard, Gemalto and Visa launched Switzerland's first credit card with a built-in fingerprint reader. Here is how it works.

POS terminal used for card payment transactions

Merchant & POS

What is On-Us Leakage?

On-Us Leakage is a term used in the world of payment systems. On-us means the card-issuing bank and the POS-acquiring bank are the same. So what does on-us leakage mean in this context?

Photo of a Pin Entry Device (PIN pad) used for card payments

Merchant & POS

What is a Pin Entry Device (PED)?

Pin Entry Device is another name for the PIN pad device we all know and use daily. It makes it easier for users to enter their card PIN during POS transactions with credit or debit cards, and is used for contactless card reading...

Diagram of the EMV Card Block command process

EMV

What is the Card Block command?

The Card Block command is used after card issuance to deactivate all applications within the ICC, including applications that could be selected indirectly. The components of the command are explained below.

Illustration of the compliance process between merchant bank and issuer in card payments

Chargeback

What Is Compliance (Regulatory Compliance)?

Compliance means adherence to card scheme rules. Outside chargebacks, it is how a bank that loses money because card payment organization rules were broken recovers that amount from the party that caused the loss.

Diagram of an Onus installment transaction flow between POS and HOST

Payment Systems

What are the key points in an Onus Installment project?

Before describing the Onus Installment process, it is better to first answer: what is an Onus transaction? An Onus transaction is when the acquirer and issuer are the same institution, so the transaction is processed through that institution.

Illustration of recurring payments and automatic card collection for subscription businesses

Merchant & POS

Key Points to Watch for in Recurring Payments

Winning customers is one of the most important things in business, but keeping them satisfied matters just as much. If you collect payments at regular intervals, such as monthly, these tips will help you improve the success rate of recurring collections.

Online mail order payment form being filled out on a laptop

Merchant & POS

What is the risk of mail order transactions for merchants?

Mail order transactions are preferred by cardholders because they only block the card limit by the installment amount, creating a sales opportunity for merchants. But is the remaining balance guaranteed?