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Security
Access Security Control (ACS) is the security protocol that the card-issuing bank must maintain under the 3-D Secure protocol to support cardholder authentication. 3-D Secure is an XML-based protocol that adds an extra security layer to online card payments.
Merchant & POS
Today, as credit cards shift from physical to virtual use, a similar move has come from the POS side. We have begun to see mobile phones used as POS devices becoming a serious rival to physical POS terminals.
Payment Systems
BKM Payment Gateway is the general name for platforms that let government institutions accept card payments through BKM as intermediary. For the first time, SGK and e-Government title deed payments can be made with all banking cards.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
A payment institution is a legal entity authorized under the Law to provide and execute payment services. It must be a joint stock company meeting the conditions in Article 14 of Law No. 6493. This post sets out the services listed in Article 12 and the exclusions.
Online & Authorization
You press the pay button and the screen says the transaction failed. Behind that failure are checks on your balance and transaction security. This post explains how funds confirmation APIs work, where they apply, and the situation in Turkey's open banking.
HCE
Tokenization and digitization are two important terms in mobile payments that are easily confused and often used interchangeably. What is the difference between digitization and tokenization?
Payment Systems
Takasbank (Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank) exists to increase the competitiveness of Turkey's markets by providing clearing and custody services, financial services, and other economic activities under the relevant legislation.
Contactless
As end users, we have come to love contactless payments, which are becoming a bigger part of daily life. So what features let contactless cards make payments without touching the POS terminal? There are two classes: MSD cards and Contactless EMV cards.
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.
Merchant & POS
VPOS (Virtual POS) is the software-based, security-enhanced equivalent of the physical POS devices used for card payments at merchants, used for purchases made over the internet. It is also known as Virtual POS. VPOS is not issued to individual customers.
Security
With Chip&Pin technology, card PINs and chip-based transactions became widespread. As online shopping grew, strengthening the security of these transactions became a necessity, and OTP began providing that transaction security.
Merchant & POS
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?