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ISO 8583
F61 - POINT OF SERVICE (POS) DATA: This field provides information about the specific status of the POS at the time of the transaction. Position Usage Attribute 1 POS Terminal Attendance Indicator 0 = Attended terminal (Valid for MasterCard debit card and Maestro transactions only).
E-commerce
Making payments over the internet using a card is called online payment. Learn what online payment systems are used for and what happens behind an online transaction, from the payment gateway to the issuing bank.
HCE
Tokenization generates secure data from a credit card number, using specific algorithms, for use during authorization. In CNP transactions, it removes the risk of storing or compromising the original card number.
ATM
The first device that can truly be called an ATM was produced by De La Rue for Barclays Bank and put into service in Enfield, London, on 27 June 1967. The ATM came to Türkiye in 1982.
Credit Card
In the early years of credit cards, using the card physically was mandatory. With the internet and new technologies, we can now pay with only the card details, 3D Secure and contactless NFC payments, even without the card in hand.
Security
“Software-based Mobile Payment Security Requirements” is a document published by EMVCo in April 2020 to guide payment application developers in building secure payment applications. This post summarizes its purpose and who it concerns.
Payment Systems
The Smart Payment Association (SPA) is the trade association of the smart payments industry. It provides leadership and expert guidance to help members and customers realize smart, secure and personalized payment systems and services, now and in the future.
Credit Card
A prepaid card may look like a debit card since it has no predetermined limit and purchases are limited to the amount loaded by the cardholder, but in terms of use and operating logic it differs significantly from both credit and debit cards.
ISO 8583
F35 TRACK-2 DATA: The values printed to the card's Track 2 data in ISO 7813 format, including field separators and start/end sentinels, but excluding LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check) characters. It is 37 characters long.
Credit Card
In online transactions, a one-time 3D Secure password is sent to the cardholder's phone. Find out who is liable if that password is shared with someone else, and what happens when a transaction is not completed with 3D Secure.
HCE
A tokenized card number replaces a physical card number so transactions can be carried out securely. It is generated by the TSP (Token Service Provider), used by the cardholder or merchant, and travels across the payment systems network.
Online & Authorization
A contactless transaction is a fast, secure payment made without direct contact between the card and the POS terminal (without reading the chip or magnetic stripe). Can every card be used for contactless payments? For a transaction to be contactless…