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Payment card being swiped on a tampered POS device in a credit card fraud scheme

Credit Card

A New Method in Credit Card Fraud!!

Credit card fraud keeps changing form, but the aim is always to trick the cardholder into giving up card details. Fraudsters posing as delivery couriers now copy cards on modified POS devices. Here is how the scam works and how to protect yourself.

Mir, the Russian national payment scheme, shown on a payment card

Credit Card

What Is MIR, the Russian Payment Scheme?

Mir means World and Peace. It is a national payment system established by a law adopted by the Central Bank of Russia on 1 May 2017. It is currently accepted mostly by Russia-based companies, but acceptance is gradually spreading.

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.

Diagram showing the structure of an ISO 8583 message

ISO 8583

What Fields Make Up ISO 8583?

We covered the ISO 8583 basics in an earlier article. This post explains the ISO 8583 message structure in detail: every ISO 8583 message consists of three main parts - the MTI (Message Type Indicator), the Bitmap, and the Data Elements.

Diagram illustrating a Not Onus transaction between the issuer and acquirer

Merchant & POS

What does Not Onus mean?

Not Onus is a payment systems term meaning "Not On Us": a situation where the card-issuing bank and the POS/ATM (acquiring) bank differ. Such transactions are settled through clearing between the two banks.

Illustration representing a bank-owned POS device rented to a merchant

Merchant & POS

What is the Merchant Rental Fee?

When any sole proprietorship or commercial business applies to become a merchant, banks install a POS device, paying significant amounts to purchase each one, then rent the devices to merchants.

Cover page of the CBRT guide linking payment business models to payment service types

Payment Systems

Guide Linking Payment Business Models to Payment Service Types Published

This Guide links business models frequently encountered in the payments field to the payment services listed in Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions, and aims at uniformity in practice.

Diagram comparing the 3D, 3D Pay, and 3D Pay Hosting payment models

Payment Systems

What are the 3D Secure Payment Models?

In card payment transactions made via a physical POS device, entering the card's PIN keeps the transaction secure, while in virtual POS transactions, security is provided through the 3D Secure flow. Are 3D Secure payment methods standardized? There are 3 different 3D Secure models.