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Merchant & POS
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.
Security
A CP transaction refers to a card transaction in which the card and cardholder are physically present at the location. Card Present transactions occur when the card's magnetic stripe or chip data is read by a POS terminal or ATM, or via contactless.
Merchant & POS
A reader asks whether a payment request taken at a customer's request should be sent as an e-commerce transaction, and what really separates Mail Order from E-commerce authorization.
Payment System Institutions
UnionPay Online Payments (UPOP) lets merchants in China, New Zealand, Australia and other countries extend their e-commerce stores to accept UnionPay payments. UnionPay supports over 5 billion cards in more than 140 countries.
Contactless
It is important to use contactless cards to prepare our payment habits for the future. In Turkey, one in every 3 cards and one in every 4 POS terminals is contactless-enabled, yet usage remains around 5%.
Merchant & POS
An operation that allows a credit card's limit to be blocked for a period, due to the nature of the product or service sold. Preferred mainly by companies in travel, tourism, and car rental.
Merchant & POS
Mail Order (Mail Order/Telephone Order) is a transaction made by selecting the Mail Order option on a POS or through the virtual POS interface, entering the card number, expiration date, and CVV2. It is typically used when the cardholder is not present.
Payment Systems
In payment systems, an “appeal” is the process of objecting to the outcome of a transaction dispute. It is usually discussed alongside chargebacks, but it plays a critical role in interbank dispute resolution, when a party asks the card scheme to re-evaluate a concluded decision.
Credit Card
To pay in installments with a credit card, the card and the POS usually need to belong to the same bank (on-us) or to the same card program. Otherwise, only single payments are possible.
Credit Card
Time-limited credit card campaigns look attractive, but their rules hide pitfalls. Three real-world cases show why transactions fail to count toward points, and how to avoid it by reading the terms carefully.
Merchant & POS
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has capped the commission banks charge merchants on credit card purchases, effective for transactions after November 1, 2019. What does this mean for cardholders and banks?
Security
In online shopping, converting product browsing into a completed sale after a customer visits your site is just as critical. The amount of purchases abandoned due to friction in the online buying process often exceeds successful sales.