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Merchant & POS
Contains the terminal-resident data objects (tags and lengths) that the ICC needs when processing the GET PROCESSING OPTIONS command. In short, it is the list of information the card requests from the terminal before starting the transaction.
Credit Card
When payment systems come to mind, credit cards are usually the first thing people think of. Credit cards are produced according to specific standards, both in visual design and during printing. These standards belong to the ISO/IEC 781X family.
Merchant & POS
PSD stands for Payment Services Directive, known as the Payment Services Law. It took effect in EU countries in 2009, and in 2015 new revisions were announced as PSD1, aiming to build an efficient, fast, secure, and competitive payment market.
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.
Merchant & POS
Partial Authorization lets an issuer approve part of a transaction instead of declining it when the balance or limit is insufficient. This post covers how it works in ISO 8583, whether it is mandatory, and why it matters for the business.
Credit Card
Credit cards have replaced cash in daily life. Although preferred for installments and reward points, they offer many benefits when used correctly, but uncontrolled spending and late payments can cause serious problems.
Chargeback
TRIP (Turkey's Communication Platform) is a central platform developed by BKM to fight fraud, bringing together Case Filing, Issuer and Acquirer Chargeback operations (Pre-Arbitration, Pre-Compliance, Arbitration, Compliance), and ATM deposit/payment dispute operations.
Credit Card
In transactions carried out through banks, a certain limit is set due to the rules and requirements of institutions such as the BRSA (BDDK) and MASAK, as well as the measures banks take to reduce risk, and transactions above this limit are not approved. In the world of payment systems…
Merchant & POS
For a transaction to go through clearing, the card-issuing bank and the merchant bank must be different. If they are the same, the transaction is not subject to clearing and is processed directly by the bank.
Merchant & POS
A PIN pad lets cardholders safely enter their PIN during POS transactions and lets contactless cards be tapped to transfer card data to the POS. Here is how it works.
Credit Card
Many people who appear as credit card victims in the news and on social media run into trouble because they think their credit limit is unlimited and forget it must eventually be repaid. A credit card is the best payment instrument, if you know how to use it.
Clearing
Clearing: the transmission of transfer orders sent to the system, mediating their mutual delivery, obtaining authorization prior to settlement in some systems, and netting payment orders.