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Laws & Regulations
The Regulation on Information Systems of Banks and Electronic Banking Services sets the minimum procedures and principles for managing bank information systems, providing electronic banking services and managing related risks, along with the required information systems controls.
Merchant & POS
In online transactions, Opt Out is the cardholder exercising the right not to enroll in 3D Secure. It is not unlimited: only as many transactions as the issuer allows can be made without 3D Secure.
Laws & Regulations
The Equity-Based Crowdfunding Communiqué entered into force with its publication in the Official Gazette on 03.10.2019 and explains how money is raised from the public through crowdfunding platforms in exchange for shares. What are crowdfunding and equity-based crowdfunding?
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Open banking means sharing customers' financial information with a third-party fintech company so that a range of banking and financial services can be offered to them. It works through API integrations. This post covers its status in Turkey and the new BRSA regulation.
Merchant & POS
In payment systems, an online transaction means the transaction is sent to the card or POS/ATM bank at the moment it occurs, and required checks are obtained from that system. So does every transaction happen online? Of course not. Especially with contactless...
Credit Card
After Apple Card, announced last March to great fanfare, Huawei said it would issue a card too. Google has now joined the race among tech companies by announcing a new card of its own.
Online & Authorization
Pay by link is an innovative financial solution that completes a payment through a link sent over the internet, making it possible to shop and transfer money through channels like WhatsApp and Instagram.
Credit Card
Payment systems are changing fast, and new players are emerging. The Advantage Card, the first installment credit card in Turkey and Europe, did not come from a bank, which holds lessons for today's fintech entrepreneurs.
Credit Card
Germany-based Deutsche Bank is launching a new credit card in Spain with a dynamic CVV code that changes every four hours, to make online shopping more secure. Deutsche Bank partnered with Mastercard and Idemia for the new card, launched under the Tarjeta Calma brand.
Credit Card
A single BIN cannot be used to issue both a credit card and a debit card. If a bank offers both products, it has at least two different BINs, allocated and announced separately by card type.
Courier & Delivery
Although some banks use web service integration, banks generally handle card distribution with couriers through file exchanges, with information sent within the service instead.
Payment Systems
In payment systems, the tower is the section inside an ATM where cash is physically stored. It contains cassettes holding different banknote denominations, a mix cassette for mismatched notes, and various security mechanisms protecting the cash.