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Payment Systems
Takasbank (Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank) exists to increase the competitiveness of Turkey's markets by providing clearing and custody services, financial services, and other economic activities under the relevant legislation.
E-commerce
AI agents are moving beyond answering questions to searching, deciding, and paying on behalf of users. This post explains Agentic Commerce and what it means for payment systems, digital wallets, e-money institutions, banks, and fintechs.
Chargeback
A chargeback is the refund of an amount paid by credit card to the cardholder's card when the purchased goods or services were not received, or when a transaction was not actually carried out by the cardholder.
Security
E-commerce has grown significantly in recent years, and so have negative experiences and concerns about trust. This post summarizes the basic consumer rights under Law No. 4077: the right of withdrawal, cargo delivery rights, defective products and the Consumer Arbitration Committee.
Merchant & POS
The regulation on generating and using TR QR Code in payment services was published in the Official Gazette No. 31220 on August 21, 2020. Its purpose is to set the standards for generating and using TR QR Code in payment services.
Merchant & POS
UnionPay International (UPI) is a China UnionPay subsidiary founded in November 2012. Together with more than 1,000 institutions worldwide, UPI provides international card acceptance in 160 countries and card issuance in more than 40 countries and regions.
Fraud
In payment systems, fraud means using someone else's credit or debit card to carry out a transaction at a merchant or ATM, gaining unfair profit and causing loss to the real cardholder, the merchant, or the bank. Fraudsters…
Laws & Regulations
The Regulation on the Generation and Use of TR QR Code in Payment Systems sets the standards for QR codes in payment services. The Central Bank has taken the first step by drafting rules for a common QR code structure.
Laws & Regulations
The Visa Core Rules and Visa Product and Service Rules documents define the fundamental rules that apply to all institutions in the Visa network. They are updated regularly, and all members are expected to follow the latest version.
Credit Card
EMV chip cards contain a small, powerful microprocessor that provides enhanced security, faster transactions, and support for loyalty programs. VSDC is Visa's chip-based solution; M/Chip-Lite is Mastercard's low-cost equivalent for banks starting their chip migration.
Merchant & POS
Samsung Pay decided to add new services: users in India will soon be able to apply for financial products such as loans and credit cards through Samsung Pay, in partnership with Paisabazaar.
Debit Card
A contactless transaction is a fast, secure payment made between a chip card and a POS device without direct contact, without the card's chip or magnetic data being read through the card reader. Can this be done with a debit card (ATM card)?