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Payment Systems
Card type information is used in card schemes such as MasterCard, Visa, and TROY. The card types and card type codes used in the Visa system include Credit, Prepaid, Debit, Deferred Debit, and Charge Card.
Credit Card
To issue a card, the necessary certifications must be obtained from brands such as MasterCard, Visa, Troy, and Discover, and the card must be made available for cardholder use. Banks aim to increase customer loyalty by running points programs and similar campaigns.
Merchant & POS
MCC stands for Merchant Category Code: a 4-digit code used to classify merchants by business type. Codes differ slightly between Mastercard, Visa, and BKM.
Credit Card
When banks launch a new card product, they can do it under an existing BIN or a new one. A new BIN requires much more work: BKM announces it, every bank defines it and every POS has to download it.
Merchant & POS
Today, credit cards play an important role in our daily lives. We can carry out almost all of our transactions without carrying cash, using our credit card instead. During a purchase, we hand our card to the cashier and enter our PIN at the POS terminal.
Merchant & POS
A Card Recovery Bulletin is a list of problem cards (lost, stolen, expired, over-limit, counterfeit or otherwise flagged) published by card schemes such as Visa or MasterCard. It shows whether a card number is listed on the date of purchase.
3D Secure
Isbank (Turkiye Is Bankasi) has completed Europe's first migration to EMV 3D Secure 2.0, the current version of the 3D Secure authentication infrastructure used to verify cardholders in online card purchases. Deputy General Manager...
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Online shopping keeps growing, and e-commerce sites must choose between working with a bank or a payment institution. This article explains why a single application and integration with a payment institution can be the better route.
ISO 8583
F39 - RESPONSE CODE: This is the code showing whether the transaction was approved or declined. It is 2-digit alphanumeric. Typically 00 is sent when approved, and a decline reason code is sent when declined.
Credit Card
In online transactions, a one-time 3D Secure password is sent to the cardholder's phone. Find out who is liable if that password is shared with someone else, and what happens when a transaction is not completed with 3D Secure.
Merchant & POS
A Collection POS is a secure, web-based payment platform through which businesses and institutions manage their collections and generate the reports they need. Many similar products exist on the market under different names.
Merchant & POS
What's the difference between a reversal and a cancellation (void)? Both zero out a transaction's financial effect, but they're triggered in very different ways.