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Photo of a prepaid card used for everyday purchases

Credit Card

What should you know before buying a prepaid card?

A prepaid card is a customized chip or chipless card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card. You can only spend up to the amount loaded onto the card.

ATM machine vulnerable to hacking and fraud

ATM

Can ATMs Be Hacked?

ATMs are among the channels banks use most to serve customers. Besides being one of the most important channels, because they physically dispense cash and give access to a customer's account, many fraud cases occur at ATMs.

Amazon PayCode cash payment option

E-commerce

What Is Amazon PayCode?

Amazon PayCode is a payment option that lets customers pay for Amazon orders in cash: after checkout they receive a code and pay at a participating Western Union agent location.

Diagram illustrating how the Termination Tracking System (FTS) works

Payment Systems

What Is FTS (Termination Tracking System)?

FTS (Termination Tracking System) lets banks check, before signing a merchant agreement, whether the applicant company or its representative has a negative history with any bank.

Online shopping order and product return concept with a laptop and parcel

E-commerce

When Is a Return or Refund Valid in E-Commerce Transactions?

Can a product bought online be returned, and under what conditions? This post explains the 14-day right of withdrawal in Turkey and the cases in which Law No. 6502 on Consumer Protection removes the right of return.

Sample credit voucher (refund) document

Merchant & POS

What is a Credit Voucher (Refund Document)?

A Credit Voucher (Refund Document) is a document issued by the merchant for the refund or cancellation of a good or service that a cardholder purchased using a credit card, or to correct an overcharge made by mistake.

Bank ATM machine illustrating the difference between onsite and offsite ATM locations

Merchant & POS

What Are Onsite/Offsite ATMs?

ATMs, which once only let customers withdraw cash from their accounts, have now turned into a channel where almost all branch transactions can be performed, and these functions keep growing year after year. So, are there different types of ATMs...

PayPal QR code payment screen shown on a mobile phone

Payment Institutions & E-Money

PayPal Expands Its QR Code Payment Service

PayPal announced that it is launching payments with QR codes in 28 markets worldwide, including the USA, the UK, France, Hong Kong and Canada. Businesses can use QR codes to accept payments and consumers to shop contactlessly through the PayPal mobile app.

Diagram of a first credential-on-file transaction using stored card data

Security

What is the First Credential-On-File transaction?

The first transaction made after a customer's card data is stored with a merchant is called the First Credential-On-File transaction. BKM expects it to be flagged with the value "C" in switch message field DE48.PDS86, and BRSA draft rules govern how card data may be stored.

Payment systems in Türkiye overview

Payment Systems

What Are the Payment Systems in Türkiye?

When we hear “payment systems”, card transactions at POS terminals or ATMs usually come to mind. Let's look together at the payment systems recognized by the Central Bank.