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Illustration of a marketplace solution connecting multiple online marketplaces and sellers

E-commerce

What Is a Marketplace Solution?

A marketplace solution is a service offered by software that enables communication and data exchange between different marketplaces. It is a multi-vendor online shopping infrastructure, including the payment system, for listing, searching and buying products and services.

Easy Addressing System (KOLAS) participation diagram

FAST

Which Institutions Can Provide the Easy Address Service?

To offer the Easy Address service, an institution needs approval from the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), documented eligibility to participate in FAST or EFT, and completed administrative and technical processes with BKM.

Diagram showing an authorized card transaction that expires before reaching the clearing file

Credit Card

What does it mean for a card transaction to expire?

Due to how payment systems work, authorization is obtained for a transaction first. For a Not Onus transaction (different card and POS banks), the system waits for it to arrive via the clearing incoming file. If it does not arrive within about a week, the transaction expires.

Istanbulkart transit and payment card

Credit Card

Istanbulkart: Both Transit Card and Payment Card

When I think back to the Akbil I used when I first arrived in Istanbul, I think it's fair to say that Istanbulkart has undergone a very significant transformation. Users can now track activity, top up and view balances right from their phones.

Illustration of voice shopping and mobile payments with Mastercard

Merchant & POS

MasterCard Is Getting Ready for Voice Shopping

Payment systems once meant a physical card and a PIN on a POS device. Digitalization that began with contactless transactions has accelerated with mobile payments, and MasterCard is now working on voice shopping and Soft POS in Turkey.

GrabPay Card Mastercard launch illustration

Credit Card

GrabPay Card Launched

Grab, one of Southeast Asia's ride-hailing companies with a strong interest in finance, has introduced the GrabPay Card. Like the Apple Card, the physical card carries no card number, name or expiry date.

Illustration of a payment card used for online shopping

Debit Card

Can You Shop Online with an ATM Card?

When we think of online shopping, we usually picture paying with a credit card. But can customers without a credit card, only an ATM card, shop online? Of course they can — you don't need a credit card to enjoy the convenience of e-commerce.

Illustration of a surcharge fee added to a card payment transaction

Merchant & POS

What is a surcharge?

A surcharge is a fee, charge, or tax added to the cost of a good or service. In payment systems, it refers to adding the merchant's transaction commission to the cash sale amount on credit card transactions, resulting in a higher charge.

BKM Online member information sharing portal

Credit Card

What Is BKM Online (BOL)?

BKM Online is the web-based electronic system that enables communication and information sharing between BKM and its members, including documents, reports, services and work calendars, according to user permissions.

BKM March 2020 card payment statistics chart showing the rise in contactless and online payments

Credit Card

Did We #StayHome? (Based on BKM March 2020 Data)

The coronavirus has turned the past month into a new way of life. How will these changes affect payment systems? This post reviews the March 2020 data announced by BKM, including the surge in contactless and online card payments.