Merchant & POS
What Is a Cancellation (Void) and a Refund?
Credit card transactions made via POS sometimes need to be reversed. These are called a cancellation (void) or a refund. What's the difference, and when does each apply?
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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.
Merchant & POS
If I don't pay my credit card debt, can the merchant still get its money?
A step-by-step walkthrough of a 100 TL POS sale: end-of-day batch close, clearing through BKM, interchange and merchant commission, and why the merchant gets paid even if the cardholder never pays the card bank.
Payment Systems
What is a shared POS? Key points for projects and testing
A shared POS is a bank or institution terminal that can host more than one application. This post covers the software, APN and authorization steps, and the key test scenarios to cover in a shared POS project.
ATM
What are Cash Overage and Cash Shortage?
Cash overage and cash shortage are terms used in any system that operates with a cash account. A cash overage means more money is physically present than the ledger indicates; a cash shortage means less. In payment systems, these terms are most often used for ATMs.
Chargeback
What are the chargeback dispute types?
A chargeback is a dispute raised against a card transaction when the cardholder did not make it or does not recall it. The dispute types vary depending on the situation; let's look at them.
Merchant & POS
How Do Offline Transactions Reach the Card and POS Bank?
In chip transactions made with a credit card via POS, the transaction amount is approved by the card and POS based on parameters on the card and POS, without going to the card bank or POS bank. These are called offline transactions.
Online & Authorization
Error Codes Used in Authorization Transactions and Their Explanations
A reference guide to authorization response codes seen on POS and ATM transactions, with plain-language explanations of what each code means and what to do about it.
Payment Systems
What are offline transaction parameters? Can you give examples of how offline transactions are reported to the HOST?
Offline transaction parameters are divided into two types: contact offline and contactless offline. These parameters can be managed separately through Terminal data and Chip data. Offline transactions can be reported to the HOST after an online transaction, after X occurrences, and more.
Payment Systems
What is Batch Delete? What Are the Important Points?
In POS applications and on the merchant side, we use the term Batch in a similar way to end of day. Every transaction made via POS is held under a batch number reported to the HOST at end of day.
Merchant & POS
What is a Z Report?
A Z Report is a report taken at the end of the business day, bearing a sequential number, that gives detailed information about sales made using a cash register during a business day, the revenue earned, and the VAT collected.
Credit Card
What Is the Transaction Life Cycle in the Card World?
As credit cards become more and more a part of our lives, we now make almost all our purchases without cash. We inserted our card into the merchant's POS. We made a 100 TRY sale transaction. We received a receipt confirming it was successful.