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Agentic Commerce
Can AI Decide on Our Behalf? Letting an AI agent handle research can make life much easier. The real question is where that should stop, and how much decision-making authority we are ready to hand over.
Credit 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.
Merchant & POS
An operation that allows a credit card's limit to be blocked for a period, due to the nature of the product or service sold. Preferred mainly by companies in travel, tourism, and car rental.
ATM
One of the most important things to watch when using an ATM is PIN security. Since ATMs handle customers' cash transactions, it is no surprise they are prime targets for fraudsters.
Payment Systems
The BRSA has published a draft regulation amending the Regulation on Debit Cards and Credit Cards. It introduces the card scheme definition, a customer right to choose the card scheme, and an obligation for acquirers to define licensed schemes on merchant POS devices.
Merchant & POS
There are many players in the POS and OKC (Payment Recording Device) market in Turkey. Some of these companies are foreign, while others are domestic. Let's get to know these companies: Ingenico, Verifone, Interpay (PAX), and more.
Online & Authorization
EMV stands for Europay, Mastercard and Visa. In 1994 these companies formed a working group to set chip-card standards, leading to the EMV standards used worldwide today.
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
When a chip card transaction is made at a POS, it may be approved by the card and the POS alone, without reaching any system (issuer or acquirer). When do the issuer and acquirer find out about it?
Merchant & POS
This can occur at companies selling products from different sectors. For example, you enter a shopping mall and buy a refrigerator for 3000 TL, a dishwasher for 2000 TL, and an iron for 1000 TL, each under a different installment campaign.
Merchant & POS
A contactless offline transaction can occur. If the amount is lower than the floor limit defined on the POS and the card also allows offline authorization, the transaction can be completed offline. Offline transactions are periodically sent by the POS to the acquiring bank.
Payment Systems
Although many important terms are used in payment systems, the expressions below are its cornerstones — the ABCs of payment systems, so to speak. Issuer: the credit card company, usually a bank, that issues the card and tracks debt, credit, bonus points, and other services for the customer.