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ATM machine with cash dispenser and receipt printer

ATM

What Is an ATM?

ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine, an electronic device that lets customers carry out account transactions with or without a card. It was invented in 1960 by John Shepherd-Barron. The first ATM in Turkey was installed in 1982.

Illustration of a POS end-of-day batch upload process

Merchant & POS

What Does It Mean When a POS End-of-Day Falls Into Batch Upload?

Merchants can run the end-of-day process by triggering it from the POS device or app for transactions made there. Banks can also run it centrally on merchants' behalf. The end-of-day process sends the POS's transaction totals to the bank's host system.

Payment terminal running multiple bank applications as a shared POS

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.

POS terminal software version update process diagram

Merchant & POS

How is a software version uploaded to a POS terminal?

To upload a version to a POS, the software on the POS and the authorization system on the bank side must support it. Version upload to a POS can be done manually on the device itself, or via a remote upload request.

Unattended self-service POS terminal used for card payments

Merchant & POS

What Is an Unattended POS?

Unattended POS is a type of POS that is not managed by merchant staff and is triggered by the customer in self-service services. Its use has increased further with the rise of mobile payments.

Illustration of a smartphone used as a mobile POS payment terminal

Merchant & POS

Are POS Terminals Becoming Obsolete?

Today, as credit cards shift from physical to virtual use, a similar move has come from the POS side. We have begun to see mobile phones used as POS devices becoming a serious rival to physical POS terminals.

Conceptual illustration of a brain-computer interface chip connected to a human brain

Payment Systems

What Could Neuralink Change in Payment Systems?

Elon Musk was set to unveil Neuralink, a brain-computer interface. What is Neuralink, and how might payment systems change if payments, cards, ATMs and POS devices move from phones to a chip in the brain?

Diagram illustrating how a POS device identifies foreign bank cards using BIN lists

Merchant & POS

How Does a POS Device Detect Foreign Cards?

A POS is a functional device with its own dedicated software, customized according to the authorization system of the bank it is connected to, that accepts credit or debit cards. So, banks abroad launch dozens of new card products every day…

POS terminal used for processing card payments at a merchant

Merchant & POS

How Does a POS Device Communicate with the POS Bank?

A POS is a functional device with its own dedicated software, customized to the authorization system of the bank it is connected to, that accepts credit or debit cards. The POS and the authorization system communicate using the ISO 8583 standard.