Credit Card
What Is SAFE (System to Avoid Fraud Effectively)?
SAFE, short for System to Avoid Fraud Effectively, refers to fraud records created by issuing banks. Fraud records sent in the Mastercard clearing format fall under the SAFE category.
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Payment Systems
What Is TCR (Transaction Record Component)?
TCR stands for Transaction Record Component, the packets that carry transaction information in a clearing system. Transaction types in a clearing file are distinguished by transaction code and usage code values, and this data is sent inside TCR packets.
ISO 8583
What Fields Make Up ISO 8583?
We covered the ISO 8583 basics in an earlier article. This post explains the ISO 8583 message structure in detail: every ISO 8583 message consists of three main parts - the MTI (Message Type Indicator), the Bitmap, and the Data Elements.
Credit Card
What Products and Services Does KKB Offer Directly to Members?
KKB was established, under banking law, to enable the exchange of all kinds of information and documents among at least five banks, and it also shares credit information about customers. The Credit Bureau of Turkey also serves deposit banks, participation banks, financial institutions, and more.
Merchant & POS
What is AFL (Application File Locator)?
AFL (Application File Locator) is the field that shows where on the card the data needed for the authorization transaction is located. AFL is a list of the application data records on the card, and the terminal uses it to read the application data.
Payment Systems
Preventing Financial Losses in Payment Systems: Authorization, Clearing, and the Reversal Mechanism
Every payment transaction completes in seconds, yet dozens of controls run behind the scenes. This post covers the precautions for authorization and clearing, the critical role of reversals, and the financial loss scenarios most often seen in the field.
Laws & Regulations
Regulation Amending the Regulation on Program of Compliance with Obligations of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Published
The Regulation amending the Regulation on Program of Compliance with Obligations of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism has been published. It introduces financial group compliance rules, a deputy compliance officer and wider scope.
Merchant & POS
TVR (Terminal Verification Results)
Terminal Verification Results (TVR): a sequence of bits produced when a terminal reads an EMV card, based on logical checks such as an expired card. This data object is used to decide whether a payment transaction should be accepted online, declined, or allowed to proceed.