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Illustration explaining OTP one-time password verification

Security

What Is OTP (One-Time Password)?

These are passwords generated for one-time use and sent to the cardholder's phone to verify card transactions in payment systems. The password sent during a 3D Secure transaction is a common example.

FAST instant payment limit raised to 50,000 TL

FAST

FAST Limit Raised to 50,000 TL

The upper limit for FAST transactions, which enable fast money transfers between banks, was raised to 50,000 TL per transaction as of 21 December 2023.

Illustration of dynamic CVM limit management for contactless card payments

Payment Systems

Dynamic CVM Limit Management Approach: A New Era in Card Security

One of the most notable recent developments in card payments is that contactless limits are no longer fixed and can be managed dynamically per customer. Mastercard and Visa are taking different but complementary approaches, and ISO 8583 may need to evolve with them.

Illustration of a contactless payment card being tapped on a POS terminal

Contactless

What is Magnetic Stripe Data (MSD)?

As end users, we have come to love contactless payments, which are becoming a bigger part of daily life. So what features let contactless cards make payments without touching the POS terminal? There are two classes: MSD cards and Contactless EMV cards.

Credit card and smartphone illustrating online card payments without physically presenting the card

Credit Card

Do I have to use my physical card when shopping?

In the early years of credit cards, using the card physically was mandatory. With the internet and new technologies, we can now pay with only the card details, 3D Secure and contactless NFC payments, even without the card in hand.

Example of a 3D Secure verification screen displaying a Personal Assurance Message

Security

What is PAM (Personal Assurance Message)?

PAM (Personal Assurance Message) is a message that users set up for 3D Secure transactions. It appears on the password screen during checkout and confirms to the user that the screen truly comes from their own bank.

BKM Express mobile payment application illustration

Credit Card

What is BKM Express?

What is BKM Express? BKM Express is a technical infrastructure solution developed by BKM that lets you pay securely for online purchases without sharing your card's full details. What are the advantages of BKM Express? To register your card you don't need to enter all…

Credit card with digital security code animation

Credit Card

What is dCVV2?

Most of us are familiar with CVV2/CVC2 - the security code on the back of a card, usually three digits. So what is dCVV2? Here's how dynamic CVV technology works and why Visa introduced it for online payments.

Illustration representing an AI agent making a payment

Agentic Commerce

Agentic Commerce Series – Part 4

Are We Ready to Give an AI Agent the Authority to Make Payments? Having long looked at complaint and dispute processes in payment systems, I think granting an agent payment authority is far different from research or product selection.

MasterCard Identity Check logo and authentication illustration

Security

What is MasterCard Identity Check?

Payment security is very important in payment systems. To increase security, transactions require additional information such as PINs and passwords. Remembering which information to use, and keeping it in mind without forgetting…