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Payment Systems
The Hidden Side of the Payments World. The words a person working in the payment systems industry hears most over a career are probably Visa, Mastercard, POS, debit card, virtual POS, acquiring and card issuing. Frankly, my own career did not unfold very differently from that journey...
Laws & Regulations
Law No. 7192 amends certain articles of Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions. Announced on 22 November 2019, it entered into force on 01.01.2020.
Laws & Regulations
In Türkiye, collecting payments requires a payment institution license and issuing e-money requires an e-money institution license. Article 28 of Law No. 6493 sets prison terms and fines for operating without one.
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.
Security
Vishing is a method of deceiving the victim using voice. It replaces the "p" in phishing with the first letter of "voice," meaning "voice deception." It is reinforced by technology in social engineering cases to extract information more easily.