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Merchant & POS
From simplified-method taxpayers to companies keeping balance sheet books, a wide range of taxpayer groups can benefit from the Secure Mobile Payment System. Here is the list and the businesses it suits.
Laws & Regulations
The Regulation on Generating and Using TR QR Code in Payment Services and its attached TR QR Code Principles and Rules document were published in the Official Gazette No. 31220 dated August 21, 2020, to ensure interoperability in QR code payments.
FAST
The Easy Addressing System (KOLAS) is one of the layered services of FAST, the Central Bank's instant funds transfer system, developed and operated by BKM. It lets users send money via phone number or email instead of an IBAN.
Payment Systems
Store and Forward (SAF) describes offline transaction processing. It was originally developed when modems were introduced and connections were not always stable, letting terminals store transactions and forward them once connectivity is restored.
Laws & Regulations
The Equity-Based Crowdfunding Communiqué entered into force with its publication in the Official Gazette on 03.10.2019 and explains how money is raised from the public through crowdfunding platforms in exchange for shares. What are crowdfunding and equity-based crowdfunding?
Payment Systems
Digitalization keeps changing the speed and shape of payments. AI-based payment agents pay on their own within user-defined limits and rules, completing transactions without the user initiating any action. This post explains how they work and what to watch for.
Merchant & POS
The Transaction Success Rate (TSR) is a key performance metric measuring the percentage of attempted payment transactions that complete successfully, and a critical indicator of overall payment health.
FAST
Yes. For example, a mobile phone number linked to an account as an Easy Address can be updated to an email address. The Easy Address system uses the most recently changed information and automatically deletes the previous one.
FAST
Until the FAST system was introduced, money transfers were made through the EFT structure. Due to evolving technology and changing customer expectations, a new structure called FAST was introduced. So what are the differences between EFT and FAST?
Merchant & POS
In online shopping, the payment method that lets card details be entered once and then reused automatically in later purchases is called 'one-click payment'. Patented by Amazon in 1999, it has been described as a revolution in e-commerce.
Closed-Loop Payments
Is Starbucks really selling coffee, or building an ecosystem? Prepaid balances, a loyalty program and customer data turn a coffee chain's payments into a closed-loop economy, a very different model from Istanbulkart.
Merchant & POS
Partial Authorization lets an issuer approve part of a transaction instead of declining it when the balance or limit is insufficient. This post covers how it works in ISO 8583, whether it is mandatory, and why it matters for the business.