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Istanbulkart transit and payment card

Credit Card

Istanbulkart: Both Transit Card and Payment 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.

Customer paying credit card debt through a mobile banking app

Credit Card

How do I pay my credit card debt?

In the past, banking could only be done at branches, but with technology, customers can now check and pay credit card debt through ATMs, branches, internet banking, mobile banking, and the PTT post office.

Virtual POS payment system diagram for online card transactions

Merchant & POS

What Is Virtual POS?

Virtual POS is the software-based, security-enhanced equivalent of the physical POS devices used for card payments at merchants, designed for online shopping. It is not issued to individual customers, only to sole proprietorships, companies, or foundations and associations.

Illustration of the benefits credit cards provide to merchants

Credit Card

What benefits do credit cards provide to merchants?

At first glance, a credit card seems like a product offered for cardholders' use and benefit, but it also provides significant benefits to merchants, from faster cash flow to collection security and new customers.

Credit card being inserted into a merchant POS terminal

Credit Card

What Is the Transaction Life Cycle in the Card World?

As credit cards become more and more a part of our lives, we now make almost all our purchases without cash. We inserted our card into the merchant's POS. We made a 100 TRY sale transaction. We received a receipt confirming it was successful.

Hand holding a credit card near an ATM screen used to check card debt

Credit Card

How Can I Check My Credit Card Debt?

In the past, banking transactions could only be carried out at branches, but with the advance of technology, customers can now complete their transactions through many channels without visiting a branch. Checking credit card debt is one of these.

Illustration of a closed-loop payment ecosystem growing through loyalty, data, and new services

Closed-Loop Payments

Why Do Closed-Loop Payment Systems Want to Grow? | Series #6

Why does a coffee chain build its own loyalty program, and why does a payment app keep adding services? This post looks at how loyalty, data, and new services drive the growth of closed-loop payment systems, and at the financial layers behind that growth.

Illustration representing Visa card types used in payment processing

Payment Systems

What is the Card Type Information Used in the Visa System?

Card type information is used in card schemes such as MasterCard, Visa, and TROY. The card types and card type codes used in the Visa system include Credit, Prepaid, Debit, Deferred Debit, and Charge Card.

European Payments Initiative (EPI) overview graphic

Payment System Institutions

What is EPI (European Payments Initiative)?

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), formerly known as PEPSI, is an ECB-backed payment integration initiative aiming to build a pan-European payment system and interbank network to rival Mastercard and Visa. Its founding members include BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and others.