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UnionPay logo

Merchant & POS

What Is UnionPay?

UnionPay International (UPI) is a China UnionPay subsidiary founded in November 2012. Together with more than 1,000 institutions worldwide, UPI provides international card acceptance in 160 countries and card issuance in more than 40 countries and regions.

Diagram illustrating the ISO/IEC 14443 contactless card communication standard

HCE

What Is the ISO/IEC 14443 Standard?

An international standard that defines proximity cards used in Near Field Communication (NFC) and the protocols used to communicate with them. It has 4 parts; Part 4 covers NFC and HCE operations.

Chart summarizing results of the BKM card usage survey

Credit Card

BKM Card Usage Survey

According to a survey by the Interbank Card Center measuring card usage habits in Turkey, card usage is increasing every day. Credit card preference rose from 61% in 2015 to 68% in 2017, while cash preference fell from 35% to 27%.

Illustration of voice shopping and mobile payments with Mastercard

Merchant & POS

MasterCard Is Getting Ready for Voice Shopping

Payment systems once meant a physical card and a PIN on a POS device. Digitalization that began with contactless transactions has accelerated with mobile payments, and MasterCard is now working on voice shopping and Soft POS in Turkey.

Illustration representing digital payment methods such as cards and mobile wallets

Merchant & POS

What is Digital Payment?

Payments made over the internet are called digital payments. Card payments, cryptocurrency, and online banking transfers all fall within the scope of digital payment, along with mobile wallets and QR code payments.

Illustration of customer-based contactless card limit management

Payment Systems

Can a Card's Contactless Limit Be Managed on a Per-Customer Basis?

Contactless payment has greatly improved the user experience, yet its fixed transaction limit is a common complaint. Can this limit be managed dynamically per customer? This post covers the current situation, technical and regulatory requirements and the outlook.

Smartphone and Android POS device used as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices for accepting payments

Online & Authorization

What are Commercial Off-the-Shelf Devices (COTS)?

Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products and services are ready-made, packaged solutions adapted to a purchasing organization's needs, rather than custom-built ones. In payment systems, COTS includes ready-made payment apps for phones and Android POS devices.

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…

TR Karekod national QR code logo for payments in Turkey

Merchant & POS

The Logo of Our National QR Code, TR Karekod, Has Been Announced

In the world of payment systems, there are new developments every day in both accepting payments and payment methods. QR code payments will undoubtedly become more common in the coming days, and we will make payments with QR codes in many places.

Contactless NFC payment on an iPhone opened to third-party apps by Apple

Payment Systems

Apple opens NFC payments to third-party apps

Under the EU Digital Markets Act, Apple will let third-party developers in the European Economic Area offer NFC contactless payments inside iOS apps without Apple Pay or Apple Wallet, opening the way for banks and payment services to launch their own tap-to-pay solutions.

Illustration explaining how NFC technology enables contactless payments

HCE

What Is NFC?

NFC, known as Near Field Communication, is a technology that transfers data wirelessly between devices within 10 cm. It is used for data transfer, device pairing, and as the basis of contactless payments.