Clearing
What Are Clearing and Settlement?
Clearing: the transmission of transfer orders sent to the system, mediating their mutual delivery, obtaining authorization prior to settlement in some systems, and netting payment orders.
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Laws & Regulations
What Is a Card Scheme Organization?
A card scheme organization establishes a debit, credit or prepaid card system and authorizes entities to issue cards or sign merchant agreements. Troy, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, JCB and MIR are examples. This post explains how ATM and POS certification works.
Payment Systems
BRSA Publishes Draft Regulation Amending the Regulation on Debit Cards and Credit Cards
The BRSA has published a draft regulation amending the Regulation on Debit Cards and Credit Cards. It introduces the card scheme definition, a customer right to choose the card scheme, and an obligation for acquirers to define licensed schemes on merchant POS devices.
Credit Card
What Is a Card's First Transaction Date? What Is It Used For?
Banks generally keep a record in the system of a card's "First Transaction Date." This information is automatically populated by the online authorization system. So under what circumstances is it updated? First, an authorization transaction must…
Chargeback
What Are the American Express Chargeback Reason Codes?
Chargeback reason codes vary by card scheme. The Amex chargeback reason codes and their descriptions are listed below: American Express Chargeback Reason Codes A01 The charge you submitted did not receive a valid authorization approval code for the amount...
Merchant & POS
What is Authorization?
The term 'provizyon' comes from French and means obtaining approval for a transaction. In payment systems, authorization confirms that the card, POS, bank account, and transaction limits are sufficient to complete a payment.
Credit Card
What Is BKM Online (BOL)?
BKM Online is the web-based electronic system that enables communication and information sharing between BKM and its members, including documents, reports, services and work calendars, according to user permissions.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
What Is the Circular on the Report Format under Article 8 of the Regulation on Payment Services and E-Money Issuance and Payment Institutions and E-Money Institutions? How Can It Be Accessed?
Under Law No. 6493, payment institutions and e-money institutions may operate only with BRSA permission. This post explains the BRSA circular on the format of the independent audit report required with operating permit applications under Article 8 of the Regulation, and where to find it.
Fraud
What is Online (Real Time) and Near Online (Near Real Time) Fraud?
Fraud monitoring refers to tracking card transactions through scenarios to detect potential fraud and taking rapid action immediately before or after a transaction occurs - such as identifying a suspicious transaction, calling the customer, or temporarily blocking the card to prevent authorization.
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.
Payment Systems
Communiqué on the Information Systems of Payment and E-Money Institutions and Data Sharing Services of Payment Service Providers Published
The communiqué on the information systems of payment and electronic money institutions and the data sharing services of payment service providers was published in Official Gazette No. 31676 on 01.12.2021 and entered into force.
Merchant & POS
What are ARQC (Authorisation Request Cryptogram) and ARPC (Authorisation Response Cryptogram)?
With the introduction of chip cards into our lives, the terminal needs to verify the credit card before the transaction. So how is this verification performed? The value calculated and sent by the card is called ARQC (Application Request Cryptogram).