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Exterior of the Takasbank headquarters building

Payment Systems

What is Takasbank?

Takasbank (Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank) exists to increase the competitiveness of Turkey's markets by providing clearing and custody services, financial services, and other economic activities under the relevant legislation.

Diagram of basic payment systems terminology including issuer, acquirer, and authorization

Payment Systems

Basic Terms Used in Payment Systems

Although many important terms are used in payment systems, the expressions below are its cornerstones — the ABCs of payment systems, so to speak. Issuer: the credit card company, usually a bank, that issues the card and tracks debt, credit, bonus points, and other services for the customer.

American Express (Amex) card and logo

Credit Card

What Is an Amex (American Express) Card?

Amex is short for American Express, a payment scheme like Mastercard, Visa, or TROY. Learn its history, what sets Amex cards apart, and whether every website accepts them.

Table listing Turkish bank names alongside their EFT codes

Online & Authorization

What are Bank EFT Codes?

Below are the EFT codes of banks located within Turkey, which are used both during the payment systems authorization stage (Field 32) and in banking transactions.

Starling Bank vertical credit card design

Credit Card

Vertical Revolution in Credit Cards

The payment card industry is arguably the sector most affected by technology and the quickest to adapt new developments. With mobile devices, payment systems have changed a lot - we now prefer using our credit cards virtually rather than physically.

ATM machine used for banking transactions in Turkey

ATM

ATM Companies Operating in Turkey

ATMs are devices that let customers carry out many banking transactions without visiting a branch. Keeping these devices technologically up to date and maintaining a high level of security are among the most important issues. Below are the companies that provide ATM software and support in Turkey.

Overview of card scheme organizations such as Troy, Visa and Mastercard

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.

Diagram illustrating a bank's OnUs transaction flow and the process of opening ATMs to other banks' cards

ATM

What needs to be done to open ATMs to the use of all bank cards?

Suppose you are a newly established bank, wanting to offer customers all your products and services. Of course, this is not easy. First, the Bank's OnUs transaction processing step must run successfully before other banks' cards can be accepted at the ATMs.

Dictionary and glossary book representing payment systems terminology

Merchant & POS

Terms that should be in your payment systems glossary

Below are the definitions of the cornerstone terms of payment systems, as established by the Banks Association of Turkey (TBB): debit card, credit card, merchant, cardholder, and more.

Illustration representing electronic payment systems

Payment Systems

What are Payment Systems?

Let's talk about payment systems, which we have heard more about since the internet entered our lives, and the basic structures behind them. The first credit card in the world was used in America in the 1920s.