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Payment Systems
Foreign Currency POS is the POS software that lets merchants process transactions in a foreign currency. Terminals without it can only collect payments in Turkish lira. It comes in two common forms: Multicurrency POS and DCC POS (Dynamic Currency Conversion).
ATM
Although we can now carry out almost all branch transactions at an ATM, for most of us an ATM is still just a machine for depositing and withdrawing cash. Today, without a card, we can use our phones to deposit and withdraw cash via QR code.
Online & Authorization
When a card transaction is made abroad, banks usually calculate the cost from a percentage commission, a fixed commission, and an exchange rate margin. The flow starts when the customer requests a cash withdrawal at a foreign ATM.
Payment Systems
Message 200 is generated for transactions initiated from POS applications, and the acquiring bank responds with message 210. Learn how 100/110 messages route approvals via the issuing bank, and common rejection reasons.
ATM
The shutter can be described as the gate mechanism that prevents financial loss during ATM cash deposit and withdrawal transactions by controlling customer access to cash and preventing tampering with the ATM system.
Merchant & POS
A Collection POS is a secure, web-based payment platform through which businesses and institutions manage their collections and generate the reports they need. Many similar products exist on the market under different names.
Merchant & POS
There are many players in the POS and OKC (Payment Recording Device) market in Turkey. Some of these companies are foreign, while others are domestic. Let's get to know these companies: Ingenico, Verifone, Interpay (PAX), and more.
Fraud
Recently the following news story appeared in the papers. Two things stood out: the hacker was a former banker, and the device he used to clone cards. In banking fraud, insiders who know the system's weak points can build schemes customers never notice.
Laws & Regulations
A payment institution is a legal entity that provides payment services for electronic payments through the infrastructure it offers. This article covers the Turkish regulatory framework, licensing, safeguarding, supervision, penalties and taxation.
Payment Systems
Official Gazette No. 32332 dated 07.10.2023 published the amending Regulation and Communiqué covering digital wallets, e-money, share transfers, cloud outsourcing, remote identity verification and card system choice.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
On 7 October 2023, the CBRT amended the Communiqué on Information Systems of Payment and E-Money Institutions and Data Sharing Services of Payment Service Providers, first published on 1 December 2021. Links to the new text, a comparison table and a detailed summary of changes follow.
Payment Systems
Every payment transaction completes in seconds, yet dozens of controls run behind the scenes. This post covers the precautions for authorization and clearing, the critical role of reversals, and the financial loss scenarios most often seen in the field.