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Debit Card
A stored value card is a widely used card type today. Instead of being held in a financial system, the monetary balance is stored directly on the card, which has a special magnetic stripe recording important financial data such as the balance.
Credit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card, with or without a chip, not linked to a bank account and without a credit limit like credit cards, letting you spend only the amount loaded onto it.
Fraud
Contactless transactions have grown rapidly, but can a payment really be made from your wallet without your knowledge? Here is what the actual risks and safeguards look like.
HSM & Security
ZWK stands for Zone Working Key. It encrypts the PIN so that it can travel securely between different financial institutions, such as the acquiring bank and the issuing bank.
HSM & Security
PEK is the abbreviation for Pin Encryption Key. The role of PEK is to encrypt PINs. There are two types of PEK: TPK (Terminal Pin Key) and ZWK (Zone Working Key).
Debit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card - you can spend only up to the amount loaded onto it. Prepaid cards function just like a bank card or credit card.
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.
Credit 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.
Credit Card
Troy is Turkey's national payment system scheme, short for "Turkiye's Payment Method." When Troy cards first launched, they could only be used domestically. A partnership with Discover later made it possible to use Troy cards abroad as well.
ATM
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.
Credit Card
In the world of payment systems, just as credit cards are an indispensable product, a payment scheme is indispensable for credit cards. When a credit card product is launched, the scheme it will be issued under is decided first.
HCE
A tokenized card number replaces a physical card number so transactions can be carried out securely. It is generated by the TSP (Token Service Provider), used by the cardholder or merchant, and travels across the payment systems network.