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Credit Card
In transactions carried out through banks, a certain limit is set due to the rules and requirements of institutions such as the BRSA (BDDK) and MASAK, as well as the measures banks take to reduce risk, and transactions above this limit are not approved. In the world of payment systems…
ATM
With a protocol signed on 04.04.2018, Türkiye's public banks launched the “Free Shared ATM Use” system, allowing their customers to use each other's ATMs free of charge for many transactions.
Merchant & POS
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.
Credit Card
A credit card is a printed card, or a card number with no physical form, that allows the purchase of goods and services or cash withdrawal without using cash. So how are credit card limits set and managed? Setting a limit involves checking many parameters about the customer.
ATM
A cash dispenser is a device that lets customers withdraw money. Although the term is sometimes used as another name for an ATM, the dispenser is actually the unit inside the ATM that dispenses the money loaded into its cassettes.
Credit Card
Although debit cards and credit cards look similar in appearance, there are fundamental differences between them, from cash advances to installments and security.
ATM
Like any physical device, ATMs have certain limits. Logically, it may seem like you could withdraw as much money as the ATM's cash cassettes can physically hold (10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, etc.), but that is not actually the case.
ATM
During an ATM withdrawal, once all checks are complete and the decision to give the money is made, the cash becomes ready to be presented. The distinction matters for whether notes go to the retract or reject bin.
Payment Systems
How do banks fund so many points, bonuses, and discounts? This post explains the credit card profitability model: merchant commissions, interchange, interest income, installments, and why campaigns are an investment in transaction volume rather than a cost.
Credit Card
Credit card fraud is generally committed using the card itself, using card details without the card, via excess or duplicate withdrawals, or by seizing identity information. ATM card trapping is common, since ATMs hold the card during the transaction.
ATM
The units that let an ATM receive data are called Input Units, and the units that display data are called Output Units. Learn about the card reader, keypad, speaker, display, receipt printer, and cash dispenser.
Payment Systems
Elon Musk was set to unveil Neuralink, a brain-computer interface. What is Neuralink, and how might payment systems change if payments, cards, ATMs and POS devices move from phones to a chip in the brain?