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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.
Contactless
A contactless transaction is a fast and secure payment made between a credit card and a POS terminal without direct contact, without reading the card's chip or magnetic stripe. Both the card and POS terminal must support contactless transactions.
Payment Systems
When we hear “payment systems”, card transactions at POS terminals or ATMs usually come to mind. Let's look together at the payment systems recognized by the Central Bank.
Merchant & POS
In order for a bank's POS devices to process transactions with payment scheme cards (Visa, MasterCard, Troy, etc.), they must pass certain test and control steps. Visa and MasterCard have test tools that include test cards and test scenarios for this purpose…
Merchant & POS
Partial Authorization lets an issuer approve part of a transaction instead of declining it when the balance or limit is insufficient. This post covers how it works in ISO 8583, whether it is mandatory, and why it matters for the business.
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).
Merchant & POS
In Turkey, there are 3 payment schemes we are used to seeing: MasterCard, Visa, and Troy. American Express and Diners Club are also used, though less widely. Russia's Central Bank recently said two Turkish banks are preparing to accept Mir cards.
Merchant & POS
A smart cash register is a new-generation, IP-based payment recording device that integrates a cash register with a POS terminal. It combines fiscal devices and POS devices in a single unit and transmits data to the Ministry of Finance in real time.
Contactless
It is important to use contactless cards to prepare our payment habits for the future. In Turkey, one in every 3 cards and one in every 4 POS terminals is contactless-enabled, yet usage remains around 5%.
HSM & Security
TMK stands for Terminal Master Key, a key-encrypting key distributed manually or automatically under a previously established TMK. It is used to distribute data encryption keys to an ATM or POS terminal within a local network.
Online & Authorization
A contactless transaction is a fast, secure payment made without direct contact between the card and the POS terminal (without reading the chip or magnetic stripe). Can every card be used for contactless payments? For a transaction to be contactless…
Credit Card
Yes. A certificate must be generated for every new BIN and loaded onto the card chip, establishing secure communication between the chip and the terminal. This is especially critical for verification in offline transactions.