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After Russia invaded Ukraine, Visa and Mastercard suspended services for sanctioned Russian banks. This post explains the impact on cardholders and merchants, and Russia's MIR and UnionPay alternatives.
Credit Card
The BRSA has decided to raise the contactless card transaction limit to 500 TL, effective 1 February. This post explains the change, how PIN entry works above the limit, and how the limit has evolved since 2019.
Payment Systems
BKM shares card payment data periodically. In 2020, the pandemic reshaped payment habits in Turkey: contactless and online payments surged and the total card payment amount grew 17 percent to TRY 1.15 trillion, with about 264 million cards in circulation.
Payment System Institutions
UnionPay Online Payments (UPOP) lets merchants in China, New Zealand, Australia and other countries extend their e-commerce stores to accept UnionPay payments. UnionPay supports over 5 billion cards in more than 140 countries.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
With digitalization, many products are becoming digital, and company types and services offered to customers are diversifying. Payment institutions have been part of our lives since 2015.
ATM
Banks generally prefer to handle their own ATM software and operations. Some banks have third-party firms develop the software while handling operational processes themselves, so each bank ends up doing separate work for both.
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
According to the Banks Association of Turkey, a fictitious transaction is a collusive transaction made by misusing POS devices, debit cards, or credit cards. Banks that detect such transactions through merchants report them to the Banks Association of Turkey.
Credit Card
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.
Credit Card
A co-badge card is issued under two or more payment schemes (Mastercard, Troy, Diners Club, Discover, etc.). If a bank's product supports multiple schemes, customers can request a card carrying two or more payment brands.
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
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.