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TR QR Code supported payment devices

Payment Systems

Which Devices Can I Pay From With the TR QR Code?

According to BKM's TR QR Code Technical Principles and Rules Guide for card payments, QR code payment structures apply to EFTPOS, shared EFTPOS, ÖKC, ATMs, payment provider apps, static QR codes and virtual POS.

Credit card reward points campaign expiry illustration

Credit Card

How Should We Approach Time-Limited Campaigns? (2)

Ali joined a bank's “shop 4 times at merchant X and earn Y TL” campaign. Fifteen days after being told 40 TL had been loaded onto his card, the merchant told him he had no points left. Here is what went wrong.

Illustration of POS terminal certification testing for Visa and MasterCard payment schemes

Merchant & POS

What are Visa ADVT & VpTT and MasterCard M-TIP?

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…

Diagram illustrating the Card Verification Key (CVK) concept

Credit Card

What is CVK (Card Verification Key)?

CVK (Card Verification Key) is the key information used to generate and verify CVV/CVC values, confirming their validity. It is kept as a pair of keys, CVK A and CVK B, encrypted under TMK, ZMK or LMK.

Diagram of an external quarterly network vulnerability scan for PCI DSS compliance

Security

What Is a Quarterly Network Scan?

An external network scan run every 3 months by an Approved Scanning Vendor authorized by card schemes such as MasterCard and Visa, required for PCI DSS compliance. It checks whether merchant systems are protected against external threats.

Mir, the Russian national payment scheme, shown on a payment card

Credit Card

What Is MIR, the Russian Payment Scheme?

Mir means World and Peace. It is a national payment system established by a law adopted by the Central Bank of Russia on 1 May 2017. It is currently accepted mostly by Russia-based companies, but acceptance is gradually spreading.

Illustration explaining the authorization process for card payments at POS, virtual POS, and ATM terminals

Merchant & POS

What is Authorization?

The term 'provizyon' comes from French and means obtaining approval for a transaction. In payment systems, authorization confirms that the card, POS, bank account, and transaction limits are sufficient to complete a payment.

Illustration representing credit card fraud and online payment security risks

Fraud

What is Fraud? What are the Types of Fraud?

With the growth of credit and debit card usage and rising e-commerce transaction volumes, there has been a serious increase in exploiting user negligence to harm customers. Fraud means using someone else's card at a merchant or ATM to gain unjust profit.

Diagram illustrating the appeal stage of the card dispute and chargeback process between issuer, acquirer and card scheme

Payment Systems

What Is an Appeal? What Does It Mean in Payment Systems?

In payment systems, an “appeal” is the process of objecting to the outcome of a transaction dispute. It is usually discussed alongside chargebacks, but it plays a critical role in interbank dispute resolution, when a party asks the card scheme to re-evaluate a concluded decision.