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Illustration of voice shopping and mobile payments with Mastercard

Merchant & POS

MasterCard Is Getting Ready for Voice Shopping

Payment systems once meant a physical card and a PIN on a POS device. Digitalization that began with contactless transactions has accelerated with mobile payments, and MasterCard is now working on voice shopping and Soft POS in Turkey.

Illustration representing a bank checking a merchant against the termination list before issuing a POS device

Merchant & POS

What Is a Merchant Termination List Check?

The termination list is a list, fed by all banks, containing merchants whose merchant agreements have been terminated by banks, together with the reasons for termination. This list is maintained by BKM and offered to banks as a service. Merchants request…

Example of a POS transaction receipt (slip)

Merchant & POS

Don't Dismiss the POS Receipt

In daily credit card purchases, the POS produces two receipts: the Customer Copy and the Merchant Copy. The cardholder gets the customer copy; the merchant keeps its own copy by law.

Illustration of a surcharge fee added to a card payment transaction

Merchant & POS

What is a surcharge?

A surcharge is a fee, charge, or tax added to the cost of a good or service. In payment systems, it refers to adding the merchant's transaction commission to the cash sale amount on credit card transactions, resulting in a higher charge.

Credit card and economic growth concept illustration

Credit Card

What are the benefits of credit cards to the economy?

Today, as cash use steadily declines and credit card use keeps rising, using credit cards in line with one's income -so to speak, stretching your legs only as far as your blanket reaches- benefits both the cardholder and the country, as well as merchants.

ATM screen prompting a credit card cash withdrawal transaction

Credit Card

Can I withdraw cash from an ATM with my credit card?

You can withdraw cash from an ATM using your credit card by accessing your account. The prerequisite is that a current account must be linked to your card. If not, only limited functions are available.

POS terminal device used for processing card payments

Merchant & POS

What is MIV (Central Merchant Database)?

MIV stands for Central Merchant Database. The MIV Module collects information on merchants across Turkey and the TRNC that have card acceptance agreements with BKM members, and assigns each merchant a unique number for tracking purposes.