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Illustration representing legal and administrative collection processes for unpaid credit card debt

Credit Card

What Are Legal Collection and Administrative Collection?

For people who have trouble paying credit card debt, who do not pay, or who pay late, the concepts of legal collection and administrative collection are not unfamiliar. So, what are legal collection and administrative collection? After a statement is issued on the card,…

Smartphone and Android POS device used as commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices for accepting payments

Online & Authorization

What are Commercial Off-the-Shelf Devices (COTS)?

Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products and services are ready-made, packaged solutions adapted to a purchasing organization's needs, rather than custom-built ones. In payment systems, COTS includes ready-made payment apps for phones and Android POS devices.

Credit card limit reduction illustration

Credit Card

Can My Credit Card Limit Be Reduced Without My Permission?

Yes. Your credit card limit can be reduced without your permission and approval. Banks may set a lower limit as a result of updates based on a person's economic and social situation, credit score and similar information.

Physical credit card compared with a virtual card on a mobile phone

Credit Card

Physical or Virtual Credit Card: Which Do You Prefer?

Digitalization is reshaping payment systems. Credit cards are moving from physical plastic to virtual cards, e-wallets and mobile payments. Will physical card use disappear completely? Here is a look at the trends, Generation Z and the remaining gaps.

Illustration representing an installment mail order card transaction

Merchant & POS

Is an installment Mail Order transaction possible?

A reader asked whether installment mail order transactions are still possible, and whether a card limit equal only to the installment amount is enough. This article shares the answer.

Payment card being swiped on a tampered POS device in a credit card fraud scheme

Credit Card

A New Method in Credit Card Fraud!!

Credit card fraud keeps changing form, but the aim is always to trick the cardholder into giving up card details. Fraudsters posing as delivery couriers now copy cards on modified POS devices. Here is how the scam works and how to protect yourself.

Illustration of a smartphone used as a mobile POS payment terminal

Merchant & POS

Are POS Terminals Becoming Obsolete?

Today, as credit cards shift from physical to virtual use, a similar move has come from the POS side. We have begun to see mobile phones used as POS devices becoming a serious rival to physical POS terminals.

Illustration representing an AI agent making a payment

Agentic Commerce

Agentic Commerce Series – Part 4

Are We Ready to Give an AI Agent the Authority to Make Payments? Having long looked at complaint and dispute processes in payment systems, I think granting an agent payment authority is far different from research or product selection.

Diagram illustrating how financing companies operate in Turkey

Payment System Institutions

What Are the Financing Companies Operating in Turkey?

These are credit institutions providing financing to individuals and companies for purchasing goods and services. Financing companies specialize mainly in vehicle loans, offering fast and flexible point-of-sale solutions distinct from banks.