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E-commerce

What is a marketplace?

A marketplace is an online payment platform where buyers and sellers come together, where products and services are listed for sale, and other operations are facilitated.

Diagram showing the role of the Access Control Server (ACS) in the 3-D Secure authentication flow

Security

What is Access Security Control (ACS)?

Access Security Control (ACS) is the security protocol that the card-issuing bank must maintain in 3-D Secure to support cardholder authentication, functioning as a complete authentication solution for issuers and payment processors.

BKM Express mobile payment application illustration

Credit Card

What is BKM Express?

What is BKM Express? BKM Express is a technical infrastructure solution developed by BKM that lets you pay securely for online purchases without sharing your card's full details. What are the advantages of BKM Express? To register your card you don't need to enter all…

POS terminal used for EMV card payment processing

Merchant & POS

TVR (Terminal Verification Results)

Terminal Verification Results (TVR): a sequence of bits produced when a terminal reads an EMV card, based on logical checks such as an expired card. This data object is used to decide whether a payment transaction should be accepted online, declined, or allowed to proceed.

Diagram illustrating the Access Control Server (ACS) role in the 3-D Secure authentication protocol

Security

How can I find the list of Access Security Control (ACS) companies?

Access Security Control (ACS) is the security protocol that the card-issuing bank must maintain under the 3-D Secure protocol to support cardholder authentication. 3-D Secure is an XML-based protocol that adds an extra security layer to online card payments.

Screenshot of the Official Gazette announcing Law No. 7192 on payment and securities settlement systems

Laws & Regulations

What Is Law No. 7192 and What Does It Include?

Law No. 7192 amends certain articles of Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions. Announced on 22 November 2019, it entered into force on 01.01.2020.

Illustration of the Alipay super app connecting payments, merchants and financial services

Closed-Loop Payments

Alipay: Payment System or Digital Economy? | Closed-Loop Payments #5

Is Alipay a payment system, or a digital economy? In the previous post we discussed how Starbucks shows that payment systems can evolve into a different structure. At first the goal was to make payment easier for the customer. As the system grew, loyalty programs...

Illustration representing electronic payment systems

Payment Systems

What are Payment Systems?

Let's talk about payment systems, which we have heard more about since the internet entered our lives, and the basic structures behind them. The first credit card in the world was used in America in the 1920s.

Diagram of BKM public collection solutions including transport and payment gateway services

Payment System Institutions

What Are BKM Public Collection Solutions?

BKM (Interbank Card Center) was founded in 1990 to clear and reconcile credit and debit card payments. This post covers its public collection solutions: contactless transport in Konya, SGK premium payments and e-Government gateway fees.

Courier handing a package to a customer for cash-on-delivery payment

Merchant & POS

What Is Cash on Delivery?

Cash on delivery means paying for an online order at the moment of delivery, usually in cash, though some e-commerce sites also accept card payment at the door. It boosts sales and builds trust, but carries risks like missing POS terminals and refused deliveries.

Illustration of a digital wallet storing payment card information

Credit Card

What Is a Wallet?

The term 'wallet' has many definitions in payments and fintech. In general, it refers to digital wallets (e-wallets) used in e-commerce, popular because they let users securely store payment information and pay easily.