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Credit Card
A credit card is one of the most important payment tools in our lives. Of course, certain criteria must be met to be eligible for one. So what are the minimum requirements for getting a credit card?
Merchant & POS
A Card Recovery Bulletin is a list of problem cards (lost, stolen, expired, over-limit, counterfeit or otherwise flagged) published by card schemes such as Visa or MasterCard. It shows whether a card number is listed on the date of purchase.
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.
Merchant & POS
An imprinter is the name given to devices that transfer all the information embossed on a credit card onto a paper sales receipt. Before POS terminals, it was commonly used by merchants for authorization transactions.
Debit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card - you can spend only up to the amount loaded onto it. Prepaid cards function just like a bank card or credit card.
Merchant & POS
The MCC code, or Merchant Category Code, is a 4-digit code used to classify merchants. Some MCC codes are restricted or prohibited, and POS terminals or card transactions may be blocked when such a code is used.
Laws & Regulations
The purpose of Law No. 6493 is to regulate the procedures and principles for payment and securities settlement systems, payment services, payment institutions and electronic money institutions.
ATM
The units that let an ATM receive data are called Input Units, and the units that display data are called Output Units. Learn about the card reader, keypad, speaker, display, receipt printer, and cash dispenser.
ATM
ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine, an electronic device that lets customers carry out account transactions with or without a card. It was invented in 1960 by John Shepherd-Barron. The first ATM in Turkey was installed in 1982.
Credit Card
If your card has been stolen: call your card's bank and close it with a Stolen status, check for transactions you don't recognize and dispute them, and update any automatic payment instructions tied to the old card.
Credit Card
In the standard authorization flow, the transaction is initiated by the acquirer (POS bank) and forwarded to the issuer (card-issuing institution). The process is completed once the issuer responds. However, this isn't always possible; when the issuer fails to respond, BKM steps in...