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.
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Merchant & POS
What is Address Verification Service (AVS)?
Address Verification Service (AVS) is a fraud prevention system that helps limit fraud and chargebacks when used effectively. It verifies that the address a customer enters matches the cardholder's address on file with the issuer.
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.
Credit Card
What Is PVKI (PIN Verification Key Index)?
PVKI is the abbreviation for PIN Verification Key Index. It is located within the card's Track 1 and Track 2 data and is used in PVV calculation. It can take values from 1 to 6, usually defaulting to 1.
Credit Card
What Is Track2?
A special data set printed on a card's magnetic stripe, containing the card information required for authorization when the card is used physically. It consists of 40 numeric characters. The Track2 field structure includes several data fields such as length and description.
Credit Card
What is Track 1?
Track 1 is a special data set encoded on a card's magnetic stripe that contains the card information required for authorization when the card is used physically. It includes the cardholder name, card number, and expiration date.
ISO 8583
ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F9)
DE 9, Conversion Rate, Settlement, carries the settlement conversion rate. It is an 8-digit numeric value: the first digit shows the decimal position from the right and the next 7 digits show the value.
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.
Credit Card
What Products and Services Does KKB Offer Directly to Members?
KKB was established, under banking law, to enable the exchange of all kinds of information and documents among at least five banks, and it also shares credit information about customers. The Credit Bureau of Turkey also serves deposit banks, participation banks, financial institutions, and more.
Laws & Regulations
The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) Announces the Launch of Open Banking Services
The CBRT announced that it has launched open banking services in payments, a component of the digital economy roadmap of its liraization strategy, through BKM's Open Banking Gateway (GEÇİT).
Merchant & POS
How Important Is the Checkout Page in Payments?
The checkout page is where an online purchase is completed, and cart abandonment is highest there. This post lists design tips: support all cards, limit transition pages, show security cues, allow guest checkout and remove distractions.
Fraud
What is Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry (VMPI)?
Chargeback is the process of refunding a credit card payment when the goods or services that should have been received were not, or when transactions not made by the cardholder are identified. In Turkish it is translated as reversal of presentment.