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Illustration explaining how a card's CVV value is generated

Credit Card

How is CVV generated?

CVV is a very critical 3-digit value used during a card's authorization process. The CVV value is encoded in the card's magnetic stripe data (Track 1 and Track 2). Is it generated by an algorithm or chosen at random?

Close-up photo of a cracked payment card

Credit Card

My Card Is Broken. What Should I Do?

If your card is broken, call your bank's Customer Contact Center to request a renewal. Since the card number usually stays the same after renewal, this is convenient for you. If you'll keep using the card, don't set it to Closed or Cancelled status.

Parcels and a laptop representing cross-border e-commerce shopping

E-commerce

An Overview of Cross-Border E-commerce Transactions

With the growth of the internet and its global reach, companies have increasingly begun to deliver their products to more people in foreign markets through online channels. This gives sellers an advantage beyond the domestic market and gives consumers wider access to products.

Virtual POS (VPOS) online payment interface screenshot

Merchant & POS

What is VPOS (Virtual POS)?

VPOS (Virtual POS) is the software-based, security-enhanced equivalent of the physical POS devices used for card payments at merchants, used for purchases made over the internet. It is also known as Virtual POS. VPOS is not issued to individual customers.

Samsung Pay mobile payments and financial products

Merchant & POS

Samsung Pay Will Accept New Applications

Samsung Pay decided to add new services: users in India will soon be able to apply for financial products such as loans and credit cards through Samsung Pay, in partnership with Paisabazaar.

Illustration of mobile commerce: shopping and payments made on a smartphone

E-commerce

What Is Mobile Commerce?

In recent years, data exchange over wireless mobile devices has become much faster and more secure. In 2019, mobile devices were used in 54.5 percent of purchases made by e-commerce users. With the steady growth in mobile users, mobile commerce keeps gaining ground.

Bitcoin ATM kiosk used for buying and selling Bitcoin

ATM

What Is a Bitcoin ATM? How Does It Work?

A Bitcoin ATM (BTM) is a specialized kiosk designed for Bitcoin transactions, letting users buy and sell Bitcoin. General features: it enables Bitcoin purchases and sales, and while it visually resembles traditional ATMs...

Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry (VMPI) process diagram

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.

Photo of a prepaid card used for everyday purchases

Credit Card

What should you know before buying a prepaid card?

A prepaid card is a customized chip or chipless card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card. You can only spend up to the amount loaded onto the card.

Illustration of a person-to-person (P2P) mobile payment transfer

Credit Card

What is Person-to-Person Payment (P2P)?

Person-to-person payments (P2P) is an online technology that lets users transfer money from their bank or credit card accounts to another person's account over the internet or a mobile phone. Examples of such apps include PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App.

Illustration representing an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers

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.