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Credit Card
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.
Online & Authorization
A reference guide to authorization response codes seen on POS and ATM transactions, with plain-language explanations of what each code means and what to do about it.
Merchant & POS
CAT (Cardholder Activated Terminal) devices are typically unattended terminals that accept various payment cards. These terminals are frequently installed at railway ticket stations, gas stations, toll roads, parking lots, and other commercial locations.
Courier & Delivery
Courier companies and banks generally carry out the card distribution process through file exchanges. (Some banks also use web service integration; in that case the information normally sent via file is transmitted within the service.) With the courier...
ISO 8583
Field 3, Processing Code, is the field that shows what type of transaction is being performed and is critical for authorization. A Sale from POS differs from a Cash Withdrawal at an ATM.
Payment Systems
The MasterCard and Visa Chargeback Reason Codes Requiring a Written Merchant Rebuttal are listed below. Visa: Supporting documentation (sales drafts, contracts, proof of delivery) always strengthens the case. Codes include 30, 41, 53, 57, 75, 80, 85, 86 for Visa and 4831-4863 for MasterCard.
E-commerce
Amazon PayCode is a payment option that lets customers pay for Amazon orders in cash: after checkout they receive a code and pay at a participating Western Union agent location.
ISO 8583
DE 44 - ADDITIONAL RESPONSE DATA is used to provide other supplementary data that may be needed in authorization, as a response to the authorization message. The Card Authentication Results Code is sent in position 9, and the CAVV Result Code is sent in position 15.
Payment Systems
Couriers are used to physically deliver cards (credit, debit, prepaid) to customers. Here is a brief look at the card's life cycle, from application and printing to courier sorting and final delivery.
Merchant & POS
AUC (Application Usage Control) specifies restrictions that limit an application by geography or by specific transaction types. It is a 2-byte data element in Tag 9F07. If present, the terminal performs checks such as whether the transaction is at an ATM.
Merchant & POS
Visa's Merchant Data Standards Manual covers classification, identification and data standard requirements for merchants, payment facilitators and marketplaces, including merchant naming, location and MCC rules. Here is what it contains and where to find it.
Merchant & POS
In the world of payment systems, there are new developments every day in both accepting payments and payment methods. QR code payments will undoubtedly become more common in the coming days, and we will make payments with QR codes in many places.