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Payment System Institutions
BKM (Interbank Card Center) works through several committees: Security, Operations and Technology, Market Development, Business Development, Chargeback Rules and Arbitration, ATM Sharing, plus arbitration committees. This post outlines each one's duties.
Fraud
Fraud monitoring refers to tracking card transactions through scenarios to detect potential fraud and taking rapid action immediately before or after a transaction occurs - such as identifying a suspicious transaction, calling the customer, or temporarily blocking the card to prevent authorization.
Merchant & POS
In Turkey, there are 3 payment schemes we are used to seeing: MasterCard, Visa, and Troy. American Express and Diners Club are also used, though less widely. Russia's Central Bank recently said two Turkish banks are preparing to accept Mir cards.
Fraud
Card skimming is the theft of card information by copying it with the help of a device. Because data inside the chip is very difficult to steal, chip cards are far more secure than magnetic-stripe cards. Turkey is very advanced in card security technology.
Credit Card
In the past, banking could only be done at branches, but with technology, customers can now check and pay credit card debt through ATMs, branches, internet banking, mobile banking, and the PTT post office.
ATM
Many banks now let customers deposit cash by scanning a QR code with their mobile banking app instead of inserting a card at the ATM. This speeds up the transaction, reduces card skimming risk, and adds an extra layer of security through in-app verification.
Credit Card
In the past, banking transactions could only be carried out at branches, but with the advance of technology, customers can now complete their transactions through many channels without visiting a branch. Checking credit card debt is one of these.
ATM
It's a term used in ATM systems within payment systems. In ATM transactions, cash in question is placed into a separate compartment for review, called the reject bin. Retract is the customer's holding bin; reject is the ATM's reject bin.
ATM
ATM maintenance is essential for ATM longevity. SLM (Second Line Maintenance) covers repairs that require a toolkit and part replacement, usually without access to the ATM safe, while FLM handles simpler cash and consumable tasks.
ATM
A cash dispenser is a device that lets customers withdraw money. Although the term is sometimes used as another name for an ATM, the dispenser is actually the unit inside the ATM that dispenses the money loaded into its cassettes.
ATM
Retract is a term used in ATM systems. When cash already presented to the customer is not taken, it is diverted into a compartment called retract, as opposed to the reject compartment used for unusable banknotes.
ATM
Escrow acts as a kind of insurance policy in ATM transactions. A third party ensures that the terms of an agreement are met and that money (or other assets) changes hands only once those terms are fulfilled.