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Virtual POS payment system diagram for online card transactions

Merchant & POS

What Is Virtual POS?

Virtual POS is the software-based, security-enhanced equivalent of the physical POS devices used for card payments at merchants, designed for online shopping. It is not issued to individual customers, only to sole proprietorships, companies, or foundations and associations.

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.

Diagram showing membership types for Visa and Mastercard card schemes

Credit Card

How Many Types of Membership Are There by Card Scheme?

Banks must go through a costly, arduous process to issue cards (issuer) and accept cards (acquirer), paying high entry fees to international license providers and local organizations such as BKM.

Example of a POS transaction receipt (slip)

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.

Table of merchant sectors where offline transactions are restricted

Merchant & POS

In Which Sectors Can Offline Transactions Not Be Performed?

An offline transaction is one approved by the card and the POS themselves, without going to any system (the card's bank or the POS's bank), when a chip card transaction is made at a POS. For this reason, some sectors considered risky are restricted.

Diagram of an alternative payment system routing online card payments through multiple bank virtual POS accounts

E-commerce

What Are Alternative Payment Systems?

Alternative payment systems are services from intermediary companies that use virtual POS accounts in the background to benefit merchants. Law No. 6493 calls them payment institutions. This article compares them with bank virtual POS accounts.

Credit card lying on a flat surface representing a supplementary card linked to a primary account

Credit Card

What Is a Supplementary Card?

A financial card product issued against a primary card, with its own card number, expiration date, authority, limit, and PIN. Using a supplementary card is ideal for making purchases from more than one card while keeping all spending on a single statement.

Illustration representing Merchant Category Code classification for card transactions

Merchant & POS

What Does a Restricted/Prohibited MCC Mean?

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.

Illustration of a commercial debit card issued to companies and sole proprietorships

Debit Card

What Is a Commercial Debit Card?

A debit-featured card issued to a sole proprietorship, a commercial company, or a foundation/association is called a commercial debit card. Operationally, it is no different from a personal debit (ATM) card. It has its own limit, status, and user.