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Credit 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.
Security
Fraud means obtaining unjust gain by carrying out a transaction at a merchant or ATM using someone else's credit card or debit card, causing a loss to the real cardholder, the merchant, or the bank. So what fraud codes do Visa and Mastercard use?
Prepaid Cards
Prepaid cards are among the most popular cards right now, and their use keeps growing. A prepaid card is not linked to a bank account, has no credit limit like a credit card, and can be used up to the amount loaded onto it.
Chargeback
A chargeback is the process of requesting that an amount paid by credit card be refunded, either because the goods or services paid for were not received, or because a transaction is identified as one the cardholder did not carry out.
3D Secure
Isbank (Turkiye Is Bankasi) has completed Europe's first migration to EMV 3D Secure 2.0, the current version of the 3D Secure authentication infrastructure used to verify cardholders in online card purchases. Deputy General Manager...
Merchant & POS
Cashback is a modern POS terminal service that allows cash to be withdrawn from the merchant's till while paying for goods and services. Although cashback is a feature specific to debit cards, you can also withdraw cash from an ATM...
Merchant & POS
Today, as credit cards shift from physical to virtual use, a similar move has come from the POS side. We have begun to see mobile phones used as POS devices becoming a serious rival to physical POS terminals.
Merchant & POS
PIN Transaction Security (PTS) verifies that card data and PIN information are used for a payment transaction. It is a set of modular evaluation requirements managed by the PCI Security Standards Council for PIN-accepting terminals.
Payment Systems
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Visa and Mastercard suspended services for sanctioned Russian banks. This post explains the impact on cardholders and merchants, and Russia's MIR and UnionPay alternatives.
Chargeback
A soft chargeback, also called a retrieval request, is a request for documents about a transaction the cardholder does not recognize. Learn why customers request them, what information merchants should provide, and why a fast response matters.
Chargeback
A chargeback is when a cardholder asks the issuing bank to refund a transaction made without their knowledge. It cannot be prevented entirely, but simple precautions can minimize the risk. Here is how the process works and what cardholders should do.
Credit Card
To pay in installments with a credit card, the card and the POS usually need to belong to the same bank (on-us) or to the same card program. Otherwise, only single payments are possible.