Merchant & POS
What Features Should POS Paper Rolls Have?
POS paper rolls, which seem like the simplest part of a POS terminal, must still meet certain conditions. Most of us only look at the amount on the front of the receipt, never the back.
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Merchant & POS
What is Chip&Pin?
Chip&Pin, introduced in Turkey on March 31, 2006, is a payment method that greatly reduces the risks of card copying and loss or theft fraud. The chip on the card reduces copying risk, while the 4-digit PIN prevents unauthorized use of a lost card.
ATM
Withdrawing Cash with a QR Code
With the advancement of technology, cash withdrawal methods have also diversified. The latest trend is withdrawing cash with a QR code. By generating a QR code through the mobile branch app of a bank that supports this feature, customers can withdraw cash from an ATM without a card.
Fraud
What is Fraud? What are the Types of Fraud?
With the growth of credit and debit card usage and rising e-commerce transaction volumes, there has been a serious increase in exploiting user negligence to harm customers. Fraud means using someone else's card at a merchant or ATM to gain unjust profit.
Credit Card
What is Track 1?
Track 1 is a special data set encoded on a card's magnetic stripe that contains the card information required for authorization when the card is used physically. It includes the cardholder name, card number, and expiration date.
Credit Card
What benefits do credit cards provide to merchants?
At first glance, a credit card seems like a product offered for cardholders' use and benefit, but it also provides significant benefits to merchants, from faster cash flow to collection security and new customers.
Merchant & POS
What Is the Difference Between a Mail Order and a Manual Sale Transaction?
Mail order is carried out by conveying credit card details to the merchant by phone or mail. A manual sale occurs when, due to a physical problem during checkout, the card details are entered into the POS device by hand instead.
Merchant & POS
What Is Pre-Authorization Closing?
Pre-authorization closing turns a pre-authorized transaction into a financial one, posting it to the merchant and cardholder accounts. See how amounts and available limit are affected.
Merchant & POS
What Is a Pre-Authorization Transaction?
An operation that allows a credit card's limit to be blocked for a period, due to the nature of the product or service sold. Preferred mainly by companies in travel, tourism, and car rental.
ISO 8583
ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F12)
DE 12-TIME, LOCAL TRANSACTION: the local time at which the transaction took place at the point of transaction (ATM, POS). 6 digits, hhmmss format. F12 differs from F7 (Transmission Date and Time).
ISO 8583
ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F11)
DE 11 - SYSTEMS TRACE AUDIT NUMBER: A 6-digit unique numeric value generated by the message originator, enabling unique tracking of the transaction. How is STAN generated?
ISO 8583
ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F2)
F2 is the Card Number field in ISO 8583, identifying the cardholder and issuing bank. This post covers its structure, the 8-digit BIN update, field format, first-digit scheme identification, and PCI DSS security requirements.