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Credit Card

What is a Credit Card?

A credit card is a printed card, or a card number with no physical form, that allows the purchase of goods and services or cash withdrawal without using cash. So how are credit card limits set and managed? Setting a limit involves checking many parameters about the customer.

Illustration symbolizing the shift from search engines to AI-driven decision engines in online shopping

Payment Systems

Agentic Commerce Series - Part 2

If users start describing their needs instead of searching for products, one of the internet economy's most fundamental habits could change.

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Payment Systems

What Are AI-Based Payment Agents?

Digitalization keeps changing the speed and shape of payments. AI-based payment agents pay on their own within user-defined limits and rules, completing transactions without the user initiating any action. This post explains how they work and what to watch for.

Merchant choosing between a bank POS and a virtual POS service

Merchant & POS

Is it mandatory to work with a bank to get a POS terminal?

The answer depends on the type of POS terminal. A physical POS (GPRS, Dial-Up, IP, or cash-register POS) requires working with a bank. A virtual POS can also be obtained from a payment institution without a separate bank agreement.

Limit Control System (LKS) diagram

Credit Card

What is LKS (Limit Control System)?

Limit Control System (LKS): A system provided by KKB (Credit Bureau of Turkey) that allows customers' limit details to be checked in real time. It provides member banks (or institutions) with information sharing on consumers' credit card limits. Under the regulation by the BRSA...

Illustration of customer-based contactless card limit management

Payment Systems

Can a Card's Contactless Limit Be Managed on a Per-Customer Basis?

Contactless payment has greatly improved the user experience, yet its fixed transaction limit is a common complaint. Can this limit be managed dynamically per customer? This post covers the current situation, technical and regulatory requirements and the outlook.

ATM machine with cash dispenser and receipt printer

ATM

What Is an ATM?

ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine, an electronic device that lets customers carry out account transactions with or without a card. It was invented in 1960 by John Shepherd-Barron. The first ATM in Turkey was installed in 1982.

Diagram illustrating how taxes are applied to payment institution money transfer commissions

Laws & Regulations

How Is Taxation Applied to Payment Institution Money Transfer Services?

When payment institutions and e-money institutions were first established, the commissions they collected from customers were subject to VAT. Because they carry out activities similar to banking, BSMV was also debated. The General Communiqué on Expense Taxes (Series No: 91) resolved this.

Contactless card payment at a POS terminal, illustrating the increased PIN-free transaction limit of 2,500 TL

Payment Systems

PIN-Free Contactless Payment Limit Rises to 2,500 TL

An official BRSA letter to banks announced an update to the PIN-free contactless payment limit. From January 15, 2026, contactless payments of up to 2,500 TL can be made without entering a PIN, up from the current 1,500 TL.

Logos of various international payment card schemes

Credit Card

What Are National and International Payment Schemes?

In the world of payment systems, just as credit cards are an indispensable product, a payment scheme is indispensable for credit cards. When a credit card product is launched, the scheme it will be issued under is decided first.