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Diagram illustrating the card authorization process

Merchant & POS

What Happens During Authorization?

Today, credit cards play an important role in our daily lives. We can carry out almost all of our transactions without carrying cash, using our credit card instead. During a purchase, we hand our card to the cashier and enter our PIN at the POS terminal.

Credit card and smartphone illustrating online card payments without physically presenting the card

Credit Card

Do I have to use my physical card when shopping?

In the early years of credit cards, using the card physically was mandatory. With the internet and new technologies, we can now pay with only the card details, 3D Secure and contactless NFC payments, even without the card in hand.

Processing Options Data Object List (PDOL) diagram

Merchant & POS

Processing Options Data Object List (PDOL)

Contains the terminal-resident data objects (tags and lengths) that the ICC needs when processing the GET PROCESSING OPTIONS command. In short, it is the list of information the card requests from the terminal before starting the transaction.

ISO 8583 F22 Point of Service Entry Mode table

ISO 8583

ISO 8583 Field Descriptions (F22)

F22 - POINT OF SERVICE ENTRY MODE: This field holds how the transaction was performed via the POS/ATM and the PIN entry capability of the POS device. The first 2 digits show how the transaction was performed, and the last digit (shown as x) carries the POS's PIN entry capability. Numeric...

Illustration representing an AI agent making a payment

Agentic Commerce

Agentic Commerce Series – Part 4

Are We Ready to Give an AI Agent the Authority to Make Payments? Having long looked at complaint and dispute processes in payment systems, I think granting an agent payment authority is far different from research or product selection.

Illustration of an AI-based payment agent making payments automatically on behalf of a user

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.

Illustration of a digital receipt delivered through a banking mobile app instead of a paper receipt

Payment Systems

Digital Receipt Era Is Coming...

The BRSA has introduced a regulation to reduce paper use in POS devices. Cardholders who do not want a paper receipt for card purchases will be able to receive and store it digitally, with the rules taking effect in September and December 2023.

TR Karekod national QR code logo for payments in Turkey

Merchant & POS

The Logo of Our National QR Code, TR Karekod, Has Been Announced

In the world of payment systems, there are new developments every day in both accepting payments and payment methods. QR code payments will undoubtedly become more common in the coming days, and we will make payments with QR codes in many places.