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Illustration comparing the B2B and B2C e-commerce models

Payment Systems

What Are the Differences Between B2B and B2C?

B2B and B2C are collaboration models used in e-commerce transactions. This post explains what each term means and compares them in terms of customer, purchasing, sales and marketing.

Technician performing first line maintenance on an ATM

ATM

What Is FLM (First Line Maintenance)?

FLM (First Line Maintenance) refers to service calls that require no tools or parts but are needed to return an ATM to proper working condition. It covers basic issues such as paper jams, cash jams, and restocking consumables.

Illustration of consumer-to-consumer (C2C) online marketplace commerce

E-commerce

What Is C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer)?

Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) is a business model in which consumers trade with each other, usually online. This post explains how C2C works, gives examples from Turkiye, and describes the types of C2C businesses.

B2C business-to-consumer e-commerce illustration

E-commerce

What Is B2C (Business to Consumer)?

B2C stands for Business to Consumer and refers to producers selling their products to consumers online. It is the most widely used and best-known business model in e-commerce.

Diagram explaining 3D Secure, Half 3D, and Non 3D e-commerce transaction levels

Merchant & POS

What is an E-commerce Transaction?

E-Commerce can briefly be described as the sale and purchase of products over the internet, a term used since 1969. Virtual POS operates behind e-commerce transactions, which take place at different levels: Non 3D, Half 3D, and Full 3D Secure.

Brick and mortar bank branch illustration

Payment Systems

What Is a Brick and Mortar Bank?

“Brick and mortar” refers to a business's physical presence in a building. In banking, it describes the traditional branch-based model of face-to-face contact between bank and customer.

Screenshot of the Official Gazette announcing Law No. 7192 on payment and securities settlement systems

Laws & Regulations

What Is Law No. 7192 and What Does It Include?

Law No. 7192 amends certain articles of Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions. Announced on 22 November 2019, it entered into force on 01.01.2020.

Mastercard SAFE fraud reporting illustration

Credit Card

What Is SAFE (System to Avoid Fraud Effectively)?

SAFE, short for System to Avoid Fraud Effectively, refers to fraud records created by issuing banks. Fraud records sent in the Mastercard clearing format fall under the SAFE category.

A Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) used for depositing cash directly into a bank account

ATM

What is a CDM (Cash Deposit Machine)?

CDM is short for Cash Deposit Machine. It refers to ATMs that allow you to deposit money directly into your account using a card. You can use CDM ATMs to carry out transactions on your account without visiting a branch.