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Diagram illustrating the Track 1 data structure and field layout on a magnetic stripe card

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.

Illustration of a Zone PIN Key (ZPK) protecting PIN data in a payment network

HSM & Security

What is ZPK (Zone PIN Key)?

ZPK, also known as the PIN Protection Key, is a data encryption key that is distributed automatically and used to encrypt PINs. It is also referred to as the 'Working Key'. This key allows PIN information to be carried securely across the network.

Illustration of withdrawing cash from an ATM using a QR code generated in a mobile banking app

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.

European Association for Secure Transactions EAST

ATM

What Is the European ATM Security Team (EAST)?

EAST, originally the European ATM Security Team, is a non-profit organization working on ATM security. Founded in 2004, it later broadened its scope and became the European Association for Secure Transactions.

Diagram of the Command APDU structure fields: CLA, INS, P1, P2, Lc, Data Field, Le

Online & Authorization

What is an APDU (Application Protocol Data Unit) Command?

An APDU is an application-level protocol defined in ISO 7816-4 and used between a smart card and a POS, ATM, etc. There are two types of APDU: Command APDU and Response APDU. The structure of the APDU is given below.

Integrated Motorized Card Reader Writer (IMCRW) device

ATM

What is IMCRW (Integrated Motorized Card Reader Writer)?

The Integrated Motorized Card Reader Writer is a hybrid motorized card reader/writer used in some ATM models, self-service terminals, self-service charging machines, vending machines, and media inquiry machines, supporting magnetic stripe, RFID, and IC card reading.

Illustration explaining the POS cashback feature

Merchant & POS

What is POS Cashback?

Cashback is a modern POS terminal service that allows cash to be withdrawn from the merchant's till while paying for goods and services.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...

ATM skimming protection device illustration

ATM

What is Skimming Protection Solution (SPS)?

The name given to the solution developed by NCR against card skimming and fraud. With SPS, the ATM network is protected from the cost and risks of skimming attacks, which cause over 2 billion dollars in global losses annually.

Transactions available at an ATM

ATM

Transactions You Can Make at an ATM

Moving branch transactions to channels such as ATMs, internet banking and mobile banking lowers banking costs, so almost every transaction can now be done through them. Here is what ATMs offer.

Illustration explaining the concept of the first online transaction after a card PIN change

Merchant & POS

What Does First Online Transaction Mean?

In payment systems, an online transaction means the transaction is sent to the card or POS/ATM bank at the moment it occurs, and required checks are obtained from that system. So does every transaction happen online? Of course not. Especially with contactless...