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Diagram illustrating the NextGenPSD2 framework for open banking APIs

Open Banking

What Is NextGenPSD2?

NextGenPSD2 is the set of API standards launched by the Berlin Group in 2017, now involving more than 1,700 banks from 20 countries. This post explains what the framework offers to banks, fintechs and third-party providers under PSD2.

Amazon Web Services cloud computing illustration

Security

Why Is AWS (Amazon Web Services) Preferred?

The number of companies offering cloud computing and storage has grown sharply in recent years. AWS, founded in 2006, is the world's largest cloud computing and storage provider, ahead of Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and IBM.

MASAK suspicious transaction reporting guide

Laws & Regulations

What Is the MASAK Suspicious Transaction Reporting Guide?

This guide sets out the procedures and principles for reporting suspicious transactions for obliged parties other than the groups individually listed in the AML regulation, such as banks and insurers.

Illustration of a card payment approved for a partial amount

Merchant & POS

What Is Partial Authorization?

Partial Authorization lets an issuer approve part of a transaction instead of declining it when the balance or limit is insufficient. This post covers how it works in ISO 8583, whether it is mandatory, and why it matters for the business.

Illustration representing PIN Transaction Security (PTS) certified payment devices

Merchant & POS

What is PIN Transaction Security (PTS)?

PIN Transaction Security (PTS) verifies that card data and PIN information are used for a payment transaction. It is a set of modular evaluation requirements managed by the PCI Security Standards Council for PIN-accepting terminals.

Illustration for the repeal of the regulation on payment institutions and e-money institutions

Payment Institutions & E-Money

Regulation on Payment Institutions and E-Money Institutions Repealed

The new regulation on payment services and e-money issuance, published on 1 December 2021, repealed the 2014 regulation on payment institutions and e-money institutions and the related information systems communiqué. This post summarizes the change and the Article 33 equity requirement.

Illustration representing the products and services KKB offers directly to its member institutions

Credit Card

What Products and Services Does KKB Offer Directly to Members?

KKB was established, under banking law, to enable the exchange of all kinds of information and documents among at least five banks, and it also shares credit information about customers. The Credit Bureau of Turkey also serves deposit banks, participation banks, financial institutions, and more.

Deutsche Bank Tarjeta Calma credit card featuring dynamic CVV technology

Credit Card

Deutsche Bank produces a card with a CVV that changes every 4 hours

Germany-based Deutsche Bank is launching a new credit card in Spain with a dynamic CVV code that changes every four hours, to make online shopping more secure. Deutsche Bank partnered with Mastercard and Idemia for the new card, launched under the Tarjeta Calma brand.

Diagram of the committees within the BKM system

Payment System Institutions

What are the committees in the BKM system?

BKM (Interbank Card Center) works through several committees: Security, Operations and Technology, Market Development, Business Development, Chargeback Rules and Arbitration, ATM Sharing, plus arbitration committees. This post outlines each one's duties.

Credit card representing a periodic limit increase

Credit Card

What Is a Periodic Credit Limit Increase?

As credit card use grows, so does the importance of raising your limit to keep pace with inflation. Learn how periodic limit increases work, who qualifies, and the legal caps that apply.

Illustration of BSMV, the Banking and Insurance Transaction Tax

Laws & Regulations

What is BSMV?

BSMV stands for Banking and Insurance Transaction Tax, levied on banking and insurance transactions. This post explains how it applies to payment institutions and e-money institutions under Expense Taxes General Communiqué No. 91, with an example.