Merchant & POS
How Can I Find the Number of POS Terminals, ATMs and Cards in Türkiye?
The number of POS terminals, ATMs and cards in Türkiye is reported by BKM and updated monthly. Here is the link and how to read the figures.
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Credit Card
Who Is Liable When the 3D Secure Password Is Shared in Online Transactions?
In online transactions, a one-time 3D Secure password is sent to the cardholder's phone. Find out who is liable if that password is shared with someone else, and what happens when a transaction is not completed with 3D Secure.
Merchant & POS
Regulation on generating and using TR QR Code in payment services published
The regulation on generating and using TR QR Code in payment services was published in the Official Gazette No. 31220 on August 21, 2020. Its purpose is to set the standards for generating and using TR QR Code in payment services.
E-commerce
What Is Mobile Commerce?
In recent years, data exchange over wireless mobile devices has become much faster and more secure. In 2019, mobile devices were used in 54.5 percent of purchases made by e-commerce users. With the steady growth in mobile users, mobile commerce keeps gaining ground.
Laws & Regulations
The 'TR QR Code' Era in Payment Systems
The Regulation on the Generation and Use of TR QR Code in Payment Systems sets the standards for QR codes in payment services. The Central Bank has taken the first step by drafting rules for a common QR code structure.
HSM & Security
What is TEE (Trusted Execution Environment)?
A Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) is an environment where executed code and accessed data are isolated and protected in terms of confidentiality (no one has access to the data) and integrity (no one can alter the code or its behavior). We may not realize it, but many…
Security
What is MasterCard Identity Check?
Payment security is very important in payment systems. To increase security, transactions require additional information such as PINs and passwords. Remembering which information to use, and keeping it in mind without forgetting…
Credit Card
Who Wouldn't Want a Credit Card with a Biometric Reader?
Card security is critical in card payment systems. Chip&Pin curbed much fraud, but gaps remain. Cornercard, Gemalto and Visa launched Switzerland's first credit card with a built-in fingerprint reader. Here is how it works.
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...
Credit Card
What Is ISO/IEC 10373?
ISO/IEC 10373 specifies the technology-independent test methods needed to check that identification cards conform to the base requirements defined in ISO/IEC 7810 and related standards.
Credit Card
Meet the Google Card!
After Apple Card, announced last March to great fanfare, Huawei said it would issue a card too. Google has now joined the race among tech companies by announcing a new card of its own.
Merchant & POS
What is a Pin Entry Device (PED)?
Pin Entry Device is another name for the PIN pad device we all know and use daily. It makes it easier for users to enter their card PIN during POS transactions with credit or debit cards, and is used for contactless card reading...