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Online & Authorization
OpenAI and Stripe announced the Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP), with Instant Checkout live on Etsy and Shopify in the US. What this means for payment facilitators and e-commerce platforms, and what may come beyond one-click checkout.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
In general, electronic money is monetary value stored on a protected technological device. Turkish law defines it under Law No. 6493 as electronically stored value issued against funds and accepted by third parties as a means of payment.
ISO 8583
We covered the ISO 8583 basics in an earlier article. This post explains the ISO 8583 message structure in detail: every ISO 8583 message consists of three main parts - the MTI (Message Type Indicator), the Bitmap, and the Data Elements.
Credit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card, with or without a chip, not linked to a bank account and without a credit limit like credit cards, letting you spend only the amount loaded onto it.
Debit Card
A prepaid card is a customized card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card - you can spend only up to the amount loaded onto it. Prepaid cards function just like a bank card or credit card.
Payment Systems
An amendment was made to the communiqué on the information systems of payment and e-money institutions and data sharing services, setting 31/3/2025 as the deadline for other payment service providers' obligations.
Fraud
Contactless transactions have grown rapidly, but can a payment really be made from your wallet without your knowledge? Here is what the actual risks and safeguards look like.
ATM
Cash trapping is a type of ATM fraud in which criminals install a device on the ATM or interfere with its operation to trap dispensed cash, making it difficult to detect until the fraudster returns to retrieve the trapped money.
Payment Systems
As FAST usage keeps growing, new CBRT regulations are accelerating it further. Payment and e-money institutions will join FAST directly in 2023, and FAST Merchant Payments using the TR-QR Code will go live in the first quarter of 2023.
ATM
A Bitcoin ATM (BTM) is a specialized kiosk designed for Bitcoin transactions, letting users buy and sell Bitcoin. General features: it enables Bitcoin purchases and sales, and while it visually resembles traditional ATMs...
Security
Social engineering is the art of obtaining information people should normally keep private by exploiting the human factor. In its computer- and technology-based form, the information is obtained through technology.
FAST
With the Easy Address system, your mobile phone number has become more important. If you cancel your number, notify your bank as soon as possible, delete the outdated definitions and register your current information again.