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Credit card expiration date printed on the front of a card

Credit Card

What Is Effective Date?

The Effective Date is the information showing the date until which a card can be actively used. It can also be called the expiration date. It is a mandatory field printed on the card and used in transactions, set by banks for card security.

Diagram illustrating the properties and lifecycle of a tokenized card number as it moves through the payment network

HCE

What Are the Characteristics of a Tokenized Card Number?

A tokenized card number replaces a physical card number so transactions can be carried out securely. It is generated by the TSP (Token Service Provider), used by the cardholder or merchant, and travels across the payment systems network.

Illustration of ISO 18245 merchant category codes (MCC)

Payment Systems

What Is ISO 18245?

ISO 18245 is an ISO standard on the management of Merchant Category Codes (MCC) in retail financial services. ISO 18245: 2003 defines the code values used to classify merchants by the type of business, trade or service they provide.

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Payment Systems

What Is ISO/TC 68?

ISO/TC 68 is a technical committee within the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva, responsible for developing and maintaining international standards for banking, securities and other financial services.

Diagram illustrating how a recycling ATM reuses deposited banknotes for withdrawals

ATM

What Is a Recycling ATM?

The word literally means recycled or circulating. In payment systems, it refers to physically dispensing money deposited at ATMs to customers who want to withdraw cash, adding deposits straight into the withdrawal pool.

Diagram illustrating the role of a Secure Element Issuer in mobile payments

HSM & Security

What is a Secure Element Issuer?

Secure Element Issuer is the stakeholder that provides, maintains, and updates the secure element in cases where mobile payment application and card data are stored in the secure element inside a mobile phone.

Credit card statement document example

Credit Card

What Is a Credit Card Statement?

There are around 65,000,000 credit cards in Turkey. By design, credit cards work by opening a line of credit, allowing spending against that limit, generating a statement based on spending, and having the customer pay the resulting debt.

Barcode label used for courier card delivery

Courier & Delivery

What is a Barcode Number for Card Distribution?

Barcode numbers are used in many areas of payment systems, such as credit card statements and courier card distribution. This article focuses on the barcode used for courier delivery of cards.

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey and BKM logos

Payment System Institutions

Central Bank Becomes a Partner of BKM

According to the CBRT's official website, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey has become the controlling shareholder of the Interbank Card Center (BKM), using the authority granted by Law No. 7192.