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Business owner reviewing the documents required for a POS merchant application

Merchant & POS

Can I get a POS device as an individual customer?

For a POS device to be issued to a customer, the customer must have a legal entity status, such as a sole proprietorship, commercial company, or foundation/association. POS devices cannot legally be issued to individual customers.

Credit card lying on a flat surface representing a supplementary card linked to a primary account

Credit Card

What Is a Supplementary Card?

A financial card product issued against a primary card, with its own card number, expiration date, authority, limit, and PIN. Using a supplementary card is ideal for making purchases from more than one card while keeping all spending on a single statement.

Exterior of the Takasbank headquarters building

Payment Systems

What is Takasbank?

Takasbank (Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank) exists to increase the competitiveness of Turkey's markets by providing clearing and custody services, financial services, and other economic activities under the relevant legislation.

Contactless card payment at a POS terminal, illustrating the increased PIN-free transaction limit of 2,500 TL

Payment Systems

PIN-Free Contactless Payment Limit Rises to 2,500 TL

An official BRSA letter to banks announced an update to the PIN-free contactless payment limit. From January 15, 2026, contactless payments of up to 2,500 TL can be made without entering a PIN, up from the current 1,500 TL.

Illustration representing the DCI debit credit indicator distinguishing card types in a transaction

Credit Card

What Is DCI (Debit/Credit Indicator)?

DCI (Debit/Credit Indicator) is a flag that shows whether a transaction was made with a credit card or a debit card. With the arrival of prepaid cards, it began to be used as DCPI (Debit/Credit/Prepaid Indicator). Is DCI sent in the authorization message?

Screenshot of the regulation article on ATM access for customers with orthopedic disabilities

ATM

What Must Banks Do for Customers with Orthopedic Disabilities?

Banks must provide the infrastructure for ATM access by customers with orthopedic disabilities. Not every ATM has to comply: at least two out of every 100 ATMs a bank operates must be suitable. This post explains the details of the regulation article.

Illustration representing Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) under PSD2

Payment Systems

What is Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)?

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is a security requirement introduced under the EU's Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) to increase security and reduce fraud in online payment transactions. SCA requires two of three independent authentication factors.