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Debit Card
When we think of online shopping, we usually picture paying with a credit card. But can customers without a credit card, only an ATM card, shop online? Of course they can — you don't need a credit card to enjoy the convenience of e-commerce.
ATM
ATMs make many banking transactions faster and easier, but like any electronic device they can run into trouble, including swallowing your card. Here is why it happens and what to do.
Debit Card
A contactless transaction is a fast, secure payment made between a chip card and a POS device without direct contact, without the card's chip or magnetic data being read through the card reader. Can this be done with a debit card (ATM card)?
ATM
ATMs generally hold your bank/credit card inside the card reader slot until the transaction is completed. Fraudsters insert foreign objects such as paper or adhesive-coated cards into the reader to trap the customer's card inside.
Credit Card
Business customers can be issued an ATM card, known as a Business Debit Card. The cardholder must be the person authorized to act legally on behalf of the company, since the card operates on company accounts.
Clearing
The interchange fee applies to transactions where the card-issuing bank and the POS/ATM-owning bank are different (for example, withdrawing cash from Bank Y's ATM using a Bank X card). But is the fee the same for ATM and POS transactions?
Fraud
Card skimming is the theft of card information by copying it with the help of a device. Because data inside the chip is very difficult to steal, chip cards are far more secure than magnetic-stripe cards. Turkey is very advanced in card security technology.
ATM
Did you know that when a transaction is attempted with another bank's card at an ATM, the PIN check happens not when the card is inserted, but when the transaction is sent for authorization? (Deposits are the exception.)
Merchant & POS
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.
EMV
The AID tells the terminal which applications are present on a chip during a POS or ATM transaction. What does the AID do? It lets the terminal determine whether it supports an application on the chip. In Tag 9F06, it is 5-16 digits long.
ATM
Suppose you are a newly established bank, wanting to offer customers all your products and services. Of course, this is not easy. First, the Bank's OnUs transaction processing step must run successfully before other banks' cards can be accepted at the ATMs.
Credit Card
You can withdraw cash from an ATM using your credit card by accessing your account. The prerequisite is that a current account must be linked to your card. If not, only limited functions are available.