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Merchant & POS
Isbank, a leading player in accepting payments from abroad in Turkey, has started accepting Discover and Diners Club cards via an agreement with Discover Financial Services, making it the bank accepting the most card brands in the country.
Merchant & POS
Banks check merchants against a termination list before issuing a POS device. Learn the main reasons, such as counterfeit card acceptance, excessive chargebacks, and fraud, that can lead a bank to terminate a merchant agreement.
Merchant & POS
In Turkey, there are 3 payment schemes we are used to seeing: MasterCard, Visa, and Troy. American Express and Diners Club are also used, though less widely. Russia's Central Bank recently said two Turkish banks are preparing to accept Mir cards.
Payment Systems
With its announcement of 30/11/2023, the Revenue Administration published a draft Tax Procedure Law General Communiqué to complete the replacement of old-generation payment recorder devices (EN OKC) with new-generation ones (YN OKC), reduce cash use and increase card payment options.
Merchant & POS
To accept a card brand such as Mastercard or Visa, a POS must be certified for that brand. Which brands a POS accepts is the bank's decision.
Merchant & POS
UnionPay International (UPI) is a China UnionPay subsidiary founded in November 2012. Together with more than 1,000 institutions worldwide, UPI provides international card acceptance in 160 countries and card issuance in more than 40 countries and regions.
Credit Card
According to a survey by the Interbank Card Center measuring card usage habits in Turkey, card usage is increasing every day. Credit card preference rose from 61% in 2015 to 68% in 2017, while cash preference fell from 35% to 27%.
Credit Card
Troy is Turkey's national payment system scheme, short for "Turkiye's Payment Method." When Troy cards first launched, they could only be used domestically. A partnership with Discover later made it possible to use Troy cards abroad as well.
Payment System Institutions
UnionPay Online Payments (UPOP) lets merchants in China, New Zealand, Australia and other countries extend their e-commerce stores to accept UnionPay payments. UnionPay supports over 5 billion cards in more than 140 countries.
Payment Systems
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Visa and Mastercard suspended services for sanctioned Russian banks. This post explains the impact on cardholders and merchants, and Russia's MIR and UnionPay alternatives.
Credit Card
A prepaid card is a customized chip or chipless card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card. You can only spend up to the amount loaded onto the card.
Credit Card
Mir means World and Peace. It is a national payment system established by a law adopted by the Central Bank of Russia on 1 May 2017. It is currently accepted mostly by Russia-based companies, but acceptance is gradually spreading.