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Diagram illustrating that credit cards and debit cards require separate BIN ranges

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Can a Single BIN Issue Both Credit and Debit Cards?

A single BIN cannot be used to issue both a credit card and a debit card. If a bank offers both products, it has at least two different BINs, allocated and announced separately by card type.

Photo illustrating the use of a prepaid card

Credit Card

Is a Prepaid Card a Credit Card or a Debit Card?

A prepaid card may look like a debit card since it has no predetermined limit and purchases are limited to the amount loaded by the cardholder, but in terms of use and operating logic it differs significantly from both credit and debit cards.

Illustration representing a credit-linked debit card

Debit Card

What Is a Credit-Linked Debit Card?

Some banks offer their customers a debit card product backed by an individual or corporate credit facility. How do these products work? First, these cards are printed as unembossed (no-name) cards and delivered by courier to branch staff. A credit application…

Infographic of BKM 2020 card payment statistics in Turkey

Payment Systems

BKM Announces 2020 Card Payment Data

BKM shares card payment data periodically. In 2020, the pandemic reshaped payment habits in Turkey: contactless and online payments surged and the total card payment amount grew 17 percent to TRY 1.15 trillion, with about 264 million cards in circulation.

Contactless payment being made with a chip debit card at a POS terminal

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Can a debit card (ATM card) be used for contactless transactions?

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)?

Photo of a prepaid card used for everyday purchases

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What should you know before buying a prepaid 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.

Example of a combo card showing credit card information on the front and debit card information on the back

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What is a combo card?

A combo card is a next-generation card that combines both a credit card and a debit card on a single card. Although designs vary visually, the front typically carries the credit card information and the back the debit card information.

Physical credit card compared with a virtual card on a mobile phone

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Physical or Virtual Credit Card: Which Do You Prefer?

Digitalization is reshaping payment systems. Credit cards are moving from physical plastic to virtual cards, e-wallets and mobile payments. Will physical card use disappear completely? Here is a look at the trends, Generation Z and the remaining gaps.