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Diagram illustrating floor limit management on a POS terminal

Merchant & POS

How is Floor Limit Managed on POS?

The limit that governs the maximum amount for which an offline transaction can be made on a POS terminal is called the Floor Limit. POS parameter management programs (usually GMS) maintain 3 parameters for floor limit management.

Diagram illustrating how a POS terminal's floor limit determines offline transaction approval

Merchant & POS

What Is a Floor Limit?

The floor limit is the value held on the POS that determines the maximum amount for which an offline transaction can be approved. It is managed per terminal and can be updated at any time through the POS parameter management system.

Contactless floor limit, CVM limit and transaction limit example

Merchant & POS

Can a Contactless Transaction Be Online?

Yes. Whether a contactless transaction goes online depends on the limits on the card and the POS: the contactless floor limit, the CVM limit and the contactless transaction limit. A worked example shows how.

POS terminal performing a contactless card payment

Contactless

Can I make a 1,000 TL contactless transaction?

Updated info: this article describes the limit at the time it was published. For the current contactless (PIN-free) transaction limit, see the linked article. A 1,000 TL contactless transaction is technically possible, but banks won't take that risk.

Diagram illustrating how a contactless offline transaction is processed

Merchant & POS

Can a Contactless Offline Transaction Occur?

A contactless offline transaction can occur. If the amount is lower than the floor limit defined on the POS and the card also allows offline authorization, the transaction can be completed offline. Offline transactions are periodically sent by the POS to the acquiring bank.

Screenshot of a POS parameter loading screen

Merchant & POS

How is parameter loading done onto a POS?

Loading parameters onto a POS transfers changes made in the POS Management system (authorization, limits, card BIN list, etc.) onto the POS. There are 3 ways to do it.

Illustration of a multicurrency POS terminal supporting multiple foreign currencies

Merchant & POS

What Is a MultiCurrency POS?

Multicurrency POS refers to POS devices that can process transactions in foreign currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.) in addition to Turkish Lira. Merchants using a MultiCurrency POS can process transactions in different currencies for international cardholders.

Contactless card payment at an overseas POS terminal that prompts for a PIN after a limit is exceeded

Payment Systems

Visa Overseas Contactless Transactions – After Code 70 (Part 2)

After switching to response code 70 for contactless limit-exceeded cases, we found that some overseas POS devices and acquirers did not handle it as expected. This post covers why the problem lies in the ecosystem and how to address it.

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

Debit Card

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)?

Contactless card payment on a POS terminal abroad

Credit Card

On the Issue with Visa Contactless Transactions Abroad...

From the outside, Visa contactless looks simple, but once the limit is exceeded and PIN comes into play it gets deeper. Why do response codes 65 and 70 behave so differently on POS devices in different countries, such as the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?