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Diagram illustrating account-to-account (A2A) payment flow between banks

Online & Authorization

What are A2A (Account-to-Account) Payments?

Account-to-account (A2A) payments can be described as making a payment by transferring money from one bank account to another. Though similar to wire transfer/EFT, combining the transfer with the payment creates a seamless experience.

Chart of the growth in card spending in Turkey in the first quarter of 2022

Merchant & POS

Card Payments Up 85%

According to the third Card Spending Analysis by TOBB and Visa, average monthly card spending in Turkey in the first quarter of 2022 rose 85 percent year on year, driven by e-commerce, debit cards, and contactless payments.

Illustration of voice shopping and mobile payments with Mastercard

Merchant & POS

MasterCard Is Getting Ready for Voice Shopping

Payment systems once meant a physical card and a PIN on a POS device. Digitalization that began with contactless transactions has accelerated with mobile payments, and MasterCard is now working on voice shopping and Soft POS in Turkey.

Screenshot of a mobile phone showing a digital payment screen, illustrating digitalization and payment systems

Merchant & POS

A look at April 23 through the lens of digitalization and payment systems

Today is April 23, the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Grand National Assembly. Taking Children's Day as a starting point, this post looks at digitalization, Generation Z, blockchain, biometric payments and the cashless society from a payment systems perspective.

Screenshot illustrating a prepaid card and its features

Credit Card

What is a prepaid card?

A prepaid card is a customized card, with or without a chip, not linked to a bank account and without a credit limit like credit cards, letting you spend only the amount loaded onto it.

Infographic of 2018 card payment statistics in Turkey published by BKM

Merchant & POS

2018 Payment Systems Scorecard

BKM (Interbank Card Center) shared 2018 developments in card payments and the cashless society goal in Turkey. The data shows card payments becoming a bigger part of daily life every year.

Prepaid debit card not linked to a bank account

Debit Card

What Is a Prepaid Debit Card?

A prepaid card is a customized card that is not linked to a bank account and has no credit limit like a credit card - you can spend only up to the amount loaded onto it. Prepaid cards function just like a bank card or credit card.