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Merchant & POS

How Digital Are You in Payment Systems?

Digitalization has brought major change to payment systems, just as it has to every area of our lives. Its biggest impact has been turning the financial world into something virtual, spanning IoT, mobile payments, blockchain and biometrics.

Illustration representing credit information sharing among institutions in the Credit Reference System (KRS)

Credit Card

What Is KRS (Credit Reference System)?

The Credit Reference System (KRS) is an information sharing system that, using modern methods, enables detailed information about individual credit product customers to be shared among KKB member institutions, in order to determine the risk factor…

Contactless payment with a card on a POS terminal

Contactless

7 Reasons to Make Contactless Transactions

It is important to use contactless cards to prepare our payment habits for the future. In Turkey, one in every 3 cards and one in every 4 POS terminals is contactless-enabled, yet usage remains around 5%.

Contactless card payment at a POS terminal, illustrating the increased PIN-free transaction limit of 2,500 TL

Payment Systems

PIN-Free Contactless Payment Limit Rises to 2,500 TL

An official BRSA letter to banks announced an update to the PIN-free contactless payment limit. From January 15, 2026, contactless payments of up to 2,500 TL can be made without entering a PIN, up from the current 1,500 TL.

Conceptual illustration of competing players vying for power in agentic commerce

General

Agentic Commerce Series – Part 6

Who will win in Agentic Commerce? Owning the customer used to be a huge advantage. Once an agent starts deciding on the customer's behalf, where does the real power move to?

Samsung Pay mobile payments and financial products

Merchant & POS

Samsung Pay Will Accept New Applications

Samsung Pay decided to add new services: users in India will soon be able to apply for financial products such as loans and credit cards through Samsung Pay, in partnership with Paisabazaar.

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Merchant & POS

BKM Releases Data for the First 6 Months of 2020

BKM publishes card usage data every three months. In the first half of 2020, card payments reached TL 500 billion, contactless payments tripled, and online card payments surged in the electronics and clothing sectors.

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.

Online shopping and e-commerce payment on a laptop with a bank card

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What are the advantages of working with a payment institution?

Online shopping keeps growing, and e-commerce sites must choose between working with a bank or a payment institution. This article explains why a single application and integration with a payment institution can be the better route.

Credit card limit reduction illustration

Credit Card

Can My Credit Card Limit Be Reduced Without My Permission?

Yes. Your credit card limit can be reduced without your permission and approval. Banks may set a lower limit as a result of updates based on a person's economic and social situation, credit score and similar information.