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Laws & Regulations
No. Under Law No. 6493, a payment system is a structure completely different from a payment institution and requires CBRT permission. Using such a name without permission can lead to criminal penalties.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
The Law provides for judicial fines and prison sentences for people who act as a payment or electronic money institution without the required licenses, and for those who use names suggesting they do.
Merchant & POS
In daily credit card purchases, the POS produces two receipts: the Customer Copy and the Merchant Copy. The cardholder gets the customer copy; the merchant keeps its own copy by law.
Credit Card
A business card is a card corporate companies use to manage their financial transactions. The application is made in the company's name, and a virtual primary card that is not physically printed is created for the company. Additional cards are then issued to users.
Credit Card
While reviewing your credit card statement, you suddenly notice a transaction you never made. What would you think? Is your card going shopping while you sleep? Let's look at how this can happen and what to do about it.
ISO 8583
F43 - CARD ACCEPTOR NAME AND LOCATION: the field that holds the name and location of the merchant/ATM where a card transaction took place. It is 40 characters long and alphanumeric.
Laws & Regulations
The Visa Core Rules and Visa Product and Service Rules documents define the fundamental rules that apply to all institutions in the Visa network. They are updated regularly, and all members are expected to follow the latest version.
Merchant & POS
The Merchant Registry System is the system at BKM that holds information on merchants accepting electronic payments, set up to simplify TR QR Code payment processes and prevent fraud and misuse in payments.
Payment Systems
Under the regulation published on 25 September 2020 in Official Gazette No. 31255, institutions that sign merchant agreements must now be able to track transactions at the sub-merchant level.
Laws & Regulations
In Türkiye, collecting payments requires a payment institution license and issuing e-money requires an e-money institution license. Article 28 of Law No. 6493 sets prison terms and fines for operating without one.
Laws & Regulations
A payment institution is a legal entity that provides payment services for electronic payments through the infrastructure it offers. This article covers the Turkish regulatory framework, licensing, safeguarding, supervision, penalties and taxation.
Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are becoming part of everyday life and are expected to compete seriously with card payments. This glossary explains the key crypto terms, from address, altcoin and arbitrage to halving, mining, proof of stake and stop-loss.