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Payment systems expert and technology executive
Arif Ünal is a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience in banking, fintech and payment systems. He writes about card payments (issuing and acquiring), POS, ATM, e-money, FAST and Turkish payments regulation (BRSA and CBRT). He has held senior roles at Finagotech and managed payment systems and digital banking teams at Emlak Katılım, Vakıf Katılım and Türkiye Finans. He holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul University and an M.Sc. in Management Information Systems from Marmara University.
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Mobile Payments
TR QR Code is the QR code standard defined by the regulation on generating and using TR QR codes in payment services. FAST – TR QR Code refers to the TR QR Code used for payments made through FAST, built on BKM's infrastructure.
FAST
The FAST system will bring significant convenience and speed to payments and money transfers. Here are its advantages for citizens and businesses, from Easy Address transfers to risk-based limits.
FAST
Yes. The FAST system was first launched with the participation of banks in Türkiye, and integration has been completed with 21 banks. Non-bank institutions meeting the criteria, such as payment and e-money institutions, will also be able to join.
Laws & Regulations
The Regulation on Generating and Using TR QR Code in Payment Services and its attached TR QR Code Principles and Rules document were published in the Official Gazette No. 31220 dated August 21, 2020, to ensure interoperability in QR code payments.
Laws & Regulations
This guide, aligned with the TR QR Code regulation and its annex, describes the workflows for FAST payments using merchant-presented and person-to-person QR codes and defines the related TR QR Code data organization.
FAST
Until the FAST system was introduced, money transfers were made through the EFT structure. Due to evolving technology and changing customer expectations, a new structure called FAST was introduced. So what are the differences between EFT and FAST?
FAST
In the FAST system, an end-to-end money transfer between participants is targeted to complete in 2–3 seconds on average. Transactions that are not completed within 25 seconds are automatically cancelled.
FAST
The limit in FAST, the CBRT's new instant payment system launched on 8 January, started at 50 TL. It was raised to 250 TL on 14 January and 500 TL on 21 January, and will be raised to 1,000 TL on 28 January.
FAST
The FAST system went live at 20 banks on 8 January, and its transaction limit was set at 500 TL on 21 January, rising to 1,000 TL from 28 January. Here are the criteria a transfer must meet to be processed through FAST.
FAST
Yes. To change the account an Easy Address is linked to, log in through the other bank's channel and create a new Easy Address definition. From that moment on, the old definition at the previous bank becomes invalid.
FAST
To offer the Easy Address service, an institution needs approval from the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), documented eligibility to participate in FAST or EFT, and completed administrative and technical processes with BKM.
FAST
With the Easy Address system, your email address has become more important. If an email address linked as an Easy Address is closed, the bank should be notified, the outdated definition deleted and current details registered again.