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HSM & Security
Secure Element Issuer is the stakeholder that provides, maintains, and updates the secure element in cases where mobile payment application and card data are stored in the secure element inside a mobile phone.
Payment Systems
According to BKM's TR QR Code Technical Principles and Rules Guide for card payments, QR code payment structures apply to EFTPOS, shared EFTPOS, ÖKC, ATMs, payment provider apps, static QR codes and virtual POS.
Laws & Regulations
The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) extended the compliance deadlines for digital wallets and GEÇİT. The digital wallet deadline moved from 7 October 2024 to 7 April 2025.
Laws & Regulations
Payment systems are the instruments, processes and rules that enable the transfer of funds or securities between participants. This post explains the conditions a structure must meet to qualify as a payment system and the Turkish regulations that govern them.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
The Central Bank (CBRT) approved the Crowdfunding System Activity of the Central Registry Agency (MKK) as one of its other activities. Here is the Official Gazette decision and what Article 17 of the regulation says.
HCE
When we talk about HCE methodology, many interacting architectural components come to mind. The core terms describing this architecture are listed below, starting with GCM/FCM (Google/Firebase Cloud Messaging), a service for sending push notifications.
Credit Card
The number of installments allowed varies for personal and corporate cards. A regulation by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), published in Official Gazette No. 30510 on 15.08.2018, set the installment limits that apply today.
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.
Payment Systems
The Ödeme İste (Request to Pay) System is a value-added service aiming to improve the customer experience in FAST, Türkiye's instant and continuous funds transfer system.
Merchant & POS
Isbank, a leading player in accepting payments from abroad in Turkey, has started accepting Discover and Diners Club cards via an agreement with Discover Financial Services, making it the bank accepting the most card brands in the country.
FAST
Request to Pay lets users request payment from people who owe them money through a banking application. The CBRT has expanded the FAST Request to Pay Overlay Service so that corporate users can also use it.
Merchant & POS
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.