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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.
Merchant & POS
Payment and e-money institutions' commissions were first subject to VAT, but since their work resembles banking, BSMV was debated. Expenditure Taxes General Communiqué No. 91 settled the question.
Laws & Regulations
Payment and e-money institutions' commissions were first subject to VAT, until Expenditure Taxes General Communiqué No. 91 settled the matter. Here is how bill payment intermediation is taxed under Article 10.
Merchant & POS
For a POS device to be issued to a customer, the customer must have a legal entity status, such as a sole proprietorship, commercial company, or foundation/association. POS devices cannot legally be issued to individual customers.
Merchant & POS
When payment and e-money institutions were first set up, their commissions were subject to VAT, but BSMV was also debated. General Communiqué on Expenditure Taxes (Serial No: 91) settled the issue; here is how the tax base is determined.
Payment Systems
The BRSA has published a draft amendment to the regulation on remote identification methods used by banks and electronic contract relationships. It extends remote onboarding to legal entities, including MERSIS-based verification of representatives.
ATM
The word literally means recycled or circulating. In payment systems, it refers to physically dispensing money deposited at ATMs to customers who want to withdraw cash, adding deposits straight into the withdrawal pool.
Credit Card
At first glance, a credit card seems like a product offered for cardholders' use and benefit, but it also provides significant benefits to merchants, from faster cash flow to collection security and new customers.
E-commerce
B2C stands for Business to Consumer and refers to producers selling their products to consumers online. It is the most widely used and best-known business model in e-commerce.
E-commerce
Expenditure Taxes General Communiqué No. 91 ended the VAT versus BSMV debate for payment and e-money institutions. Under Article 7, e-money institutions pay BSMV on the commissions they collect.
Contactless
A TR Karekod transaction is a payment carried out using a QR code generated according to the procedures and principles in the regulation on the generation and use of the TR Karekod in payment services.
Merchant & POS
Partial Authorization lets an issuer approve part of a transaction instead of declining it when the balance or limit is insufficient. This post covers how it works in ISO 8583, whether it is mandatory, and why it matters for the business.