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Payment Systems
The purpose of these rules is to set out the operating rules, participation requirements, and pricing principles of the QR Code Routing System (KYS) established and operated by BKM, as well as other procedures related to KYS's operation.
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.
Payment Systems
Fintech, short for financial technologies, is a term for companies that bring together finance and technology to provide easy and fast financial services, growing rapidly worldwide.
HSM & Security
PEK is the abbreviation for Pin Encryption Key. The role of PEK is to encrypt PINs. There are two types of PEK: TPK (Terminal Pin Key) and ZWK (Zone Working Key).
Payment Systems
All electronic money institutions are authorized to issue electronic money under Law No. 6493. The payment services each one is licensed to offer are listed in the table published by the CBRT.
FAST
The upper limit for FAST transactions, which enable fast money transfers between banks, was raised to 50,000 TL per transaction as of 21 December 2023.
Credit Card
This communiqué sets the rules for managing information systems used in bank card and credit card transactions. Card scheme operators, issuers, acquirers, merchants and outsourced service providers are all within its scope.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
A company that collects online payments through its own virtual POS and pays merchants on agreed dates is providing a payment service, and it needs a license from the Board unless an exemption applies.
Payment System Institutions
The European Payments Initiative (EPI), formerly known as PEPSI, is an ECB-backed payment integration initiative aiming to build a pan-European payment system and interbank network to rival Mastercard and Visa. Its founding members include BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and others.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Open banking means sharing customers' financial information with a third-party fintech company so that a range of banking and financial services can be offered to them. It works through API integrations. This post covers its status in Turkey and the new BRSA regulation.
Credit Card
The payment card industry is arguably the sector most affected by technology and the quickest to adapt new developments. With mobile devices, payment systems have changed a lot - we now prefer using our credit cards virtually rather than physically.
HSM & Security
ZWK stands for Zone Working Key. It encrypts the PIN so that it can travel securely between different financial institutions, such as the acquiring bank and the issuing bank.