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Laws & Regulations
The articles of the Regulation on the Accessibility of Banking Services are listed below. Published in the Official Gazette on 18 June 2016 (issue 29746), banks must strictly comply with them. PART ONE Purpose...
Payment System Institutions
These are credit institutions providing financing to individuals and companies for purchasing goods and services. Financing companies specialize mainly in vehicle loans, offering fast and flexible point-of-sale solutions distinct from banks.
Merchant & POS
The BRSA announced it would allow 4 credit card installments for crafted gold jewelry, but not for coins or bullion. Since a jeweler sells both, how will the rule actually be enforced?
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.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Digitalization is showing itself first in banking and payment systems. The BRSA has announced it will begin issuing digital (branchless) bank licenses, opening the way for new digital banks in Turkey under an amendment to Banking Law No. 5411.
Payment Systems
Let's start by defining e-money. In general terms, e-money is a monetary value stored on a secure technological device (such as a computer disk). E-money is a concept defined under Turkish law through legislation enacted by the BRSA (BDDK).
Merchant & POS
With advances in technology, mobile phones can now be used for many functions besides calls and internet access. One such innovation is the ability to use smartphones or tablets as POS devices.
Payment Systems
Law No. 7192 amends Law No. 6493 and brings changes on payment services, e-money and open banking, including the transfer of regulatory and supervisory powers from the BRSA to the CBRT and the addition of PSD2-style services.
Laws & Regulations
The purpose of the Regulation on Bank Cards and Credit Cards is to set the procedures and principles for issuing and using bank and credit cards and for the activities of institutions in the card payment system.
Laws & Regulations
The Regulation on Information Systems of Banks and Electronic Banking Services sets the minimum procedures and principles for managing bank information systems, providing electronic banking services and managing related risks, along with the required information systems controls.
Payment Systems
Current information: this post describes the limit at the time of publication. The BRSA raised the contactless card transaction limit to 750 TL, effective 1 July. Above the limit, contactless payments need a PIN. The post also traces the limit's history.
Credit Card
The BRSA has decided to raise the contactless card transaction limit to 500 TL, effective 1 February. This post explains the change, how PIN entry works above the limit, and how the limit has evolved since 2019.