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Payment Institutions & E-Money
How much capital is required to establish a payment institution or e-money institution? Under the second paragraph of Article 14 of Law No. 6493, minimum paid-in capital amounts are set for each institution type.
Merchant & POS
The Regulation on the Non-Use of Crypto Assets in Payments, published in the Official Gazette on 16 April and effective from 30 April, looks set to seriously affect cryptocurrency developments in Turkey. Here are its key points and the full text.
Laws & Regulations
No. An institution issuing electronic money in Türkiye must be a joint-stock company established in Türkiye and licensed by the Board, even if it already holds a license in its home country in Europe.
Debit Card
The use of prepaid cards, and the number of prepaid cards issued by e-money institutions, has risen sharply. This post looks at why, how to choose a card, and which fees prepaid cards charge.
Laws & Regulations
Payment and electronic money institutions must set up internal control and risk management units, each with at least one dedicated employee. The same person cannot carry out both functions.
Laws & Regulations
This communiqué regulates how payment and electronic money institutions manage their information systems, how authorized independent auditors audit them, and the data sharing services of payment service providers.
Payment Systems
The communiqué on the information systems of payment and electronic money institutions and the data sharing services of payment service providers was published in Official Gazette No. 31676 on 01.12.2021 and entered into force.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
The requirement for natural and legal person representatives is set out in Article 13(7) of the Regulation and refers to Article 8(1)(d) of Law No. 5411, which excludes persons convicted of certain offenses.
Laws & Regulations
A payment institution is a legal entity that provides payment services for electronic payments through the infrastructure it offers. This article covers the Turkish regulatory framework, licensing, safeguarding, supervision, penalties and taxation.
Laws & Regulations
Law No. 7192 amends certain articles of Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions. Announced on 22 November 2019, it entered into force on 01.01.2020.
Laws & Regulations
Turkey is rapidly implementing the items in the 11th Development Plan for a fintech ecosystem with equal opportunity. Under the approved law amendment, some BRSA powers over payment services and e-money companies were transferred to the CBRT, making it the single authority in payments.
Laws & Regulations
BSMV stands for Banking and Insurance Transaction Tax, levied on banking and insurance transactions. This post explains how it applies to payment institutions and e-money institutions under Expense Taxes General Communiqué No. 91, with an example.