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Laws & Regulations
Digitalization is changing how banks onboard customers. This post covers digital identity, verification methods, what the Turkish ID card offers, and Article 43 of the Regulation on Information Systems of Banks and Electronic Banking Services on remote identity verification and open banking.
Laws & Regulations
With the communiqué published in the Official Gazette today (4 November 2023), electronic money institutions will be able to onboard customers remotely, a sign that they will play a bigger role in our lives while improving customer satisfaction and speed.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
The Law provides for judicial fines and prison sentences for people who act as a payment or electronic money institution without the required licenses, and for those who use names suggesting they do.
Laws & Regulations
In Türkiye, collecting payments requires a payment institution license and issuing e-money requires an e-money institution license. Article 28 of Law No. 6493 sets prison terms and fines for operating without one.
Laws & Regulations
No. An electronic money institution licensed under Law No. 6493 is a payment service provider, so it can carry out the payment services listed in the Law without a separate license.
Credit Card
BKM Online is the web-based electronic system that enables communication and information sharing between BKM and its members, including documents, reports, services and work calendars, according to user permissions.
Payment Systems
The BRSA has introduced a regulation to reduce paper use in POS devices. Cardholders who do not want a paper receipt for card purchases will be able to receive and store it digitally, with the rules taking effect in September and December 2023.
Laws & Regulations
No. Under Law No. 6493, a payment system is a structure completely different from a payment institution and requires CBRT permission. Using such a name without permission can lead to criminal penalties.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
On 7 October 2023, the CBRT amended the Communiqué on Information Systems of Payment and E-Money Institutions and Data Sharing Services of Payment Service Providers, first published on 1 December 2021. Links to the new text, a comparison table and a detailed summary of changes follow.
Payment Systems
Open banking opens financial data, under the regulations and with the customer's explicit consent, to third-party service providers through standard APIs. The CBRT has published a guide on payment initiation and account information services, covering licensing and technical certification.
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.
Laws & Regulations
BKM (Interbank Card Center) membership is available in 3 statuses: bank, institution or HSK. This post explains the eligibility criteria for each status, the 12-month certification requirement and the BKM fee principles.