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Diagram of an e-money institution and the services it can provide under Law No. 6493

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What Is an E-Money Institution? Which Services Can It Provide Under Law No. 6493?

The Law defines e-money as monetary value issued in exchange for funds accepted by the issuer, stored electronically, used for payment transactions and accepted as a payment instrument by persons other than the issuer. This post explains e-money institutions and the services they may provide.

Bank customer completing remote identity verification through a video call

Payment Systems

Remote Identity Verification Starts on May 1

The Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) had prepared a draft communiqué on the remote identity verification methods banks can use. According to the communiqué published in today's Official Gazette, the practice enters into force on May 1.

Logos of various international payment card schemes

Credit Card

What Are National and International Payment Schemes?

In the world of payment systems, just as credit cards are an indispensable product, a payment scheme is indispensable for credit cards. When a credit card product is launched, the scheme it will be issued under is decided first.

Diagram illustrating the PSD (Payment Services Directive) regulatory framework

Merchant & POS

What is PSD (Payment Services Directive)?

PSD stands for Payment Services Directive, known as the Payment Services Law. It took effect in EU countries in 2009, and in 2015 new revisions were announced as PSD1, aiming to build an efficient, fast, secure, and competitive payment market.

Photo of a printed notice about the CBRT amendment allowing payment service providers to create IBANs

Payment Institutions & E-Money

Payment Service Providers Can Now Process Transactions with IBANs

5 August 2021 was a very important day for Turkish payment systems. The CBRT's amendment to the Communiqué on the International Bank Account Number (IBAN) allows payment institutions and e-money institutions to create IBANs as well. This is...

Person depositing cash into an ATM

ATM

My Money Got Stuck in the ATM, What Should I Do?

Everyone has probably felt the fear of money getting stuck in an ATM while making a deposit. What causes this to happen? It is not a very common occurrence, but it can happen if you do not pay attention to a few important points.

Illustration of a smartphone used as a mobile POS payment terminal

Merchant & POS

Are POS Terminals Becoming Obsolete?

Today, as credit cards shift from physical to virtual use, a similar move has come from the POS side. We have begun to see mobile phones used as POS devices becoming a serious rival to physical POS terminals.

Illustration of Third Party Provider (TPP) roles in Open Banking, including PISP and AISP

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What is a Third Party Provider (TPP)?

The term 'Third Party Provider' refers to an authorized online service provider introduced under Open Banking. These are systems outside a customer's relationship with their bank that mediate the transaction. So how many types of third party provider are there? Two.

Diagram illustrating how an API connects applications and servers

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What is an API?

Used as an abbreviation for Application Programming Interface, an API is an interface that allows an application's functions to be accessed and used from outside or remotely, letting an application on a server be reached from different platforms.

Illustration of the transfer of payment regulation powers from the BRSA to the CBRT in Turkey's fintech ecosystem

Laws & Regulations

Some Powers of the BRSA Transferred to the CBRT

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.

Bank ATM machine illustrating the difference between onsite and offsite ATM locations

Merchant & POS

What Are Onsite/Offsite ATMs?

ATMs, which once only let customers withdraw cash from their accounts, have now turned into a channel where almost all branch transactions can be performed, and these functions keep growing year after year. So, are there different types of ATMs...