
Merchant & POS
What Is a Payment Facilitator (PF)?
A Payment Facilitator (PF) is a licensed payment institution that lets merchants accept card payments without applying to banks directly. Learn how it works.
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Merchant & POS
A Payment Facilitator (PF) is a licensed payment institution that lets merchants accept card payments without applying to banks directly. Learn how it works.

Laws & Regulations
An electronic money institution can carry out the activities of a payment institution, but a payment institution has no authority to issue electronic money. So a payment institution cannot carry out an e-money institution's activities.

Merchant & POS
Banks check merchants against a termination list before issuing a POS device. Learn the main reasons, such as counterfeit card acceptance, excessive chargebacks, and fraud, that can lead a bank to terminate a merchant agreement.

Payment Systems
Takasbank (Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank) exists to increase the competitiveness of Turkey's markets by providing clearing and custody services, financial services, and other economic activities under the relevant legislation.

Laws & Regulations
Law No. 5549 introduced legal rules to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, defined obligations, and expanded MASAK's remit to cover the fight against terrorist financing as well as money laundering.