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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.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
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...
Laws & Regulations
The upper limit for FAST transactions, raised to 1,000 TL on 29 January 2021, was increased to 2,000 TL on 4 August 2021, and payment and e-money institutions began applying to join the system.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
According to ÖDED, its members are institutions that have applied for or received a license as a payment institution and/or electronic money institution under Law No. 6493. The member list by field of activity is on its website.
Mobile Payments
TR QR Code is the QR code standard defined by the regulation on generating and using TR QR codes in payment services. FAST – TR QR Code refers to the TR QR Code used for payments made through FAST, built on BKM's infrastructure.
Merchant & POS
TR QR Code refers to QR code information created according to the regulation on generating and using the TR QR code in payment services, which can be used in payments under Law No. 6493.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Under the Law on Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions, the organs, duties and powers, and working principles of the Payment and Electronic Money Institutions Association of Turkey have been determined. The statute is now in force.
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.
Laws & Regulations
No. Law No. 6493 sets no minimum number of shareholders, so under Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 a payment or electronic money institution can be set up with a single shareholder.
E-commerce
Alternative payment systems are services from intermediary companies that use virtual POS accounts in the background to benefit merchants. Law No. 6493 calls them payment institutions. This article compares them with bank virtual POS accounts.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions defines a payment instrument as a personalized device such as a card, mobile phone, or password.
Laws & Regulations
Payment and e-money institutions' commissions were first subject to VAT, until Expenditure Taxes General Communiqué No. 91 settled the matter. Here is how bill payment intermediation is taxed under Article 10.