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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.
Laws & Regulations
Yes. Payment institutions themselves cannot engage in commercial activities other than payment services, but their agents may continue their other commercial activities alongside the payment services.
Credit Card
The BRSA raised the card limit threshold used to set the minimum payment rate from TRY 50,000 to TRY 100,000. This post explains what changed, why now, the short-term relief, the risk of carried-over balances, and which data to watch.
Merchant & POS
Payments made over the internet are called digital payments. Card payments, cryptocurrency, and online banking transfers all fall within the scope of digital payment, along with mobile wallets and QR code payments.
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.
Payment Systems
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is a security requirement introduced under the EU's Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) to increase security and reduce fraud in online payment transactions. SCA requires two of three independent authentication factors.
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.
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.
Open Banking
Digital banking is talked about more every day, and with the BRSA's support in defining its scope, it is about to enter our lives. A 'digital bank' is a credit institution that provides banking services mainly through electronic channels rather than physical branches.
Credit Card
If you miss the minimum payment three times in a calendar year, your card is closed to cash use; if you miss it three times in a row, it is closed to both cash use and purchases until the full debt is paid.
Merchant & POS
The Transaction Success Rate (TSR) is a key performance metric measuring the percentage of attempted payment transactions that complete successfully, and a critical indicator of overall payment health.
Laws & Regulations
Yes. A payment or electronic money institution may outsource its information systems, provided it complies with Articles 11 and 16 of the Information Systems Communiqué and Article 13 of the Regulation.