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ATM
Although we can now carry out almost all branch transactions at an ATM, for most of us an ATM is still just a machine for depositing and withdrawing cash. Today, without a card, we can use our phones to deposit and withdraw cash via QR code.
Merchant & POS
In Turkey, there are 3 payment schemes we are used to seeing: MasterCard, Visa, and Troy. American Express and Diners Club are also used, though less widely. Russia's Central Bank recently said two Turkish banks are preparing to accept Mir cards.
Laws & Regulations
The purpose of Law No. 6493 is to regulate the procedures and principles for payment and securities settlement systems, payment services, payment institutions and electronic money institutions.
Closed-Loop Payments
Is Starbucks really selling coffee, or building an ecosystem? Prepaid balances, a loyalty program and customer data turn a coffee chain's payments into a closed-loop economy, a very different model from Istanbulkart.
Laws & Regulations
The Visa Core Rules and Visa Product and Service Rules documents define the fundamental rules that apply to all institutions in the Visa network. They are updated regularly, and all members are expected to follow the latest version.
Payment Systems
Digitalization keeps changing the speed and shape of payments. AI-based payment agents pay on their own within user-defined limits and rules, completing transactions without the user initiating any action. This post explains how they work and what to watch for.
Online & Authorization
You press the pay button and the screen says the transaction failed. Behind that failure are checks on your balance and transaction security. This post explains how funds confirmation APIs work, where they apply, and the situation in Turkey's open banking.
Payment Systems
Official Gazette No. 32332 dated 07.10.2023 published the amending Regulation and Communiqué covering digital wallets, e-money, share transfers, cloud outsourcing, remote identity verification and card system choice.
Credit Card
KKB was established, under banking law, to enable the exchange of all kinds of information and documents among at least five banks, and it also shares credit information about customers. The Credit Bureau of Turkey also serves deposit banks, participation banks, financial institutions, and more.
Payment Systems
With the CBRT's regulation on payment services, electronic money issuance and payment service providers, the minimum equity amounts for bill payment, payment and electronic money institutions were raised.
Payment Systems
All e-money institutions are authorized to issue e-money under Article 18, paragraph 2 of Law No. 6493. In addition, the payment services they are authorized to provide under Article 12 of Law No. 6493 are shown in the table below.
Payment Systems
Published in the Official Gazette of 25.11.2022, six days before the Transition Period ended, an amending Regulation and Communiqué extended the transition period for some obligations of payment and e-money institutions from 01.12.2022 to 28.02.2023.