Laws & Regulations
FAST Limit Being Raised to 2,000 TL
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.
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Laws & Regulations
What Is the Regulation on Bank Cards and Credit Cards? What Does It Contain?
The purpose of the Regulation on Bank Cards and Credit Cards is to set the procedures and principles for issuing and using bank and credit cards and for the activities of institutions in the card payment system.
Laws & Regulations
What Is Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions? What Does It Cover?
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.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
How can I get the Active Payment Institution list?
With digitalization, many products are becoming digital, and company types and services offered to customers are diversifying. Payment institutions have been part of our lives since 2015.
Laws & Regulations
Compliance Deadlines for Digital Wallet and GEÇİT Rules Extended
The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) extended the compliance deadlines for digital wallets and GEÇİT. The digital wallet deadline moved from 7 October 2024 to 7 April 2025.
Credit Card
Did We #StayHome? (Based on BKM March 2020 Data)
The coronavirus has turned the past month into a new way of life. How will these changes affect payment systems? This post reviews the March 2020 data announced by BKM, including the surge in contactless and online card payments.
Credit Card
My Card Is Broken. What Should I Do?
If your card is broken, call your bank's Customer Contact Center to request a renewal. Since the card number usually stays the same after renewal, this is convenient for you. If you'll keep using the card, don't set it to Closed or Cancelled status.
Chargeback
What is TRIP (Turkey's Communication Platform)?
TRIP (Turkey's Communication Platform) is a central platform developed by BKM to fight fraud, bringing together Case Filing, Issuer and Acquirer Chargeback operations (Pre-Arbitration, Pre-Compliance, Arbitration, Compliance), and ATM deposit/payment dispute operations.
HSM & Security
What is a transaction performed with stored card data (Credential-on-File)?
Non-face-to-face transactions in which the cardholder authorizes the merchant to store card data, and the merchant uses that stored data to carry out the transaction, are called Credential-on-File (CoF) transactions.
Merchant & POS
PCI Publishes “CPoC” Standard for Accepting Contactless Payments on Mobile Devices
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), founded in 2006 by Amex, Discover, JCB, Mastercard and Visa, has shared its data security and testing standard for accepting contactless payments on smartphones and tablets without extra hardware.
Laws & Regulations
What Is Law No. 6493? What Does It Contain?
Law No. 6493, published in Official Gazette No. 28690 on 27 June 2013, regulates the procedures and principles for payment and securities settlement systems, payment services, payment institutions and e-money institutions.
Laws & Regulations
What is BSMV?
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.