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Payment Systems
The communiqué on the information systems of payment and electronic money institutions and the data sharing services of payment service providers was published in Official Gazette No. 31676 on 01.12.2021 and entered into force.
Laws & Regulations
This guide sets out the procedures and principles for reporting suspicious transactions for obliged parties other than the groups individually listed in the AML regulation, such as banks and insurers.
Payment Systems
The CBRT has published a guide on reporting persons and institutions that provide payment services without authorization. Under Law No. 6493, offering such services outside the CBRT's published list of payment and e-money institutions is a criminal offense.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Payment Services Data Sharing Services refers to the data sharing services used in the payment services set out in subparagraphs (f) or (g) of the first paragraph of Article 12 of Law No. 6493.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
Innovations in payment systems continue. The CBRT's Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers was amended and published in the Official Gazette, with new minimum equity requirements and activity restrictions.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
The new regulation on payment services and e-money issuance, published on 1 December 2021, repealed the 2014 regulation on payment institutions and e-money institutions and the related information systems communiqué. This post summarizes the change and the Article 33 equity requirement.
Open Banking
The Global Fintech Hubs Federation is a global federation bringing together more than 20 FinTech organizations worldwide, including FinTech Istanbul. Its duties include fostering unity for the ecosystem and sharing knowledge and experience.
Open Banking
First, it is useful to briefly recall the concepts of Banking as a Service and Open Banking. Banking as a Service (BaaS) lets interface developers connect directly to service banks' systems via APIs and open banking services to run banking transactions for customers...
Open Banking
Under the communiqué, service model banking does not require a separate BRSA license, but the service bank must notify the BRSA in writing before signing a contract with an interface developer.
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
No. There is an exemption for technical service providers that offer IT support for the provision of payment services. However, they have responsibilities under the Communiqué on outsourcing and information security.
Payment Institutions & E-Money
The first Payment Services Directive (PSD1) was adopted in 2007 to provide the legal basis for a single EU payments market. PSD2, Directive 2015/2366, replaced it to make payments safer, more integrated and more competitive.