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Illustration representing the products and services KKB offers directly to its member institutions

Credit Card

What Products and Services Does KKB Offer Directly to Members?

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.

Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) building and emblem

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What Is the BRSA?

The BRSA is the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, an autonomous agency that protects savers' rights, ensures banks operate soundly and securely, and contributes to the long-term growth and stability of Turkey's economy.

Illustration of a credit card installment payment plan

Credit Card

What is an installment?

An installment is when a credit card transaction is split into a fixed number of monthly payments to the bank. For example, splitting a 100 TL purchase into 5 installments means paying the bank 20 TL per month until the full amount is paid off.

Illustration representing bank credit card limit management

Credit Card

How is limit management done in banks?

In transactions carried out through banks, a certain limit is set due to the rules and requirements of institutions such as the BRSA (BDDK) and MASAK, as well as the measures banks take to reduce risk, and transactions above this limit are not approved. In the world of payment systems…

Limit Control System (LKS) diagram

Credit Card

What is LKS (Limit Control System)?

Limit Control System (LKS): A system provided by KKB (Credit Bureau of Turkey) that allows customers' limit details to be checked in real time. It provides member banks (or institutions) with information sharing on consumers' credit card limits. Under the regulation by the BRSA...