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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...
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.
EMV
BIC stands for Bank Identifier Code. It is the universal bank identification code used for automated processing in banking and related financial environments, identifying banks as specified by the ISO 9362 standard.
Payment Systems
As FAST usage keeps growing, new CBRT regulations are accelerating it further. Payment and e-money institutions will join FAST directly in 2023, and FAST Merchant Payments using the TR-QR Code will go live in the first quarter of 2023.
FAST
The Easy Addressing System (KOLAS) is one of the layered services of FAST, the Central Bank's instant funds transfer system, developed and operated by BKM. It lets users send money via phone number or email instead of an IBAN.
FAST
The CBRT has raised the FAST transaction amount limits. As of 4 April 2024, the limit is 100 thousand TL for money transfers and 250 thousand TL for merchant payments made with the FAST-TR QR code.
Laws & Regulations
The CBRT announced that it has launched open banking services in payments, a component of the digital economy roadmap of its liraization strategy, through BKM's Open Banking Gateway (GEÇİT).
Payment Systems
ISO/TC 68 is a technical committee within the International Organization for Standardization in Geneva, responsible for developing and maintaining international standards for banking, securities and other financial services.
FAST
The FAST system will bring significant convenience and speed to payments and money transfers. Here are its advantages for citizens and businesses, from Easy Address transfers to risk-based limits.
FAST
The FAST system went live at 20 banks on 8 January, and its transaction limit was set at 500 TL on 21 January, rising to 1,000 TL from 28 January. Here are the criteria a transfer must meet to be processed through FAST.
FAST
An Easy Address is defined through the channels of the bank holding the account. Likewise, an Easy Address can be cancelled and deleted through the channels of the bank where the account is held.
FAST
The Instant and Continuous Transfer of Funds (FAST) System lets customers send payment instructions 24/7 through bank systems, independent of EFT. This article explains what Easy Address is, how to register one and how transfers work.