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Laws & Regulations
It is data published by the BRSA, compiled from information periodically collected through the BRSA Data Transfer System (BVTS) from banks and other institutions under its supervision.
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.
Fraud
Fraud management is used to detect possible fraud on customer accounts and provides additional security for transactions when necessary, making it one of the top priorities for banks.
Payment Systems
BKM shares card payment data periodically. In 2020, the pandemic reshaped payment habits in Turkey: contactless and online payments surged and the total card payment amount grew 17 percent to TRY 1.15 trillion, with about 264 million cards in circulation.
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The new regulation on payment services and e-money issuance, published on 1 December 2021, repealed the 2014 regulation on payment institutions and e-money institutions and the related information systems communiqué.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.
Merchant & POS
The number of POS terminals, ATMs and cards in Türkiye is reported by BKM and updated monthly. Here is the link and how to read the figures.
Credit Card
Banks set two payment amounts for a credit card: the minimum payment and the statement balance. Here is what the minimum payment is, and what happens when you pay only the minimum or less.
Laws & Regulations
A rule-based method has been adopted for setting the maximum interest rates on credit card transactions, using a reference rate based on banks' weighted average deposit rates plus 55 basis points. This post summarizes the method and the rates effective 1 November 2020.
Credit Card
Payment systems statistics are reported periodically by the Interbank Card Center (BKM), including total card count, total card turnover, and the growth trend of the card world in the period.
Merchant & POS
Since the MCC code is a merchant's category code, it's critical for the checks performed during merchant onboarding and authorization, including campaigns and restrictions.
Merchant & POS
MPV stands for Merkezi POS Veritabanı (Central POS Database), BKM's shared database of all POS terminals operated by its card-accepting members, used for support, statistics, fraud analysis and the Common POS Management System.