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Smart Payment Association (SPA) logo

Payment Systems

What is SPA (Smart Payment Association)?

The Smart Payment Association (SPA) is the trade association of the smart payments industry. It provides leadership and expert guidance to help members and customers realize smart, secure and personalized payment systems and services, now and in the future.

Illustration showing how an Application Identifier (AID) is used in a chip card transaction

EMV

What is an Application Identifier (AID)?

The AID tells the terminal which applications are present on a chip during a POS or ATM transaction. What does the AID do? It lets the terminal determine whether it supports an application on the chip. In Tag 9F06, it is 5-16 digits long.

Screenshot of the Official Gazette announcing Law No. 7192 on payment and securities settlement systems

Laws & Regulations

What Is Law No. 7192 and What Does It Include?

Law No. 7192 amends certain articles of Law No. 6493 on Payment and Securities Settlement Systems, Payment Services and Electronic Money Institutions. Announced on 22 November 2019, it entered into force on 01.01.2020.

ÖDED Payment and Electronic Money Association

Payment Institutions & E-Money

What Is ÖDED?

ÖDED (Payment and Electronic Money Association) is the only industry association representing the payment and electronic money institutions operating in Türkiye under Law No. 6493.

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.

Screenshot of the regulation article on ATM access for customers with orthopedic disabilities

ATM

What Must Banks Do for Customers with Orthopedic Disabilities?

Banks must provide the infrastructure for ATM access by customers with orthopedic disabilities. Not every ATM has to comply: at least two out of every 100 ATMs a bank operates must be suitable. This post explains the details of the regulation article.