ArticleAmendments In Payment System RegulationThe Regulation is amended to include Posta ve Telgraf Teşkilatı Anonim Şirketi's authorisation to provide payment and electronic money services. TurkeyFinance and BankingBTS & Partners
ArticleAmendments To The Regulatory Framework On Interest Accrual And Safeguarding Under The Payment Services And Electronic Money Legislation Have Been PublishedThe "Regulation Amending the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers" ("Amending Regulation"), issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye ("CBRT"), was published in the Official Gazette dated 19 March 2026 and numbered 33201, and has entered into force.TurkeyFinance and BankingOzbilen Aykut Attorneyship
ArticleArtificial Intelligence And Blockchain Technologies And Their Impacts On Brand ProtectionIn recent years, developments in digitalization have started to make crucial impacts on many fields, including intellectual property, from creation to monetization and enforcement levels.TurkeyTechnologyGün + Partners
ArticleDraft Bill On Stablecoin Released By The US GovernmentA new era is beginning for the cryptocurrency market in the US. The draft bill on Stablecoin, which will represent the first major cryptocurrency regulation in the US...TurkeyTechnologyKP Law
ArticleMetaverse Ve Akilli SözleşmelerYakın zamanda oldukça konuşulan ancak henüz bir düzenlemesi ile karşılaşmadığımız ve mevcut olarak yasal bir zemini henüz bulunmayan Metaverse'de ödeme araçları, sanal arazi hak...TurkeyTechnologyBener Law Office
ArticleMinimum Equity Requirements For Payment And E-Money Institutions IncreasedThe Communiqué on Redetermination of Minimum Equity Amounts of Payment and Electronic Money Institutions ("Communiqué") was published in the Official Gazette...TurkeyTechnologyEsin Attorney Partnership
ArticleNew Regulation Introduced On Remote Identification For Payment And Electronic Money InstitutionsThe Regulation Amending the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers, published in the Official Gazette dated 04.09.2026 and numbered 33360, introduced an amendment concerning the identity verification methods that payment service providers may use in remote customer onboarding. TurkeyTechnologyOzbilen Aykut Attorneyship
ArticleThe Limitation Of Crypto Assets In Banks: Basel Committee ReportBasel Committee published the final version of its second report on the limitation of crypto assets in banks in December 2022. The first noticeable element in the report is a categorization of crypto assets...TurkeyTechnologySolak & Partners
ArticleNewsletter Regarding The Changes Introduced By The Regulation On The Amendment Of The Regulation On Payment Services And The Issuance Of Electronic Money, And Payment Service Providers, And The Communiqué On The Amendment Of The Communiqué On Information Systems Of Payment And Electronic Money Institutions And The Data Sharing Services In The Field Of Payment Services By Payment Service ProvidersSeveral changes have been introduced to the: (i) Regulation on Payment Services and the Issuance of Electronic Money, and Payment Service Providers (the "Regulation")...TurkeyFinance and BankingBener Law Office
ArticleDraft Circular On Authentication And Transaction Security In Electronic Banking Services Opened For ConsultationThe Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency ("BRSA") opened Draft Circular No. 2022/2 on the Criteria for Authentication and Transaction Security in Electronic Banking Services...TurkeyFinance and BankingEsin Attorney Partnership
ArticleEnhanced Measures On Politically Exposed PersonsAs a member of the FATF, Turkey has tightened its Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing regulations, which would affect crypto asset service providers and other financial service providers.TurkeyFinance and BankingÜnsal Law Firm
ArticleCMB's Principal Decision On Crypto Asset Platforms Is PublishedIn the Official Gazette dated 2 July 2024 and numbered 32590, the Law on Amendments to the Capital Markets Law No. 7518 ("Amendment Law") introduced additions concerning crypto assets to various articles...TurkeyTechnologySadik& Çapan
ArticleDigital Wallet Era Begins In TürkiyeThe Regulation Amending the Regulation on Payment Services and Electronic Money Issuance and Payment Service Providers ("Regulation") prepared by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye...TurkeyTechnologyEsin Attorney Partnership
ArticleHigh Fintech Goals Set For Turkey In Presidential Annual ProgramThe Presidential Annual Program for 2023 ("Program") was published in the Official Gazette on 25 October 2022. The Program aims to determine Turkey's goals and policies for the year 2023.TurkeyTechnologyÜnsal Law Firm
ArticleIntroduction Of 15.000 TRY Threshold For Mandatory Crypto User Identification In TurkeyIntroduction of 15.000 TRY Threshold for Mandatory Crypto User Identification in Turkey is a turning point in the Turkish crypto-led environment.TurkeyTechnologyPi Legal Consultancy
ArticleMASAK Suspicious Transaction Reporting Guide For Banks And MASAK Online System Updated.The Financial Crimes Investigation Board of Türkiye ("MASAK") announced on May 14, 2024, that it has updated the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Guide ("Guide") and the MASAK Online system...TurkeyTechnologySRP Legal
ArticleSEC Increases Scrutiny On Cryptocurrency CompaniesAs investors continue to seek a safe haven after the collapse of crypto exchanges, cryptocurrency companies have begun to resort to new ways to restore confidence.TurkeyTechnologyKP Law
ArticleSmart Contracts Under The Scope Of Law Of ContractsSmart contracts are contractual software that users connected to decentralized networks that embody distributed databases, known as Blockchain, conclude by arranging them among themselves. TurkeyTechnologyBener Law Office
ArticleThe Law No. 7518 Amending The Capital Markets Law Has Entered Into Force. What Now?In today's world, where cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have emerged as the latest products of technological advancement, their impact has not been limited to the economy...TurkeyTechnologyCitil Attorney Partnership
ArticleTwo-Minute Recap Of IT LawOn 24 June 2024, an Artificial Intelligence Bill ("Bill") was brought before the Grand National Parliament of Turkey for the first time. TurkeyTechnologyGen Temizer Erdogan Girgin Attorney Partnership