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Fintech Market Overview

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Digital onboarding in Turkey

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Through a central structure, the CMB has been authorized to provide the applications used in the remote identification process.1

Pursuant to Article 6/A of the MASAK Regulation, which was added to the Regulation on the Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime and the Financing of Terrorism, if legislation in relation to the main field of activity of an obligated party allows for it, then remote identification methods may be used to verify the identity of customers when establishing a permanent business relationship with real persons. This is specified by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance (MoTF). The Financial Crimes Investigation Board General Communiqué (No. 19), published in the Official Gazette dated 30 April 2021 and numbered 31470, stipulates that informatics or electronic communication devices could also be employed as part of these methods. Any such method should ensure that all information necessary for face-to-face identification is present, while also offering minimum risk in relation to confirming said information. Remote identification does not restrict customers based on citizenship nor are there any limitations on what transactions it can be used for.1

Artificial intelligence in financial products

Fintech in Turkey

Fintech in other countries

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  1. https://thelawreviews.co.uk/title/the-financial-technology-law-review/turkey