Payment service provider (PSP) and RegTech platform BANXA Holdings has expanded globally with local entities established in Brazil, Turkey, the UK and the USA. The company is also actively exploring the setup of operations in Luxembourg and India.
Banxa powers the world’s largest digital asset platforms by providing payments infrastructure and regulatory compliance across global markets.
Peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful has announced two partnerships that will expand its operations in Turkey.
Paxful is a crypto trading platform that aims to bring financial inclusion to the underbanked and unbanked through P2P finance. Every customer gets a free digital wallet that lets them send,
BTSE, a British Virgin Islands-based crypto exchange, has added support for BiLira (TRYB) on its platform, bringing the total number of currency available on the platform to 19.
BTSE is a financial technology company that utilizes bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies to develop solutions that empower users to take control of their financial freedom.
Turkey-based bank Takasbank has unveiled a blockchain-based electronic platform for gold transactions.
Takasbank provides investment banking services. It offers clearing, settlement, and custody services, as well as treasury, valuation procedures, and monitoring solutions.
Dubbed BiGA, the new platform is designed to enable people to transfer physical gold stored at the Borsa Istanbul Stock Exchange via digitized gold units on a blockchain.
Crypto exchange operator Huobi Group is planning to expand its services to Turkey.
Established in 2013, Huobi Group is a blockchain company, consisting of ten upstream and downstream enterprises. It claims to provide safe, secure, and convenient cryptocurrency trading and asset management services to millions of users in over 130 countries.
The Interbank Card Center (BKM), in partnership with Microsoft and VeriPark, has launched a blockchain-based digital certificate platform.
BKM was established in 1990 with the partnership of 13 public and private Turkish banks for the purpose of providing solutions to the common problems and developing the rules and standards of credit and debit cards in Turkey,
Turkcell, the largest mobile phone operator in Turkey, has introduced a new blockchain service for ID Management.
Turkcell offers mobile communication and fixed voice services, and broadband services that consist of mobile broadband, fiber to the home/building, and ADSL. As of December 31,
The Borsa Istanbul Stock Exchange (BIST) has developed a blockchain platform that will store details of new customers and share documents on a decentralized network.
BIST is the sole exchange entity of Turkey combining the former Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE),
Harunustaspor, a Turkish amateur football team, has completed the world’s first football transfer using bitcoin.
The Sakarya First Division Group B club used bitcoin to sign Omer Faruk Kiroglu for 0.0524 BTC ($528), plus 2,500 Turkish lira ($661).
In an interview with state-run news outlet Anadolu Agency,
