In collaboration with the Information Technologies and Communication Authority and all mobile phone operators, the Turkish Ministry of Health has launched a mobile contact tracing app.
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Subscribe to Technology-and-innovationPress Release: Istanbul, London advise TPAY Mobile on acquisition of Turkish FinTech leader, Payguru
PAY MOBILE (TPAY) on its acquisition of 100-percent of the shares of leading Turkish FinTech company Trend Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş., known in the market as Payguru.
African Opportunities for Turkish Investors
February 26, 2020
Posted in Infrastructure, mining and commodities Corporate, M&A and securities Technology and innovation
The sectors in which Turkish companies historically carry out their outbound investments and Africa’s resources and specific development needs, the areas of opportunity for Turkish companies in Africa.
BiGa digital gold: Blockchain-based, physically-backed gold transfer infrastructure developed by Takasbank
January 02, 2020
Posted in Banking and finance Technology and innovation Financial institutions
Istanbul Clearing, Settlement and Custody Bank (“Takasbank”) has been working on a new transfer infrastructure platform called BiGa
Turkish Data Protection Board announces extension of VERBİS registration deadline – once again
December 31, 2019
Posted in Data protection and cybersecurity Compliance Technology and innovation
The Turkish Data Protection Board (“Board”) announced the extension of VERBİS registration deadline until June 30, 2020.
Turkey’s booming eSports market
November 19, 2019
Posted in Corporate, M&A and securities Technology and innovation Compliance
While people argue whether eSports, i.e., competitive and organized video gaming, is actually a sport, the industry is expected to grow by more than US$1bn in revenue this year.
Biometrics in Turkey
November 18, 2019
Posted in Data protection and cybersecurity Technology and innovation Life sciences and healthcare Compliance
The use of biometrics, the measurement of unique human physiological and behavioral characteristics, has been incorporated into a multitude of technologies that are used on a daily basis.
Blockchain dispute risks for banks
November 14, 2019
Posted in Financial institutions Technology and innovation Risk advisory
As applications of distributed ledger technology (DLT) move into the mainstream, financial institutions involved in those applications will find themselves exposed to new types of risks.
Data Controllers’ Registry (VERBİS)
November 06, 2019
Posted in Data protection and cybersecurity Risk advisory Compliance Technology and innovation
Data Controllers' Registry or VERBİS is a publicly available database kept by the Data Protection Board (the “Board”), the decision-making body of the Turkish Data Protection Authority (the “DPA”).
Autonomous vehicles white paper: volume 4
Our latest white paper addresses the planned and actual use of biometrics—the measurement of unique human physiological and behavioral characteristics — in today’s (and tomorrow’s) vehicles.
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