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November 22, 2023
On November 16, the TURAN payment system started working in Turkey. The purpose of the system is to improve cooperation with Turkic and Turkey-friendly countries. At the moment, transfers and other financial services are available for Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Georgia. The following types of services are available between these countries: instant transfers, payment by QR code, contactless payment, bill payment, acquiring (connection of payment system on company websites), etc. Both physical and virtual Turan cards can be issued. In the future, the list of countries will be expanded, and the new system is planned to cover about 170 million people.
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