TURKEY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Sera Somay, Merve Kurdak and Doğa Pınarlı Dedebaş Paksoy Paksoy advises financial institutions, technology companies, payment institutions, crypto-asset ser - vice providers and digital platforms on the full range of legal issues arising in Türkiye’s rapidly evolving fintech ecosystem. The firm provides support on payment services and systems, e-money, digital wal - lets, open banking, digital banking and crypto-asset activities, including licensing, product structuring, market entry, software/system integration, and com - pliance with applicable regulations. It also provides legal counsel to fintech companies on mergers and acquisitions, supporting regulated entities with trans -
actions, strategic investments and partnerships, in - cluding cross-border merger control filings before the Competition Authority. As financial technologies continue to develop, it provides guidance on block - chain solutions, stablecoin-linked mechanisms, de - centralised finance protocols and cross-border fi - nancial services. Leveraging the lawyers’ expertise in banking and finance, corporate law, data protection, intellectual property and competition law, Paksoy de - livers integrated and forward-looking legal solutions tailored to the needs of the fintech ecosystem.
Authors
Sera Somay is a partner at Paksoy and co-head of the Information Technologies and Internet Law practice, as well as head of the Banking and Finance practice. She has developed extensive expertise in
Doğa Pınarlı Dedebaş is an associate at Paksoy who provides support on a variety of fintech matters, including the legal framework for payment services, e-money and e-wallet providers, as well as blockchain and
the legal challenges brought by emerging technologies in the financial and capital markets sector, including the fintech regulatory framework, digital banks, new payment services and systems, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings.
crypto-related issues. In addition, she supports capital markets deals by assisting issuers and international underwriters with equity, debt and equity-linked offerings, including international public offerings and private placements.
Merve Kurdak is counsel at Paksoy and advises on a broad range of fintech matters, with a focus on the legal framework for payment services
and systems, e-money service providers, e-wallet services, blockchain and crypto-asset related issues, including crypto platforms and digital banks. She also works on financing transactions, including ECA- backed loans, syndicated loans and various forms of secured financing. In addition, she has experience in capital markets transactions, acting for issuers and international underwriters of equity, debt and equity-linked instruments on international public offerings and private placements.
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