Press Release on Increasing FAST System Transaction Limits (2026-36)

No: 2026-36

August 24, 2026

Press Release on Increasing FAST System Transaction Limits

As of August 26, 2026, the FAST transaction limits will be raised to TRY 300,000.

FAST (Instant and Continuous Transfer of Funds), which is a new generation instant payment system developed by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye and launched on January 8, 2021, offers secure, fast, and easy payments around the clock with its overlay services and innovative approach to payments in Türkiye. The system is rapidly becoming widespread as an alternative method to cash and card payments for purchasing transactions.

Given the users’ interest in the FAST system and the dynamic requirements of the payments ecosystem, as of August 26, 2026, the FAST transaction limits for money transfers and payments via the Request-to-Pay Overlay Service will be raised to TRY 300,000 from TRY 100,000, and the limit for merchant payments with dynamic verification using FAST-TR QR Code to TRY 300,000 from TRY 250,000.

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