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Our Mission and Objectives

We aim to foster the emergence of groundbreaking ideas, promote an entrepreneurial mindset, and support projects that create added value in the financial technologies space.

Supporting Financial Innovation:

Connecting the Ecosystem:

We bring together all players in the industry on a single platform to accelerate knowledge sharing, create synergy, and develop collaborative solutions.

Making Türkiye a Regional Power in Fintech:

Our goal is to make Türkiye a leading fintech country in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Our priority is to bring the world's most innovative financial technologies to our country while supporting the growth of local startups in the global market.

Global Integration and Standards:

We facilitate the integration of the Turkish fintech ecosystem with global standards, helping our members access international markets and align with regulatory and technological trends.

Local Capacity Building and Awareness:

Through training programs, working groups, industry reports, and investor meetups, we work to strengthen fintech know-how and human capital across Türkiye.

We are not only solving today’s financial challenges — we are helping to shape the financial architecture of tomorrow. We support impact-driven projects and adapt swiftly to technological advancements with a forward-looking perspective.

Vision for the Future of Finance:

The Türkiye Fintech Association is an independent, non-profit organization founded by entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals who believe in the transformative power of financial technologies.

Our mission is to support financial innovation at every level and to unite all stakeholders in the fintech ecosystem under one roof. By fostering the development of innovative financial solutions, we aim to serve as a central platform for a broad range of actors — from banks to fintech startups, from investors to regulatory bodies.

With our non-profit structure and cross-sector collaboration approach, we are committed to leading the transformation of the fintech landscape in Türkiye.

Focus
Areas

The Türkiye Fintech Association embraces an inclusive vision that supports the full spectrum of innovation within the fintech ecosystem.

Rather than focusing solely on payment systems, we cover a wide range of impactful technologies such as blockchain-based solutions, regtech providers, open banking infrastructures, digital identity and security technologies, data analytics and AI-powered platforms, digital wallets, alternative lending models, and embedded finance tools.

Positioning Türkiye as a Fintech Innovation Hub:

Our vision is to establish Türkiye as a leading center of fintech innovation across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). We strive to attract global best practices and help local initiatives make an international impact.