FAST (Fonların Anlık ve Sürekli Transferi)
Country: Turkey (TR) | Payment Rail: real_time_payment
RealTimePayment
Market Adoption: 65%
FAST is the Central Bank of Turkey's 24/7 real-time interbank instant fund transfer system operating with Kolay Adres (Easy Address) identifiers.
🔄 User Payment Flow
- Customer selects FAST at merchant checkout and receives merchant IBAN or Kolay Adres (Easy Address)
- Customer opens their Turkish bank mobile app and initiates FAST instant transfer
- Customer confirms payment details and authorizes via bank 2FA
- CBRT FAST system clears funds in seconds and sends payment notification to merchant
⚙️ Characteristics & Settlement
| Instant Payment | YES |
| Supports QR | YES |
| Supports Recurring | NO |
| Supports Refund | YES |
🛠️ Merchant Integration Steps
- Merchant API calls acquiring gateway for FAST reference payload
- PSP issues payment token and FAST IBAN / QR code
- PSP receives CBRT interbank clearing callback and updates merchant order status