Proposed partnership brings together GTR's Travel Rule protocol and BTguru's Crypto AML & Web3 compliance expertise to accelerate adoption across banks, financial institutions, and crypto service providers.

January 2026 — BTguru, an Istanbul-based crypto compliance advisory and technology firm specializing in the full lifecycle of digital asset integration, from designing cross-chain interoperability frameworks and tokenized asset platforms, to building compliant crypto custody infrastructures and designing complex crypto compliance frameworks and Global Travel Rule (GTR), the leading provider of Travel Rule messaging and interoperability solutions for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) and regulated institutions, today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to scale Travel Rule compliance across Türkiye and worldwide.

Under the MoU, the Parties will work to establish a strategic partnership to jointly promote, implement, and operationalize effective Travel Rule protocols across the Turkish and global financial and crypto ecosystems—supporting banks, VASPs, and broader Web3 participants in meeting evolving AML/CFT requirements.

Key Areas of Collaboration

1. Strategic promotion & implementation
The Parties will jointly promote and implement Travel Rule protocols within the Turkish and global financial and crypto ecosystem, helping institutions establish robust, scalable, and regulator-ready operating models.

2. Technology integration
BTguru and GTR will integrate GTR's Travel Rule protocol with BTguru's ChainScreen Crypto Compliance Suite, offering banks and financial institutions in Türkiye and beyond a turnkey Travel Rule capability—from policy to process to technology.

3. Regulatory intelligence & monitoring
The Parties will jointly monitor regulatory developments related to Travel Rule and AML requirements in Türkiye and globally, translating changes into practical implementation guidance and product enhancements.

4. Advisory & onboarding support
The partnership will provide advisory services and compliance guidance to banks and financial institutions as they adopt and operationalize Travel Rule protocols—covering risk assessments, counterparty due diligence, data governance, interoperability, and ongoing monitoring.

5. Training, enablement & best practices
BTguru and GTR will conduct joint training sessions, workshops, and webinars for clients and partners to raise awareness and deepen implementation know-how. The Parties will share best practices, technical knowledge, and compliance strategies to strengthen the overall ecosystem.

What Each Organization Brings

About BTguru
BTguru ChainScreen Crypto Compliance Suite is an "end-to-end crypto compliance suite" with full range of crypto & classic AML aggregated curation with KYT & KYVASP capabilities, with proprietary travel rule compliance workflows focused to enable both global & local compliance operations of various crypto custodian banks and VASPs.

About Global Travel Rule (GTR)
Global Travel Rule (GTR) provides a secure, interoperable Travel Rule protocol that enables compliant VASP-to-VASP (and institution-to-institution) exchange of originator and beneficiary information, aligned with FATF Recommendation 16 and relevant global/local regulations. GTR's platform helps institutions manage counterparty discovery, messaging, data privacy, and auditability, supporting reliable compliance at scale.

Executive Commentary

"This partnership gives banks and VASP's ready-made best practice to Travel Rule compliance—from instant global compliance to secure message exchange and technical operations. Together with GTR, we're looking to project local institutional best practice to global levels."
Sabahattin Can Bukulmez, Managing Partner, BTguru

"By combining GTR's protocol with BTguru's on-the-ground AML and Web3 expertise, we're accelerating compliant crypto and digital asset connectivity across Türkiye and beyond—safely, interoperably, and at scale."
Jack Wong, Strategic Partnerships Lead, Global Travel Rule

Media Contacts

BTguru
Press & Partnerships
info@bt.guru | www.bt.guru

Global Travel Rule (GTR)
Communications
customerservice@globaltravelrule.com | Global Travel Rule.