At Mobile World Congress 2026, Tencent Cloud announced a strategic collaboration with Turkish fintech platform iyzico to support the company’s expansion across Europe. The initiative establishes iyzico’s first cloud-based production platform in the region, built on Tencent Cloud’s infrastructure stack and designed to support regulated financial services environments.

The deployment signals Tencent Cloud’s deeper engagement with Europe’s evolving fintech landscape. As payment platforms scale across borders, cloud infrastructure providers increasingly serve as the backbone that enables secure transactions, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.

IyZico, founded in Türkiye, offers virtual, in-store, and supplier-network payment technologies powered by artificial intelligence. The platform currently supports more than 185,000 merchants, including major e-commerce brands and small-to-medium enterprises operating within Türkiye’s expanding digital commerce ecosystem. By simplifying payment processing while maintaining strong security standards, the company has positioned itself as a foundational layer for digital payments in the region.

Now, the company aims to replicate that infrastructure advantage in Europe.

Building a Financial-Grade Cloud Foundation

Expanding into the European fintech environment required iyzico to establish a cloud environment capable of meeting stringent regulatory frameworks and operational expectations. The company therefore needed a secure architecture capable of supporting payment workloads while maintaining compliance with European financial regulations.

Tencent Cloud worked closely with iyzico to develop the region’s first production platform for the fintech provider. Engineers deployed a full-stack architecture spanning compute, networking, storage, and security services. The infrastructure supports mission-critical payment systems that demand constant availability and performance stability.

The deployment also integrates infrastructure-as-code processes powered by Terraform. This approach allowed teams to automate infrastructure provisioning, streamline deployment pipelines, and reduce operational complexity across multiple environments.

Consequently, iyzico can introduce and scale payment services across European markets while maintaining the reliability required for financial systems.

Tencent Cloud designed the infrastructure to support high-performance workloads while maintaining strict compliance standards for regulated financial services. The platform enables the fintech company to operate with greater operational control while maintaining a scalable infrastructure base.

High Availability and Resilient Performance

The deployment runs across Tencent Cloud availability zones in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s most important digital infrastructure hubs. By distributing workloads across dual availability zones, the platform delivers built-in redundancy and high availability for transaction processing.

The architecture incorporates rapid database failover capabilities and elastic scaling mechanisms that dynamically allocate computing resources during spikes in transaction demand. As a result, iyzico can maintain uninterrupted payment processing during high-traffic periods.

Low-latency performance also remains critical for payment platforms operating across European markets. Tencent Cloud’s regional infrastructure presence ensures faster processing speeds while supporting compliance with regional data requirements.

Furthermore, the infrastructure enables secure payment interactions for consumers and merchants across Europe without sacrificing system responsiveness.

From Deployment to Operational Growth

The collaboration extended beyond infrastructure delivery. Tencent Cloud supported iyzico throughout the architecture design phase, automated deployment workflows, and the final operational handover process.

Engineering teams guided the fintech company through proof-of-concept development, migration planning, and production deployment. Tencent Cloud’s 24-hour engineering support played a key role in maintaining operational continuity during the transition.

The partnership ultimately accelerated the launch timeline for iyzico’s European platform while reducing infrastructure complexity. Automated deployment pipelines also simplified ongoing operations, enabling the company to focus on scaling its services across the region.

Fred Sun, General Manager of Europe, Tencent Cloud International, said, “Supporting iyzico’s expansion across Europe is a shared priority. We are focused on delivering secure, compliant and high-performance infrastructure that enables fintech innovators like iyzico to scale with confidence and provide seamless payment experiences to millions of customers. This collaboration reflects the growing demand for resilient cloud environments that underpin Europe’s rapidly evolving fintech ecosystem.”

Şamil Nevruz, CTO of iyzico, said, “Selecting Tencent Cloud was a strategic decision to build our European operations on a secure and scalable foundation. The partnership has strengthened our ability to meet stringent regulatory requirements, scale efficiently and deliver reliable services to our merchants and customers. As we start to grow in Europe, this relationship also provides a platform for further innovation in digital payments.”

As Europe’s digital commerce economy accelerates, infrastructure partnerships between fintech platforms and global cloud providers continue to reshape the payments ecosystem. Tencent Cloud’s collaboration with iyzico reflects a broader shift toward cloud-native financial services platforms capable of supporting high-growth, cross-border digital payment environments.