Mert Can Eken

Banking Specialist at the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency

Türkiye

About

- Comprehensive understanding of financial market dynamics, including the structure and risk profile of treasury products and derivative instruments, supported by extensive experience in analyzing and interpreting macroeconomic developments and indicators. - On-site supervision background within the Retail Banking Analysis and Rating Model (BAM), enabling a holistic assessment of sectoral financial structures, bank-level needs, and market risks. - Hands-on experience in credit risk assessment, credit monitoring processes, and the management of non-performing loans, strengthened by practical exposure to risk-focused decision environments. - Advanced proficiency in data analysis, reporting, and data visualization, with the ability to transform complex financial information into actionable insights. - Dedicated to contributing to the strategic objectives of the institution and the wider financial sector, with a long-term focus on playing an active role in high-impact decision-making processes.

Experience

  • Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA) (Full-time · 5 yrs 11 mos)
    • Banking Specialist, Economic Evaluations Department
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      - Monitoring, analyzing, and reporting hot money and foreign exchange flows, as well as liquidity developments (including analysis of capital movements and FX flows, assessment of the sector’s foreign currency net general position, and tracking and reporting FX liquidity trends) - Monitoring derivative transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and reporting findings to senior management (including the oversight and risk-focused analysis of transactions conducted with non-residents within the limits set by relevant Board Decisions) - Tracking macroeconomic indicators and evaluating their impacts on financial markets and the banking sector

    • Assistant Banking Specialist, Economic Evaluations Department
      Mar 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Monitoring derivative transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and reporting findings to senior management (including the oversight and risk-focused analysis of transactions conducted with non-residents within the limits set by relevant Board Decisions)

    • Assistant Banking Specialist, Financial Consumer Relations Department
      Aug 2020 - Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      -Three years of on-site supervision under the Retail Banking Analysis and Rating Model (BAM), including the assessment of banks’ retail banking business models, regulatory compliance, and consumer-protection alignment within individual banking products. - Coordination of the Presidential Communication Center (CİMER) processes, including oversight of sector-related inquiries and complaints, end-to-end case management, and institutional representation in matters related to CİMER.

  • Credit Risk Planning and Monitoring Department at VakıfBank
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr

    - Credit monitoring early-warning systems: Actively contributed to the development, enhancement, and testing of early-warning mechanisms within a collaborative team structure.