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Mastercard announces Google Pay rollout across Europe

Starting today, Mastercard will extend the Google Pay service to cardholders across Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands,...

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Revolut launches Google Pay in Hungary

Global financial app Revolut has today announced the launch of Google Pay for customers in Hungary, becoming one of the...

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Erste rolls out installment option for bank card purchases

Austrian-owned Erste Bank Hungary on Monday said it will give clients with Mastercard bankcards the option to pay for purchases...

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Hungarian banks adopters or latecomers to digitalization

Hungarian banks are adopters or latecomers in banking digitalization, according to a fresh global survey conducted by Deloitte, writes azuzlet.hu....

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4 out of 10 have changed payment habits

Four out of 10 people have changed their payment habits as a result of the coronavirus, according to GKIʼs Digital...

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MNB proposes keeping HUF 15,000 PIN code threshold

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is proposing to maintain the current limit for the mandatory use of the PIN...

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Mastercard Advisory brings regional center to Budapest

Mastercard Advisors, the corporate strategy advisory branch of Mastercard, is set to bring one of its European centers to Budapest,...

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Viber-Mastercard money transfer service debuts in Hungary

Rakuten Viber users will soon be able to send money to each other via a new, Hungarian-developed service called Moneytou,...

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Hungarian to lead Mastercard Europe product development and innovation

Hungarian Milán Gauder has been appointed head of Mastercard Europeʼs product development and innovation unit, according to a press release...

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Mastercard to launch faster biometric identification

Mastercard will launch Identity Check technology next year in 37 countries, including Hungary. The new solution aims to provide faster...

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Mastercard Hungary names new managers

Three members of the Hungarian Mastercard team – Szabolcs Kovács, István Maklári and Ádám Szőnyi – have been appointed to...

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Bank card payments up 19.1% Q2 in Hungary

The number of domestic transactions made with bank cards increased 19.1% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2015, while the value...

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Same-day transfers to be introduced on June2, 2012

The Intraday Clearing System, or the so-called InterGIRO2 (IG2) project, will be introduced on June 2, 2012, Volksbank department head...

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Same-day transfers to be introduced on June2, 2012

The Intraday Clearing System, or the so-called InterGIRO2 (IG2) project, will be introduced on June 2, 2012, Volksbank department head...

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Faster money

Hungarian banks are preparing to introduce same-day transfers between institutions in 2012....

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SAP Hungary: How AI and Business Development Meet in Budapest

SAP Hungary opened its Budapest office to the press during an “Insider Tour,” giving a close look at how the...

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Vantage Towers Betting on Chameleon Vision

As data demand surges and the boundaries of 5G expand, the physical infrastructure supporting our digital lives has never been...

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Hungary to Introduce Stricter Crypto Rules

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will require all crypto‑asset service providers to follow new compliance rules from Oct. 1,...

Revolut Valuation Reaches USD 115 bln After Fundraising

Revolut has completed a fundraising transaction valuing the company at USD 115 billion, following a series of banking launches and...

Wise Launches Forint Investment Feature With 4.72% Variable Return

Wise has introduced an investment feature for forint balances, offering a variable annualized return of 4.72% after fees while retaining...

Revolut Links Service Disruption to Google Cloud Outage

Revolut has attributed its Oct. 20 service disruption to a Google Cloud outage, telling customers that normal operations were restored...

Revolut Users Report Disruptions to Payments, Transfers and Currency Exchange

Revolut users experienced problems with several services on Tuesday morning, including card payments, transfers and currency exchange, Hungarian fintech portal...

AI Agents Could Shop and Pay for One in 10 Consumers by 2030, Mastercard Says

More than one in 10 online shoppers could regularly use artificial intelligence agents to purchase products on their behalf by...

Global Payments Introduces Accessible Card Payments for Visually Impaired Users

Global Payments has introduced a new accessibility mode on its payment terminals designed to make card payments easier for blind...

CoinCash 1st Hungarian Crypto Provider to Receive MiCA Approval

MNB granted CoinCash operator Tiwala Solutions a CASP license, making it the first and currently only Hungary‑based crypto provider authorized...

SAP Hungary: How AI and Business Development Meet in Budapest

SAP Hungary opened its Budapest office to the press during an “Insider Tour,” giving a close look at how the...

Revolut Migrates Over 2 mln Hungarian Customers to Local Branch

Revolut Bank successfully completed the migration of more than 2 million eligible Hungarian retail customers to the local branch and...

Hungary Plans Major Shift in Crypto Regulation

Hungary is preparing to overhaul its crypto‑asset rules by eliminating the mandatory validation requirement, which forced every crypto‑to‑fiat or crypto‑to‑crypto...

Fintech Promises Convenience, but Habit and Complexity Still Slow Adoption

Digital invoicing, online accounting, neobanks, instant payments, and automated administration are spreading quickly across both private life and business, often...

Vantage Towers Betting on Chameleon Vision

As data demand surges and the boundaries of 5G expand, the physical infrastructure supporting our digital lives has never been...

Hungary to Introduce Stricter Crypto Rules

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) will require all crypto‑asset service providers to follow new compliance rules from Oct. 1,...

Wise Introduces Qvik Requests for Clients in Hungary

Wise has enabled qvik requests for Hungarian customers, allowing private users to transfer money from their bank accounts to their...

Revolut Bank to Launch Hungarian Branch, Introduce Local Bank Accounts

Revolut Bank, the European digital bank with more than 2.3 million customers in Hungary, is officially announcing the upcoming launch...