Who are we?

BankszövetségThe Hungarian Banking Association is the professional advocacy association of the Hungarian banking sector, coordinating and representing the views of the banking community. The Association establishes committees and working groups involving professionals from member banks to develop common positions.

The Association's activities include

  • representing the banking sector's interests,
  • technical consultations
  • participating in the drafting of legislation
  • cooperating with fellow professional associations and NGOs
  • operating technical committees and working groups
  • operating an Ethics Committee
  • coordination and technical consultations during the drafting of government decisions
  • participating in the decision-making processes of the European Banking Federation (EBF)
  • implementing the EBF's positions
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CYBERSHIELD PRESS BRIEFING - Experts to expect increase in online fraud as Christmas approaches - 2024. November 25.

The upcoming festive season could see an increase in cybercriminal activity and online fraud - as financial, law enforcement and banking experts warned at a press briefing in Budapest.

On 20th November, a press briefing was held about the CyberShield project, which was launched two years ago in cooperation with several organisations (Hungarian Banking Association, MNB, NGM, IM, Hungarian State Treasury, SZTFH, NMHH, NVSZ, NKI, ORFK). At the event, which was well received by the press, one of the points made was that the weakest link is still the individual person, who in most cases voluntarily gives over his or her data to cybercriminals. "Despite the technology and the effortful work of the digital experts working in the background for security, we often learn that people open the 'door' themselves and let the fraudsters in," said Ágnes Sütő, Deputy Secretary General of the Hungarian Banking Association.

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Banking Blood Donor Week celebrates its Jubilee! Sector-wide collaboration has begun for the 5th time - 2024. October 14.

Bankers join forces to raise awareness of charity that heals and saves lives

Budapest, 14 October 2024

The Hungarian Banking Association and representatives of the Hungarian banking sector are organising the Banking Blood Donors' Week for the 5th time. The aim of the event, to which the National Bank of Hungary has been a partner for several years, is to raise awareness of the importance of blood donation among bank employees at sector level and contribute to the production of thousands of blood products through voluntary blood donations.

This year, the now traditional event has been extended to a whole month. The event titled Banking Blood Donor Month 2024 will take place between 8 October and 8 November 2024, with blood donations in 20 banking locations (18 in Budapest and 2 in the countryside). Management and sta...