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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Information

11th Hungarian Money Week - PENZ7 (March 3-7, 2025) is a great success all over the country - 2025. April 08.

PÉNZ7 in Hungary developing financial awareness, entrepreneurial skills and cybersecurity knowledge, has reached 212,000 students in 1,413 schools across the country, with 15,613 lessons and 715 volunteers this year countrywide.
Watch our film of the HMW 2025: https://youtu.be/TCvNgIiKpFY  (English subtitle is available)

Grateful thanks to the volunteers for joining us for the 11th PENZ7 with an outstanding number. Please see here the map representing the residency of the volunteers:

PENZ7 OPENING ceremony, 24 February 2025, Haris Park https://penz7.h...

PRESS RELEASE - 2025. February 03.

The interest rate on Széchenyi Card investment loans, agricultural investment loans and leasing facilities will be reduced to 3%, and on Széchenyi Card overdrafts, tourism loans and liquidity facilities to 4.5%, in the spirit of burden sharing between the banking sector and KAVOSZ for new contracts signed after 1 March 2025. This will give businesses access to new loans at half the interbank reference rates. This measure can provide the funds required for further growth.

 

One of the banking sector's best-known core task is to finance sustainable economic development, which it can best ensure in a pure competitive market environment.

 

In order to b...