The Erste Bank has become the Bank of the Year at MasterCard

Erste Bank received MasterCard’s Bank of the Year Grand Prize this year in Hungary. The financial institution at the same time also won the Most Innovative Bank of the Year title – MasterCard told MTI on Tuesday.

Hungarian commercial banks competed for the awards of MasterCard this year for the tenth time in eleven categories. 70 applications of 13 financial institutions were received.

The Banker of the Year title went to Hegedüs Éva, vice-chairman and CEO of Gránit Bank. With this award, the banking industry recognizes performance and the winner of this category is chosen by bankers themselves. (MTI)