Tag "MasterCard"
58 percent of Hungarians pay with their card at the store on a daily basis
Date: 2022-02-23 11:20:38
58 percent of Hungarian banking customers use their card on a daily basis for in-store payments, and 72 percent of those surveyed pay this way several times a month, Mastercard...
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This is how the coronavirus pandemic has transformed Valentine’s Day gift giving!
Date: 2022-02-08 10:40:08
There is a growing tradition of celebrating Valentine’s Day among lovers around the world, including in Hungary. According to the results of a study conducted last year, the number of...
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Art is Business Awards awarded
Date: 2021-12-16 10:54:31
Art is Business Awards for forprofit and art actors who have recently thought outstandingly about the cooperation between the two worlds. In the corporate category, mastercard, and in the patronage...
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Mastercard Carbon Calculator available to Gránit Bank customers
Date: 2021-12-06 14:29:58
Gránit Bank was among the fist in the world to introduce the Mastercard Carbon Calculator on 15 November: card holders can use this to see the impact of their purchases...
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Hospitality from the outside
Date: 2021-12-06 10:09:26
According to the ‘Gastro survey of the year – 2021’ by Mastercard and Piqniq Budapest, working in hospitality is attractive to those who aren’t active in the sector yet: 11...
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(HU) Minden tizedik ember álma, hogy egyszer lesz egy vendéglátóhelye!
Date: 2021-11-22 10:13:11
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Mastercard’s global initiative for small businesses
Date: 2021-11-08 16:05:46
Mastercard has launched a global initiative to support the transition to digital platforms and processes for micro- and small businesses: Strive aims to strengthen the financial resilience of small businesses...
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Bank cards for blind and visually impaired consumers
Date: 2021-11-08 10:52:48
Mastercard is introducing bank cards that make it possible for blind and visually impaired consumers to differentiate between credit, debit and prepaid cards. In the Touch Card system there are...
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Not only card payment but also acceptance technologies partake in the digital revolution
Date: 2021-11-02 08:51:09
Cashless payment underwent fundamental changes in the last few years in Hungary. While a couple of years back plastic bank cards were making their conquest, today mobile wallets and other...
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Garmin Pay from K&H
Date: 2021-10-06 16:57:25
At the end of September K&H was the first Hungarian bank to introduce the Garmin Pay smart watch payment solution for Mastercard and Maestro card holders. The bank’s customers need...
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Mastercard is launching a global small business program
Date: 2021-10-06 11:20:52
Mastercard has launched a global initiative called Strive to help small businesses digitally transition, which focuses on strengthening the financial resilience of small businesses and supporting their recovery and growth,...
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Mastercard to remove magnetic stripe from cards
Date: 2021-08-26 08:41:52
Mastercard has announced that in most markets their debit and credit cards won’t have a magnetic stripe from 2024. By 2033 the magnetic stripe will be gone from all Mastercard...
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Young consumers: Digital and physical go hand in hand
Date: 2021-08-26 08:35:29
In July Mastercard published the results of its Gen Z (18-24 years old consumers) survey that covered the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. This reveals that young consumers are...
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eMAG and Mastercard introduce cashback within 30 minutes
Date: 2021-08-03 09:51:57
Mastercard and eMAG announced that eMAG was the first in Hungary to have a service called Quick Refund, which reduces the multi-day refund process to a maximum of 30 minutes....
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One in five Mastercard countries is approaching the pre-pandemic domestic flight number
Date: 2021-07-05 10:20:23
The recovery in travel remains uneven globally, with domestic airline bookings already reaching 90 percent of pre-pandemic levels in one-fifth of countries surveyed, according to a recent study sent to...
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Consumers older than 50 years are also online shoppers now
Date: 2021-06-03 13:12:52
E-commerce is booming and this won’t change after the pandemic either. A Payment Experience Report (www.fizetesielmeny.hu) commissioned by Mastercard has revealed that 6 from 100 Hungarians order online minimum once...
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Mobile banking proliferates
Date: 2021-04-28 19:58:36
According to a Mastercard survey, the proportion of mobile banking users reached 56 percent for the first time among bank card owners in 2020. 65 percent of 18-34 year old...
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Magazine: When Mohammed must go the mountain…brand building at festivals
Date: 2021-03-29 07:40:12
The street food business has expanded rapidly in the last few years and it keeps changing. Retailers, restaurants and cafés see greet potential in participating in gastro events, as what...
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(HU) Otthonfőzés – vígasz a bezártság idején
Date: 2021-03-18 10:13:01
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Valentine’s Day spendings skyrocketed in the past ten years
Date: 2021-02-12 11:26:36
The number of Valentine’s Day spending in Hungary has increased by more than 381 percent in the last decade – this is more than double the European average – origo...
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78 percent of Hungarian consumers are often unable to identify their purchases with a card
Date: 2021-02-02 11:12:53
Mastercard’s new digital solution provides consumers with more transparent data and clearer information, making it easier to trace past purchases. We’ve all experienced that we can’t always identify every purchase...
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Hungarian bank card acceptance is among the fastest developing in Europe
Date: 2021-01-25 18:38:42
According to the latest data from Mastercard, the number of card payment terminals increased by 20 percent in Hungary in 2020. Mastercard launched its Doppio infrastructure development programme in the...
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New digital solutions for e-commerce challenges
Date: 2021-01-25 15:28:13
Fintech company ZEN has teamed up with Mastercard to launch financial solutions that make it possible for consumers, freelancers and entrepreneurs to manage their finances easily and to make contactless...
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A Hungarian specialist has became the head of Mastercard responsible for card acceptance
Date: 2021-01-12 11:10:58
Hungarian specialist Gauder Milán has been appointed Mastercard’s head of global card acceptance, – origo quotes the international company’s announcement. The Hungarian specialist will be responsible for the payment technology...
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81 percent of Hungarians are shopping more thoughtfully this Christmas
Date: 2020-12-10 11:47:57
According to a recent study by Mastercard, shoppers across Europe are spending more time and energy choosing the right Christmas gifts than in previous years. Three-quarters of Europeans (77 percent)...
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TransferGo and Mastercard money transfer services have also become available in Hungary
Date: 2020-11-30 11:18:10
TransferGo and Mastercard today announced a partnership that will allow customers in 20 European countries to send money in real time from any card or bank account directly to a...
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Without a terminal, Hungarian merchants can also accept card payments by smartphone
Date: 2020-11-19 11:15:05
Hungarian merchants can also use their smartphones to accept cards when paying, so they can comply with the regulation, which will come into force within a month and a half,...
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Mastercard: Google Pay has also been launched in Hungary
Date: 2020-11-18 11:23:55
The Google Pay mobile payment service, which has now been launched in Hungary in cooperation with Mastercard card issuer partners – the global payment technology company told MTI on Tuesday....
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Mobile payment set new records in Hungary
Date: 2020-11-04 11:30:39
Mobile payments in Hungary set new records. The number of mobile wallet transactions almost tripled between September 2019 and September 2020, according to Mastercard. According to a statement sent to...
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Hungarian retailers can now offer card payment service without a terminal
Date: 2020-11-01 12:48:18
Mastercard and Pay Point have announced that from now on Hungarian retailers can also use their Android smartphones for accepting card payment, complying with the new regulation that enters into...
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