European Statistical Payment Card Yearbook

Hungary - Summary

 

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Market Overview

  
Payment Organization

GIRO Bankcard, now owned by Italian processor SIA

   
Domestic Card Brands

No domestic debit card brand, no electronic purse.

   
Market Structure

Debit cards account for 86.4% of the national payment card base. Nearly all cards are branded MasterCard, Maestro, VISA or Electron. Contactless PayPass cards have been issued since 2009.

76.6% of all bank cards are MasterCard/Maestro branded cards.

OTP, the former state savings bank, dominates the banking sector and is the largest card issuer. Having expanded into neighbouring countries, particularly Bulgaria and Russia, it has issued 3.9 million cards in Hungary and an additional 4.3 million in other countries.

There are three major ATM networks and six POS networks.

   
NEW: Notable Market Trends Growth of card use; contactless card rollout has started.
   
Updated: Information about Major Issuers, Major Acquirers, Major Processors, Consumer Finance Indicator.
   

Statistical Key Figures 2011

  
  provided in this profile:
 
  • UPDATED: tables with card business data 2007-2011; growth rates: Y-o-Y, CAGR
  • Population, Cards per Capita, Card Value per Capita
  • Debit Cards, Credit/Delayed Debit Cards, Total Cards
  • Card payments by number and by value, ATV per card, payments per card/year
  • ATMs, POS terminals, ATMs/POS terminals per 1 million capita
  • ATM withdrawals by number/by value, ATV per withdrawal, TXs per ATM/month
  • POS payments by number/by value, ATV per POS payment, TXs per POS/month
  • Internet Use, e-payment mix, e-Commerce by value and growth rate
  • Drill down into the debit card use and credit cards use details
   
For more details about the structure of this country profile please refer to the country report sample.

 

 

 

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