Associations from twelve countries lay the foundations for developing joint initiatives, sharing the experience of each country and creating synergies that will allow to improve the Fintech ecosystem throughout the continent. Madrid, October 29 2019. Twelve Fintech associations from all over Europe (including Spain, Italy, Portugal, Holland, Sweden, Poland, Finland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Luxembourg […]
4iG becomes a member of the Electronic Payment Service Providers Association As of September 2019, 4iG Nyrt. became a member organisation of the Electronic Payment Service Providers Association (EFISZ). The Association represents the interests of companies providing electronic payment services in Hungary. A major objective for EFISZ is the promotion of the public acceptance and […]
The Electronic Payment Service Providers Association (EFISZ) and the University of Debrecen signed a strategic partnership and cooperation agreement at a ceremony on 18 July 2019 to start thinking together and establish long-term cooperation. EFISZ and the University of Debrecen, exploiting the synergies of their intellectual resources, wished to conclude a cooperation agreement through […]
As part of the professional work connected to the establishment of the Electronic Payment Strategy (EFS), the Electronic Payment Service Providers Association (EFISZ) conducted a country-wide representative survey with the contribution of its members about the electronic payment’s domestic situation. The survey covered the topics of people’s knowledge, preferences and needs in connection with electronic […]
March against cash’ – this attention-grabbing topic was on the agenda at the round-table talk of the 4th Mobile Payment Symposium on 22 May 2019. National Mobile Payment Plc., with the intention to create a tradition, organised its invitation-only conference ‘Mobile Payment Symposium 2019’ between 21-22 May 2019 at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The aim […]
EFISZ launched a competition for students of Hungarian higher education institutions with the title ‘Electronic Payment Solutions’, inviting ideas in several topics specified in the competition notice. Any service development idea, innovative idea and pilot project suggestion related to electronic payments could be submitted to the competition that makes everyday finances easier and promotes financial […]
The Banking Association for Central and Eastern Europe held its 38th Regional Banking Conference in Budapest, between 6-7 May 2019. The Association of Electronic Payment Providers (EFISZ) was invited to the international conference “Risks and Opportunities in the CEE-CIS Financial Sector”. Secretary General of EFISZ Gábor Dávidházy described the activities and goals of the Association for […]
The Electronic Payment Providers Association (EFISZ) further grows as Erste Bank Hungary Plc. joins its members. In 1997, Erste Bank Hungary became a member of the Austrian Erste Group, which was founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank. In the past 10 years, Erste Group has developed into one of the largest financial […]
Faculty of Finance and Accountancy of Budapest Business School, Fintelligence Financial Literacy Centre and UniCredit Bank Plc. invited EFISZ to the opening ceremony of the Fintelligence Financial Education Network’s first location in the capital and to the following roundtable session. The official opening ceremony of the education centre took place on 8 April 2019, and, […]
The ‘Cities under the cloud – What is daily life like in a Smart City?’ conference was organised by Világgazdaság, the daily business paper, on 28 March 2019. EFISZ was invited to the ‘E-payment – smart solutions’ panel discussion of the conference and was represented by Gábor Dávidházy, Secretary-General of EFISZ. Discussing the spreading of […]