Credit card debt remained the most expensive forms of debt offered by financial institutions in Hungary in 2024. Under current regulations, the APR on credit cards can reach up to 39% percentage points above the prevailing base rate of the central bank. However, actual credit card rates are significantly below this maximum. Additionally, the APR on credit cards has been steadily decreasing, currently standing approximately 5ppt lower than the previous year. This trend is expected to continue, as...
Euromonitor International's Credit Card Transactions in Hungary report establishes the size and structure of the market for ATMs cards, smart cards, credit cards, debit cards, charge cards, pre-paid cards and store cards. It looks at key players in the market (issuers and operators), number of cards in circulation, numbers transactions and value of transactions. It offers strategic analysis of sector forecasts and trends to watch.
Product coverage: Commercial Credit Card Transactions, Personal Credit Card Transactions.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report? * Get a detailed picture of the Credit Card Transactions market; * Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change; * Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands; * Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Credit Cards in Hungary
Euromonitor International
January 2025
List Of Contents And Tables
CREDIT CARDS IN HUNGARY
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2024 DEVELOPMENTS
Lower base rate reduces cost of credit card borrowing
Credit cards still remain a competitive alternative for managing daily finances
Cofidis Group acquires Magyar Cetelem Bank and credit cards are phased out
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Co-branded cards are being phased out
Commercial credit cards remain niche
Competitive threats to domestic credit cards come from international neobanks and BNPL
CATEGORY DATA
Table 1 Credit Cards: Number of Cards in Circulation 2019-2024
Table 2 Credit Cards Transactions 2019-2024
Table 3 Credit Cards in Circulation: % Growth 2019-2024