Hungary: MONEYVAL First Enhanced Follow-Up Report December 2017
On March 13, 2018, MONEYVAL, acting in its capacity as the Council of Europe’s anti-money …
European Blacklists Pass 50,000 URLs As Enforcement Intensifies
The number of new online gambling domain names added to blacklists across 15 reporting European …
Card Boom Gives Crooks Carte Blanche In Hungary
Card use in Hungary is accelerating, but recent data released by the central bank has …
Hungary: Central Bank Launches Regulatory Sandbox to Commence Operations from 2019
On December 19, 2018, the central bank of Hungary, Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), launched a …
Sports-Betting Expansion Lifts Hungarian Lottery's Sales To €1.35bn
Hungary’s Szerencsejáték Zrt. (SzRt) grew overall sales by 13 percent to HUF436bn (€1.35bn) in 2017 …
Court Kills Hungary's State-Run Mobile Payments System, For Now
Hungary’s national mobile payments system could be prised open to the private sector following a …
Card Schemes 'Take The Hit' On Hungary Transaction Tax
A rapid rise in contactless payments in Hungary has been attributed to a decision by …
Hungary: 4th AMLD - Implementation Law Comes into Force
On June 26, 2017, Act LIII of 2017 on “Preventing Measures Against Money Laundering and …
Hungary: Central Bank Launches Instant Payment System
On March 27, 2017 the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) published a decision that the central …