The Hungarian Banking Association's JÓTETT (GOOD DEED) Bank initiative was granted a Special Award in the ‘Social Initiative of the Year’ category. JÓTETT (GOOD DEED) Bank is the joint social programme of the Hungarian Banking Association and the banking sector, which, in the period when COVID reached its most severe stage, enabled banks to increase the number of their good deeds by around 25% at sector level, instead of a drop. Through this initiative, the domestic financial sector also joined forces to help fight the pandemic.
Dr. Éva Búza Búza, CEO of Garantiqa Hitelgarancia Zrt., was elected ‘Banker of the Year’ in the Mastercard Bank of the Year 2021 competition – the most prestigious contest for Hungarian commercial banks. This year, the Award was presented jointly by the international payment technology company - the organiser of the competition for the past 16 years, and the Hungarian Banking Association. The winner of the Bank of the Year Award was again selected by the CEOs of Hungarian financial institutions. The winner of the Award is Dr. Éva Búza, CEO of Garantiqa Hitelgarancia, her employer for over ten years. She has previously worked for the Hungarian State Railways (MÁV), the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), the Hungarian Postal Service (Magyar Posta) and the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB).
Budapest, 11 February 2022