
About payment services, POS terminals, payment systems and other topics

Hungary saw its first live, authenticated AI-agent payment in May through OTP Bank and Mastercard, followed by a SimplePay and FinTechZone webinar on agentic payments. For merchants, the key question is not whether robots will pay at the till tomorrow. It is whether your webshop, booking flow and payment provider will be visible, secure and competitive in AI-led buying journeys.

According to the latest MNB payment statistics release, card purchase value in Hungary grew by 19% year-on-year in Q4 2025, while transaction count increased by 7.7%. This is not a sudden shift, but the latest data point in a long-running payment trend: merchants now need to optimise cost, online wallet payments and checkout conversion.

A fizetési szolgáltatók ajánlatai kívülről sokszor átláthatatlanok. Megmutatjuk, hogyan dolgozik a POSnavigator a háttérben azért, hogy egy kereskedő ne marketingígéretek, hanem valós üzleti szempontok alapján válasszon POS terminált vagy online fizetési megoldást.

Az MCC kód nem csak egy adminisztratív kategória: hatással lehet a bankkártya-elfogadás kockázati besorolására, a szolgáltatók elérhetőségére, a fraud monitoringra és a vásárlók hitelkártyás pénzvisszatérítésére is. Megmutatjuk, mit jelent kereskedőként, és hogyan segít ebben a POSnavigator.

A hospitality venue with HUF 1 million daily turnover could lose roughly HUF 10.9 million a year in tips if its POS terminal does not support digital tipping properly. We show what to check and why providers like SimplePay and HelloPay highlight it explicitly.

Smart POS or basic card reader? See when an intelligent POS terminal is worth it in Hungary: Android apps, QR and qvik payments, tipping, cashier integration, reports, loyalty features and a practical merchant checklist.

Pay-by-Link lets you accept card payments without a webshop — simply send a payment link to your customer. Learn how it works, who it's for, and which providers offer it.

Starting a webshop or switching providers? We reviewed the POSnavigator Arena starter-webshop top 10, including four-year cost comparisons and the key differences between providers.

The interchange fee is the largest cost component of every card transaction. We explain how it works, the EU cap, and when it really matters for your merchant costs.

A detailed merchant guide to how POSnavigator works: how the homepage AI assistant helps, what data the platform asks for, how it narrows down offers, and how it estimates costs.