

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.

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.

Barion is one of the best-known Hungarian payment gateways for webshops. This article reviews Barion's 2026 pricing, the difference between Fixed and IC++ plans, its strengths, trade-offs, and the types of merchants it fits best.

This article separates the physical and online sales channels. For physical payments it compares POS terminals vs. SoftPOS, and for online payments it contrasts card payments, qvik and EP card acceptance to show when each option makes sense.

Choosing a payment service provider is one of the most impactful decisions for your business — it directly affects your daily operations and costs. This guide walks you through every key factor, from fee structures to contract terms, so you can make an informed choice.

Learn what qvik is, how instant payment works in Hungary, merchant fees, pros and cons, and how to compare providers that support qvik on POSnavigator.

POSnavigator helps you find the best payment solution for your business, compare their features and costs, learn about terms related to payment services, and the financial or IT companies that provide them.