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K&H Bank had a strong financial performance, recording HUF 59.7 billion pre-tax profit in 2019. Net profit was HUF 50.9 billion, a 7% increase yoy in underlying profit. K&H Insurance reached HUF 5.8 billion net profit in 2019, an increase of 28% yoy. K&H continues to focus on investing in its digital transformation and efficiency. K&H has 450 000 digitally active clients. 600 000 K&H clients have a biometric profile.  More than 10 million tasks were performed by robots on 25 processes at K&H Bank and Insurance in 2019.

K&H has received the “Bank of the Year in Hungary” award at the trade contest of international finance magazine The Banker, a Financial Times publication. Earlier this year K&H has also won the Euromoney “Best Bank in Hungary” Award for Excellence 2019 This is the fourth time that K&H has won both awards in the same year.  Bank of the Year accolade was handed out in London last night.

K&H Banking Group had a strong financial performance in the first 9 months of 2019, recording HUF 37.7 billion net profit, a 5% increase yoy on underlying basis. K&H Bank realised a net profit of HUF 11.4 billion in the third quarter of 2019.  K&H Insurance reached HUF 3.9 billion net profit in the first 9 months of 2019, an increase of 20% yoy. K&H’s innovative end-to-end online cash loan volume in its mobile bank app and e-bank reached 25% of new cash loan production.  K&H Bank was the first on the market this autumn to introduce SRI balanced fund managed in Hungary. By 31 October, K&H baby boom loan application volume amounted to HUF 39 billion.

K&H Banking Group had a strong financial performance in 2019H1, recording HUF 26.3 billion net profit, a 9% increase yoy on underlying basis.  K&H Insurance reached HUF 2.7 billion net profit in 2019H1, an increase of 19% yoy. By 31 August K&H baby boom loan application volume reached HUF 29 billion in July K&H launched the E2E cash loan service in its mobile bank app and e-bank.  K&H received the 2019 Best Bank in Hungary award by Euromoney. K&H was alsonamed the Most Attractive Employer in the financial sector by Randstad, and received the Green Bank award by National Bank of Hungary. 

K&H Banking Group had a strong financial performance in 2019Q1, recording HUF 12.2 billion net profit in 2019Q1, a 4.6% increase yoy excluding exceptional items. In 2019Q1 K&H Insurance reached HUF 1.3 billion net profit, a 20% increase yoy. In 2019Q1 K&H continued its digital transformation and is moving at full speed to implement its own and regulatory initiatives.  K&H launched a full digital sales process for risk life insurance that reduces the contracting time for its clients by 50%.