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MBH SZÉP Card
Do you want to spend quality time and adventure with your family or friends?
We have a secure solution for this, the MBH SZÉP Card. Its advanced multifunctional capabilities provide MBH SZÉP Cardholders with versatility and convenience.
How can I request an MBH SZÉP Card?
You can request the MBH SZÉP Card by concluding the MBH SZÉP Card Contract for Financial Services. You can request it at any of the Bank’s branches or online via VideoBank. The Bank opens a GIRO-eligible limited purpose bank account for the SZÉP Cardholder.
For what and how can the MBH SZÉP Card be used?
The MBH SZÉP Card is similar in appearance and use to bank cards, allowing the cardholder to purchase services from the participating service providers using the MBH SZÉP Card account.
Accommodation, catering and leisure services can be paid with SZÉP Cards.
Points of acceptance may not exchange the balance on the MBH SZÉP Card for cash or a cash substitute payment instrument.
Payments can be made with MBH SZÉP Cards in five different ways:
- on a bank (POS) terminal
- with phone authorisation
- advance payment with authorisation
- with internet authorisation (on the internet platform of MBH SZÉP Card Card Centre
- with webshop authorisation (on the Service provider’s website directly)
For further details visit the mbhszepkartya.hu website. The card can be used only by the Card Holder! The card must be activated before use.
Card activation:
- Through the MBH SZÉP Card mobile app
- On the Internet at mbhszepkartya.hu in the “Personal hosting” menu.
- The initial password, if not previously changed by the cardholder in the case of an expiring card, is the date of birth of the holder of the main card (e.g. 19451231), which must be changed after the first login to a password of at least 6 characters, consisting of upper and lower case letters and numbers.
- By phone at the SZÉP Card Centre every day between 8 and 20 hours: +36 1 238 0361, +36 20 298 7009, +36 30 931 9704, +36 70 779 7699
- At the MBH SZÉP Card customer service by phone on working days Monday-Friday between 8.00 and 16.00: +36 1 268 7272.
Reliable answers to the most frequent questions regarding MBH SZÉP Card
How can I apply for an MBH SZÉP Card?
The contract can be concluded in the following ways:
Applying at an MBH Bank branch
- Visit any of our bank branches.
- Bring a valid personal identification document (ID card or driving licence) and your address card.
- At the branch, our customer service representative will present the MBH SZÉP Card account management agreement. If you accept the terms of the contract, it will be concluded with your signature and the bank’s signature.
Applying via MBH Videobank
MBH Videobank is an online chat service where you can conclude a contract on business days between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Prepare your personal identification document (ID card or driving licence) and your address card.
- Open the Videobank page on a computer or smartphone and start the process.
- Provide your personal data and accept the data processing terms.
- We will check the technical conditions and direct you to the waiting room. When it is your turn, you will be connected to one of our representatives.
- Our representative will present the MBH SZÉP Card account management agreement. If you accept the terms, the contract will be concluded based on your verbal declaration and the bank’s signature.
- The contract will be sent to you by e-mail.
What can the MBH SZÉP Card be used for?
Government Decree No. 76/2018 (IV.20.) on the issuance and use of the SZÉP Card defines in detail the range of services that can be financed from the individual sub-accounts. With the MBH SZÉP Card, your employer may provide up to HUF 570,000 per year in fringe benefits under favorable tax conditions. (The “Active Hungarians” sub-account amounts to HUF 120,000 per year and can be used exclusively for sports-related activities.)
How can I pay with the MBH SZÉP Card?
Payments can only be made in Hungary and only at service providers contracted to accept the MBH SZÉP Card.
Where is the MBH SZÉP Card accepted?
Acceptance is indicated by a sticker displayed by the service providers. A list of acceptance points is also available on our website.
What type of account does the bank open for the SZÉP Card?
When applying for the MBH SZÉP Card, MBH Bank opens a limited-purpose, GIRO-enabled bank account linked to the SZÉP Card for the cardholder.
Can relatives receive an additional (supplementary) card?
Not only the employee but also the employee’s close relatives may use the services. However, only the person in whose name the Bank has issued the MBH SZÉP Card or a supplementary card is entitled to make payments with the card.
How long is the MBH SZÉP Card valid?
The card is valid for 5 years. After expiry, we will send you a new card free of charge to your mailing address if at least one credit was posted to your card in the preceding 2 years, or if there was a usable balance on the card at the time of expiry.
Can the balance of the SZÉP Card be converted into cash?
No, it cannot.
Who can use the MBH SZÉP Card?
The person in whose name the Bank has issued the MBH SZÉP Card.
How can the card be activated?
- Via the mobile app. Log in to your personal area using your identification number and password.
- You may also call the SZÉP Card Customer Service on business days between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at +36 1 268 72 72.
- Every day between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (and between 0:00–24:00 for card status changes), you may call one of the following
numbers:
+36 1 238 03 61
+36 1 238 03 62
+36 20 298 70 09
+36 30 931 97 04
+36 70 779 76 99
You can start using the card for payments no later than 1 hour after activation.
Contacts:
Registered office
1056 Budapest, Váci u. 38.
Mailing address:
1399 Budapest Pf. 651
Telephone:
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Tisztelt Ügyfelünk!
Ezúton tájékoztatjuk Önt, hogy az MKB Bank Nyrt. és a Takarékbank Zrt. – a Takarékbank Zrt. beolvadásával – 2023. április 30-án egyesült, és az így létrejött kereskedelmi bank, mint a Magyar Bankholding bankcsoport anyabankja 2023. május 1-jétől MBH Bank Nyrt. (a továbbiakban: MBH Bank) név alatt működik tovább.
Tisztelt Ügyfelünk!
Ezúton tájékoztatjuk Önt, hogy az MKB Bank Nyrt. és a Takarékbank Zrt. – a Takarékbank Zrt. beolvadásával – 2023. április 30-án egyesült, és az így létrejött kereskedelmi bank, mint a Magyar Bankholding bankcsoport anyabankja 2023. május 1-jétől MBH Bank Nyrt. (a továbbiakban: MBH Bank) név alatt működik tovább.