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The Banker, most prestigious financial magazine, named OTP banka the best bank in Croatia in 2023.  Other banks within OTP Group named best banks in their respective countries were CKB in Montenegro, SKB in Slovenia and OTP Bank in Albania. The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group, with almost a century-long tradition, being a guarantee of a critical and comprehensive review of business results, progress, and the overall activities of financial institutions in their respective areas, named OTP banka d.d. Bank of the Year in Croatia in 2023 in terms of business performance,...

Every year, Euromoney presents awards for excellence in different categories of banking operations, and this year OTP banka d.d. was proclaimed country’s best bank for Digital Solutions and ESG. The renowned Euromoney magazine presents their Awards for Excellence based on the criteria that include ability to demonstrate growth and development, profitability, ability to adapt to changing market conditions and client needs. OTP banka d.d. in Croatia was presented two of these prestigious awards: for Digital Solutions and for ESG, which means that all steps taken towards digitalisation of...

Mr Balazs Bekeffy, president of the Board of OTP banka d.d. signed the General Sponsorship Agreement for the largest exhibition of works of Ivan Meštrović seen in the last fifty years, jointly organised by the Gallery Klovićevi dvori and the Museums of Ivan Meštrović. At today’s press conference, the Agreement with OTP banka was signed by Ms Sandra Grčić Budimir, director of the Museums of Ivan Meštrović, and Mr Antonio Picukarić, director of Klovićevi dvori, who announced Meštrović’s oeuvre. This long-awaited and carefully prepared project, aimed at presenting the works of one of the most...

Concluding a new sponsorship agreement with Hajduk F.C., OTP reinforces its status as the sponsor with longest running sponsorship of Hajduk F.C.. This time, the sponsorship is extended for the two following years. The Agreement was signed today by Lukša Jakobušić, president of the Board of Hajduk F.C., and Zvonimir Akrap, member of the Board of OTP banka in a ceremony that took place in the White Salon of the Poljud Stadium. Marinka Akrap, member of the Board of Hajduk F.C., and Silvija Bareša, director of Corporate Communications of OTP banka, were also in attendance.  “I would like...

Together with the City of Zadar, the Zadar County, and the tourist boards of the City and of the County, OTP banka presented the City and its people with a great concert in memory of the life and work of one and only, unforgettable Tomislav Ivčić. In a press conference held in Zadar today, we were proud to announce a great concert in memory of the life and work of Tomislav Ivčić, a great artist who touched our lives, and who died in an accident 30 years ago. Having decided wholeheartedly to support the initiative to organise a big open-air concert at the Zadar Forum, next to the church of St...

OTP banka d.d. signed a new sponsorship agreement with the Croatian National Theatre Split at the press conference on the occasion of opening of the 69th Split Summer Festival. “The partnership of our bank and the Split Theatre goes back decades. To be exact, our cooperation has been running for over 3 decades, of which we are quite proud. It is a display of our commitment to help create significant cultural events in this city, as well as our deep connection with the city and all its major events.  The relevance of the Theatre for our City, as well as the relevance of this Festival, is...

As a part of its donation scheme called “Green light to … better society“, OTP banka invited a tender for donation requests and chose 34 projects among which it will distribute the total of EUR 53,000.    Upholding the twelve-year long tradition, OTP banka d.d. invited the tender for donation requests, with eligible applicants from four categories: the young, education and science; protection heritage and environment; humanitarian projects and sports. The commission chose 34 projects that targeted raising the quality of life in the communities involved, among which the Bank will...

The Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb hosted a large press conference today where the Marin Čilić Trust presented a charity tennis tournament Game Set Croatia. This time, OTP banka joined forces with the Trust by sponsoring the project of a multi-purpose sports field development in the vicinity of Zadar. Paying great attention to, and actively promoting, social corporate responsibility, OTP banka d.d. decided to join other entities that support the work of the Trust set up by Marin Čilić, famous tennis player, which advocates the belief that, with suitable support, commitment and faith in oneself,...

OTP Round Up Fundraising Scheme was initiated by OTP banka and Mastercard in 2020. In the meantime, over 18,000 of our clients joined in and have been rounding up the sums they pay to the nearest whole kuna, and thus donating to better healthcare for children in Croatia. Their contributions, together with the initial donations of € 125,000 paid in by OTP banka and Mastercard at the start of each of three fundraising cycles so far, helped raise almost € 600,000 for children’s wards in 6 hospitals nationwide. The 4th cycle was initiated at the beginning of 2023, and we have been rounding up...

OTP Round Up Fundraising Scheme was initiated by OTP banka and Mastercard in 2020. In the meantime, over 18,000 of our clients joined in and have been rounding up the sums they pay to the nearest whole kuna, and thus donating to better healthcare for children in Croatia. Their contributions, together with the initial donations of € 125,000 paid in by OTP banka and Mastercard at the start of each of three fundraising cycles so far, helped raise almost € 600,000 for children’s wards in 6 hospitals nationwide. The 4th cycle was initiated at the beginning of 2023, and we have been rounding up...