OTP Bank Romania announced a 66% increase in the number of digital product users in the last year and a half, and one of the bank's most popular digital solutions, the SmartBank application, was adopted by over 80% of customers."One of the bank's most popular digital solutions, the SmartBank app, has been adopted by over 80% of customers, allowing them to manage banking directly from their mobile devices. This has contributed to an impressive 79% increase in transactions made through Internet & Mobile Banking services. Soon, customers will enjoy a new experience offered by the SmartBank application, upgraded with new functionalities that allow the customization of the dashboard according to individual needs and preferences," according to a press release from the bank.Constantin Mares, Deputy General Director of OTP Bank Romania, Digital Division, showed that the bank has focused, in the last 4 years, on digital transformation, with the aim of aligning itself with the current requirements of clients and offering them personalized experiences.OTP Bank was recognized for its achievements in the digital field, obtaining awards such as "Best performance mobile banking - Largest number of transactions" and "Best performance in internet banking - Quota clients of legal entities" awarded by Finmedia. Also, the PF Online Onboarding Flow was designated by Finnoconsult as "The best flow in the Online Onboarding category", and OTP was recognized in the Top 3 digitized banks in Romania by Finnoscore.
Demand for logistics and industrial space in Romania reached 750,000 square meters in the first nine months of 2025, a 30% increase compared with the same period last year, according to the Romania Industrial Marketbeat Q3 2025 report by real estate consultancy company Cushman & Wakefield Echinox. If the current pace continues, the total volume […]
Documentary Mondays and Fiction Tuesdays, the programs of the Czech Center in Bucharest, return between November 10 and November 25 with screenings of six contemporary and classic European films. Documentary Mondays, the Czech Center's longest-running film program, proposes documentaries that reflect on the present, memory, trauma, and the ways in which we relate to the […]
Booking Holdings Romania, Servier Pharma, JYSK Romania, Schneider Electric, and Deichmann are the most appreciated companies by their own employees, according to Top Employers Undelucram.ro 2025. The list is based exclusively on feedback from employees rather than public image or marketing perception. The ranking made by Undelucram.ro, a leading online employee community in Romania, is […]
On New Year’s Eve, the local authorities in Constanța will no longer organize the traditional fireworks display. The decision was made to protect animals as well as the environment. The seaside city of Constanța thus joins a growing list of cities in Romania to ban fireworks, Digi24 reported. Cluj-Napoca, Ploiești, Iași, and Brașov...
The Romanian Patriarchate announced the visiting schedule for the National Cathedral in Bucharest following the conclusion of an 11-day pilgrimage that drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers. Access for pilgrims to the Holy Altar is set to end at midnight on Wednesday, November 5, after continuous day-and-night visitation. According to the official announcement, the National […]
Update: Investigations regarding specialist doctor certificates extended to the Ministry of Health officers on Wednesday morning, according to health minister Alexandru Rogobete. “We are talking here about 12 people who supposedly completed residency training in the Republic of Moldova, even though these people were employed in Romania and in fact did not complete these training stages. […]
