In 2025, OTP reaffirms the top position regionally in The Banker Top 100 CEE Banks ranking for the third consecutive year and received multiple national first-place positions in the same list. Additionally, OTP Group members earned three prestigious Bank of the Year 2025 awards in Montenegro, Slovenia, and Uzbekistan. These recognitions underscores OTP’s position as one of the region’s leading independent financial institutions, committed to sustainable growth, stability, profitability, and innovation.
Budapest, December 8, 2025 – The Banker, a key publication of the Financial Times Group, has been one of the most respected sources in the global financial sector for over a century. Its analyses and rankings serve as benchmarks worldwide for assessing financial stability, capital adequacy and efficiency. Each December, The Banker issues two distinct annual recognitions:
• The Banker Top 100 CEE Banks ranking
• The Bank of the Year Awards
The Banker Top 100 CEE Banks ranking list exclusively evaluates EU-based banks in the Central and Eastern European region. It is based on audited data, making it one of the most credible and prestigious comparative assessments in the banking industry.
For the third consecutive year, following 2023 and 2024, OTP Group leads The Banker Top 100 CEE Banks ranking, further consolidating its position as a regional market leader. The publication also awarded national first-place ranking to OTP Group in Hungary and DSK Bank in Bulgaria were both ranked as first in their representative markets in this list.
The Bank of the Year Awards honors the best banks in each country, selected by a judging panel after a detailed review of balance sheet data, strategic initiatives, technological developments, new products and services, and sustainability efforts. In 2025, OTP Group members received the following distinctions:
Crnogorska komercijalna banka (CKB Banka) - Best Bank in Montenegro
OTP banka d.d. - Best Bank in Slovenia
JSCMB Ipoteka Bank - Best Bank in Uzbekistan
A Proven Track Record of Stability, Growth, Profitability and Responsibility
OTP Group’s success is built on a strategy that unites stability, growth, profitability, innovation, and responsibility – core pillars that have guided the company for decades. With roots dating back 76 years, OTP began its public listening journey on the Budapest Stock Exchange 30 years ago. Since then, the Group has delivered exceptional results and secured a leading position among banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe.
Key Highlights of OTP Group’s Journey
Strategic Expansion and Market Leadership
• One of the most active consolidators in the CEE banking sector: acquired and successfully integrated 25 banks since the early 2000s.
• Strong regional presence: operating in 11 countries across CEE and Uzbekistan.
• Extensive customer base: serving over 17 million customers.
• Significant workforce: employing close to 40,000 people.
Remarkable financial performance
• 280-fold increase in share value since its public listing on the Budapest Stock Exchange.
• Total assets exceeding EUR 115 billion as at the end of 3Q 2025.
• Market capitalization of EUR 23.5 billion on 5 November 2025.
The Group’s resilience was confirmed in the 2025 EU-wide stress test, where OTP was ranked in the top third among 64 European banks, representing 75% of the EU banking sector by total assets. Further validation came from S&P Global Market Intelligence, which ranked OTP Group second among Europe’s best-performing banks in 2025.
About OTP Group
OTP Group is one of the fastest growing and one of the leading banking groups in the Central and Eastern European region, with outstanding profitability and a stable capital and liquidity position. With nearly 40,000 employees in now 11 countries of the CEE and Central Asian region, the Group provides universal financial services to 17 million customers. As the most active consolidator in the banking sector of the Central and Eastern European region, the Group has successfully acquired and integrated 25 banks since the early 2000s. OTP Group is headquartered in Hungary and has a diversified and transparent ownership structure. The Bank has been listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange since 1995.
