Month: September 2015

According to a survey of the well-known English-language newspaper KyivPost, Privat24 Internet bank was recognised as the best mobile application developed in Ukraine. PrivatBank received the award in the category “Best Ukrainian mobile application” during the KyivPost’s 20th anniversary celebration that was held on 19 September. The Top-5 best Ukrainian mobile applications were chosen by the independent voting of newspaper readers and IT-industry experts.

“Privat24 received the award because it is really the national Internet banking mobile application. PrivatBank is the leader among Ukrainian banks, and Privat24 is widely used by Ukrainians, with more than 3 million downloads. The mobile application makes life easier allowing you to find out currency exchange rates, top up a mobile phone, transfer money between accounts and many more functions”, – with these words the Kyiv Post team solemnly congratulated PrivatBank.

During the first half of 2015 PrivatBank transferred to the Ukrainian state budget more than UAH 1.5 bln, which exceeds the total taxes paid by all other Ukrainian banks, including state banks.

According to the Ukrainian tax administration, in the first half of 2015 PrivatBank transferred UAH 1.516 bln of taxes and levies, and entered the Top-10 largest taxpayers in Ukraine. According to State Fiscal Service, by the results of the first half of 2015 PrivatBank became the absolute leader and the largest taxpayer in the banking sector. For comparison, the state bank “Oschadbank”, ranked 10th largest taxpayer among Ukrainian banks, contributed UAH 72.8 mln to the state in the period January-June 2015.