February the 11th, 2022 - The new Zagrebacka banka instant payment offer is likely to delight the popular bank's clients, making life much easier when sending money quickly and easily in amounts up to 100,000 kuna.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the brand new Zagrebacka banka instant payment option has been introduced as a new service intended for all its private and business users who have transaction accounts. They can execute their payments with this new option up to a maximum of 100,000 kuna. Zagrebacka banka instant payment is available here in Croatia and are possible in kuna despite the country's impending Eurozone accession, and can also be carried out every day, including weekends, bank holidays and public holidays.

Clients of Zagrebacka banka will thus be able to execute their transactions in almost real time, meaning in just a few seconds. Zagrebacka banka instant payment transactions are made by online banking via the mobile application (m-zaba) and on the Internet (e-zaba), through existing forms of Zagrebacka banka accounts by checking the ''Instant payment/placanje'' option. Filling out Instant Payment orders is exactly the same as it is with standard orders, and the payer can immediately see if their payment has been successfully completed.

Let's say that a client needs to pay some money on Friday night to a person who has a transaction account with another bank. Until now, it would be necessary to wait until Monday to process such a payment. But with the introduction of this service, the money will be made available in the recipient's account immediately.

Payments are made through NKSInst, a national clearing system for instant payments developed by the Financial Agency (Fina) and approved by the Croatian National Bank.

Instant payments are possible between Zagrebacka banka and other banks included in the NKSInst system. The same applies to instant payments from other banks in the NKSInst system that are made to transaction accounts of Zagrebacka banka clients. Clients will be informed when preparing an order and choosing an instant option if the recipient's bank is not included in the NKSInst system, and they can check the list of all involved banks on Fina's website.

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As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 13th of January, 2020, UniCredit, of which Zagrebacka banka (Zaba) is a member, retains a leading position globally as the best bank in the field of trade and export financing according to the Euromoney Trade Finance 2020 survey.

According to Euromoney's Trade and Export Financing Survey for 2020, UniCredit is the best global provider of trade and export finance services and has been named the leading bank in the Consulting, Financing, Overall Performance and Products categories, as well as the best provider in Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

It also ranked third globally in the "Market Leader" category, a category that combines market penetration, percentage of business and turnover data to create an overall ranking of the best banks for financing trade and exports.

UniCredit has won many first places in the rankings of individual countries, among them lies Croatia's Zagrebacka banka, which was named the best in the Market Leader and Best Service Provider categories.

The scope and depth of UniCredit's geographical coverage is further reflected in the fact that the bank is the market leader in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, and Turkey.

"Euromoney's recognition is yet another confirmation of Zagrebacka banka's leading market position in the area of ​​trade and export financing. It is the result of many years of tradition and experience, but also of the constant monitoring of market requirements and the creation of new business solutions for clients in this field. We'll continue to improve our services and in the coming period, we plan to further digitise traditional instruments of trade and export financing and new solutions in the area of ​​receivables and liquidity management,'' said Nikolaus Maximilian Linarić, Member of the Management Board of Zagrebacka banka.

The survey, which has been running for the ninth year in a row, compares the feedback gathered from over 7,000 corporate clients, convincingly showing UniCredit's product development and marketing expertise, superior customer service and a deep understanding of its key European markets.

"We're very proud of these results," said Richard Burton, UniCredit's Head of Corporate and Investment Banking.

"We strive to continually deliver our highest quality products and services to our customers, focusing on developing innovative solutions tailored to meet our customers' needs. This Euromoney survey recognises our continued efforts in these areas as we strive to support the real economy and build strong customer relationships, which is at the heart of everything we do, and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank our customers for their continued partnership and support,''

UniCredit continues to invest in trade and export finance innovations - most notably through its award-winning Trade Finance Gate customer portal - and remains committed to meeting its customers' needs by providing tailor-made trade and export financing solutions and working capital solutions.

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