Events

Information event on payments operations and account management for credit institutions (November/December 2009)

The Deutsche Bundesbank keeps pace with the continuing highly dynamic evolution of European payment operations through the customer-oriented further development of its settlement systems. For example, following the launch of the SEPA direct debit scheme (SDD) on 2 November 2009, the Bundesbank offers its customers the opportunity to take advantage of a new service allowing them to carry out direct debits on a cross-border basis for the first time. Moreover, in the context of the implementation of Eurosystem requirements the Bundesbank will, in the medium term, transfer its account management service for banks to the TARGET2 platform.

The Bundesbank offered a range of customer-oriented information events with the purpose of informing interested parties about these subjects as well as about other recent developments in the area of cashless payments and the Bank’s own account management system. The Bundesbank has held several of these information events in the past. The presentation material relating to these previous events is provided below.

General information event on the range of payment services offered by the Deutsche Bundesbank

In addition to the aforementioned information event on payment operations and account management for credit institutions, which is held every six months, the Bundesbank will in future also hold a general information event on the range of payment services that it has on offer.

The purpose of this event is to provide an overview of the payments environment in Germany and Europe as a whole, an insight into the Bundesbank’s business strategy and its role in the area of cashless payments and basic knowledge regarding the various payment services offered by the Bank. As such, the event is directed not just at entry-level staff but also at experienced employees in the fields of domestic and foreign payments, payments-related product management, money trading and transaction banking.  

On 29 June 2009, the Bundesbank launched this series of seminars with an event in Stuttgart aimed at employees of credit institutions and banking associations in the federal state of Baden Württemberg. The presentations used in this pilot event can be accessed below in the published information section.

Payments symposium

On 8 July 2009, the Deutsche Bundesbank hosted a payments symposium entitled "Payment operations in Germany amid European and international developments”. During the event, 11 prominent individuals representing the banking industry, academia, the EU Commission and the central banks held speeches and discussions on the topic of “ SEPA, global versus regional integration in the area of settlements and payments in Germany”.

Further information in German can be found here.

Other Events

The Eurosystem at Sibos 2009

At SIBOS 2009, which was held in Hong Kong from 14 to 18 September 2009, the Eurosystem provided information on the latest developments with respect to the TARGET2 settlement system along with an update on the TARGET2-Securities, CCBM2 and SEPA projects.