It is necessary to have a counterparty pool in ECMS maintained by the Deutsche Bundesbank to be able to use MACCs. If such an account has already been set up, there are only a few steps that need to be taken to be able to submit credit claims under German law using the MACCs application.

Below we provide a selection of all relevant customer information letters, guidance notices and other information on the MACCs procedure.

Here you find forms for participation in the MACCs procedure, available for download.

Monetary policy meets urban policy – this was the theme of a podium discussion with Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Sven Schulze, Mayor of Chemnitz, that took place as part of festivities celebrating “Chemnitz 2025”. The two answered questions from visitors and the moderator on the topics of inflation, the digital euro and economic growth.

Im April 2025 wies die Leistungsbilanz einen Überschuss von 20 Mrd. € auf (nach 51 Mrd. € im Vormonat).

The SCL-Directory is used for the automated processing of SEPA payments via the Bundesbank’s RPS SEPA-Clearer. It contains all the business identifier codes (BICs) that can be reached via the SEPA-Clearer.