The Bundesbank’s Executive Board has made a policy decision regarding the central bank’s future location: the Bundesbank is planning to buy a property in Frankfurt that will serve as the site of its Central Office. This decision was preceded by a cost-efficiency assessment conducted by the Bundesbank with external support. 

Account holders without a bank sort code can submit CAM payments via the following means of communication, EBICS (Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard) and FinTS/Online banking.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) vereinfacht ihre Prozesse für die Beurteilung von Änderungen an internen Kreditrisikomodellen der Banken. Indem diese Beurteilungen ex post statt ex ante durchgeführt werden, beschleunigt sich der Genehmigungsprozess und wird für die Banken berechenbarer. 

The validation of account numbers using the check-digit method promotes the smooth and automated settlement of payments. A transferring payment service provider or a first collecting institution must therefore check the accuracy of the payees' or payers' account numbers.

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Germany’s current account recorded a surplus of €17.1 billion in January 2026, slightly down on the previous month’s level. Although the surplus in the goods account increased, the surplus in invisible current transactions, which comprise services as well as primary and secondary income, declined slightly more sharply.