The costs of payment methods for consumers are difficult to determine, not recorded in a harmonised manner on an international level and consequently vary significantly from country to country. For this reason, a separate study is necessary for Germany. As part of a representative survey conducted in 2023, households were asked about the costs they incurred when using various means of payment. 

Die Analysequalität verbessern, Fehler automatisch erkennen und vermeiden und die operative Qualität von Prozessen verbessern? Vor diesen Herausforderungen stehen viele Banken – und maschinelles Lernen bietet hier aussichtsreiche Chancen.

Households’ financial assets grew by €161 billion to €7,618 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. Taking all transactions and valuation effects into account, growth was thus significantly higher than in the (weak) third quarter.