The branches of the Bundesbank supply the economy with euro banknotes and coins, and offers private customers the opportunity to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline.

Im Rahmen einer Werkstudententätigkeit können Sie erste Einblicke in den Arbeitsalltag bei einer Zentralbank gewinnen.

Card payments are now the predominant form of electronic payment in Germany, as highlighted in the Bundesbank’s latest Monthly Report. The main driving forces behind the increased usage of cards as a means of payment have been the introduction of contactless technologies as well as changes in consumer behaviour as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Monthly Report, the authors analyse current developments in the card market in Germany as well as other trends such as instant payments and mobile payments. 

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute Empfehlungen veröffentlicht, die eine vom EZB-Rat eingesetzte, hochrangig besetzte Taskforce ausgearbeitet hat. Diese hatte den Auftrag, Vorschläge zur Vereinfachung der europäischen Rahmenwerke für das Aufsichtsrecht, die Bankaufsicht und das Meldewesen zu erarbeiten.

AI is changing the economy and financial markets at a rapid pace. What does this mean for the future of monetary policy? At a joint Bundesbank-SUERF conference, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and Executive Board member Fritzi Köhler-Geib talked with experts about how AI is reshaping central banking.

Stock reports pursuant to Annexes Z 5, Z 5a and Z 5b to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation can be submitted via file transfer in different file formats.

Electronic submission of stock reports on residents' assets abroad and non-residents' assets in Germany.

XML format can be used to submit payment reports pursuant to Annexes Z 4, Z 8 and Z 10 to Z 15 to the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation. Files can be transmitted using an internet browser or, for larger volumes of data, using an automatic procedure.