The Bundesbank is committed to ensuring that people can always pay whichever way they prefer – be it cash or cashless. In this context, the Bundesbank has looked into how the public views the acceptance of cashless means of payment in Germany. It was found that over one in two respondents had wanted to make a cashless payment at least once in recent months but were unable to do so due to cashless payment instruments not being accepted. In addition, just under three-quarters of respondents are in favour of the idea of mandating cashless payment acceptance. 

The prudential own funds requirements reflect a risk-oriented approach to supervision which is designed, depending on a bank's individual risk positions, to ensure that capital backing is as commensurate with risk as possible.

Speaking at the Bundesbank’s third Financial Centre Conference, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said that Germany needed to pick up the pace of structural reform if it is to overcome its weak growth. According to First Deputy Governor Sabine Mauderer, there needs to be a capital market for all, whether people want to save for retirement or invest in German businesses. At the conference, decision-makers from the world of politics, business and finance discussed how Germany and Europe could finance their future.