This document provides a brief overview of the subject areas that the supervisory authority already uses in NExt. Each subject area is linked to a brief information page on the Bundesbank website.  
As of: 01 July 2025

For some time now, unauthorised individuals have been attempting to obtain credit card details, PINs and other access data by contacting people through fraudulent e-mails, letters or calls in which they misuse the Deutsche Bundesbank's logo or claim to be Bundesbank employees.

The German financial system has weathered the exceptionally strong rise in interest rates well overall and has proved stable over the past months, the Bundesbank writes in its Financial Stability Review 2024. Credit risk is now increasingly coming under the spotlight, however. The financial system is facing acute challenges due to geopolitical tensions and a weak economy. The economy is also undergoing transformation, said Bundesbank Executive Board member Michael Theurer. Our top priority must be a resilient financial system.

Speaking at the 34th European Banking Congress in Frankfurt am Main, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel stressed the need for a united Europe in order to meet the many challenges it faces. In a joint appeal with François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France, the pair highlighted the importance of strengthening Franco-German dialogue as a tool for European progress.