Stand: Mai 2026

Cash remains the most frequently used means of payment at the point of sale in Germany. This is one of the findings of the Bundesbank’s latest study on payment behaviour in Germany for 2023. However, card and mobile payments are gaining significant ground, while the share of cash payments is declining. Although this decline is no longer as pronounced as during the coronavirus pandemic, the share of cash payments is falling faster than in previous years,” said Executive Board member Burkhard Balz.

EZB lädt Banken und andere Akteure ein, Kommentare hinsichtlich des Leitfadenentwurfs zu Governance und Risikokultur einzureichen. Leitfaden ersetzt den Bericht der Bankenaufsicht aus 2016, verdeutlicht aufsichtliche Erwartungen und informiert über bewährte Verfahren für die interne Governance der Banken. EZB erwartet, dass Banken ihre Governance-Standards weiter stärken. Konsultation endet am 16. Oktober 2024.

The risks to the German financial system have increased, as reported in the Bundesbank’s latest Financial Stability Review. The German economy is faced with structural challenges, and the high valuations in equity and bond markets pose the risk of larger, sudden market price corrections, Bundesbank Executive Board member Michael Theurer said at the presentation of the Financial Stability Review in Frankfurt.