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.

Die Jahreswachstumsrate des weit gefassten Geldmengenaggregats M3 verringerte sich im Dezember 2025 auf 2,8 % nach 3,0 % im November.

Im ersten Halbjahr 2025 belief sich die Gesamtzahl bargeldloser Zahlungsvorgänge im Euroraum auf 77,7 Milliarden und war damit im Vergleich zum ersten Halbjahr 2024 um 7,7 % gestiegen. Der Gesamtwert erhöhte sich unterdessen um 2,9 % auf 116,0 Bio. €.

At the beginning of November, Fritzi Köhler-Geib was appointed as new member of the Executive Board. The Executive Board has therefore reallocated its areas of responsibility. The following allocation of responsibilities shall apply with immediate effect.

By introducing the digital euro, we want to make our single currency, the euro, fit for the future, said Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel at “Bundesbank Spotlight” in Berlin. At the first event in the Bundesbank’s new series, he discussed the benefits of the digital euro with Ramona Pop, Executive Director of the German Federation of German Consumer Organisations, and Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank and President of the Association of German Banks.