The information contained in the study is of interest to all market participants affected by the payment behaviour of private individuals, most notably retailers, credit institutions, card issuers and, last but not least, the Deutsche Bundesbank itself. Players wishing to foster more innovation in the field of payments need to offer a genuine advantage over established schemes and procedures and, in particular, to heed users’ perceived security needs.

This paper analyses cash and cashless payment instruments in Germany. After a description of developments in a national and international context, we will compile a critical overview of iterature on cost calculations and on the importance of payments media for different countries.

Has payment behaviour in Germany changed in recent years and, if so, how? This is the question posed in this study, which is based on survey data gathered in the autumn of 2011 in a repeat of the survey on payment behaviour first carried out in 2008. The aim was to identify how payment behaviour has developed since then, taking into account a number of new aspects.

The December 2021 edition of the Monthly Report outlines Germany’s economic outlook for 2022 to 2024 and analyses the profitability and financing of German enterprises in 2020.

In der aktuellen Ausgabe informieren wir Sie unter anderem über unsre Studie zum Zahlungsverhalten in Deutschland, die TARGET2/T2S-Konsolidierung, ECMS sowie über unsere zweite "International Conference on Payments and Settlement"