In the context of payment and securities settlement systems, the Bundesbank acts not just as an operator of payment systems and as catalyst for desired changes on the market but is also entrusted with the task of oversight.

Proper disclosure requirements are designed to enhance market discipline and induce credit institutions to improve their market strategy, risk management practices and internal risk control systems.

Full information on the customer tests

The main point of contact for any questions concerning OMTOS

In addition to using the S/MIME encryption method, the Bundesbank uses the PGP method to encrypt confidential e-mails.

Operating and support hours of the BBS.

Preconditions for issuing a deposit receipt in connection with a creditors’ meeting

The certificate is self-signed with the SHA-256 algorithm and is valid for twelve years.

Information to install and operate EBS

Operating and support hours of OMTOS

The main tasks of the expert panel are promoting dialogue on the activities of international working groups and to provide a platform for exploring industry-wide issues.

The feeling of living in a world full of interchangeable personal narratives and uniform biographies is a commonplace in modernism. Not only is almost every region on earth characterised by identical consumer possibilities and choices; the general principles, aspirations, desires and dreams of humans across the globe have, moreover, long since been standardised by the pervasiveness of media communication.

The various locations of the Deutsche Bundesbank have different artistic focuses which contribute to the depth and variety of its art collection.

In our branches it is possible for private customers to exchange D-Mark banknotes and coins free-of-charge and with no fixed deadline. Please find further information, such as branch addresses, opening hours and travel directions, on the following sites.

INEXDA is an international cooperative project enabling an exchange of experiences in the statistical handling of granular data for research purposes.

A list of publications which are based on securities holdings statistics micro data.

A list of publications which are based on direct investment micro data (MiDi).

Germany’s Statistics on International Trade in Services are collected by the Deutsche Bundesbank in order to compile Germany’s Balance of Payments Statistics and serve as the basis for the research data set Statistics on International Trade in Services (SITS).