This page provides information about the standard XML formats for prudential returns as from reporting month December 2004. The lists below give all schemas needed to set up and validate XML files. Descriptions of the contents are included. If they have already been set, dates for test and live submissions are also shown.

With regard to account management and the processing of cashless payments, the Deutsche Bundesbank makes a basic distinction between "deposit-taking credit institutions" (credit institutions within the meaning of Article 4 (1) number 1 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013) and "other account holders". The latter category includes the following customer groups:

• Public administrations and entities with a private legal form performing the activities of public administrations or processing payments on their behalf.
• Charitable and non-profit organisations
• Payment service providers within the meaning of section 1 (1) numbers 2 to 5 of the Payment Services Oversight Act (Zahlungsdiensteaufsichtsgesetz or ZAG), specific credit institutions (Kreditinstitute mit Teilbanklizenz) as well as financial service institutions within the meaning of section 1 (1a) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz).

A list of publications which are based on Quarterly borrowers statistics micro data.

Information on planned changes to the prudential reporting system.

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.

All the information needed to install and operate BBS

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.

Aus Vereinfachungsgründen genügt es, wenn meldepflichtige Institute mit permanenter Fehlanzeige diese nur einmal jährlich (am Jahresende) anzeigen. Davon ausgenommen sind im Laufe eines Berichtsjahres auftretende Fehlanzeigen; hier muss die Fehlanzeige sofort (d.h. am nächstfolgenden Monatsende) abgegeben werden.

Survey on Consumer Expectations

amplus is a concept developed by the Bundesbank for improving small-value cross-border payments between individuals –  a concept to supplement established cross-border payment solutions that is designed to make credit transfers to individuals (remittances) more efficient in low and middle-income countries.

Hier finden Sie auf Basis der derzeit maßgeblichen Vorgaben zur Verzinsung eine Übersicht der Verzinsungsszenarien, mit der Sie für jeden Zeitraum Ihre entsprechende Verzinsung ermitteln können.

Hier finden Sie alle zu den TLTRO‑III verfügbaren Dokumente auf einen Blick.

Revision of reports for banks’ (MFIs’) monthly balance sheet statistics.

SWIFT is a provider of global communication services for the exchange of information about financial transactions in a standardised form.

TARGET2-Securities (T2S) is the name given to the integrated settlement platform provided by the Eurosystem that enables settlement of securities transactions with immediate finality in central bank money.

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.

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

Operating and support hours of the BBS.

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.

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).