Digitalisation, in particular, can increase productivity growth: Germany has work to do in this area, Executive Board member Fritzi Köhler-Geib said at a Bundesbank panel discussion. There, she spoke with Kristina Sinemus, Hesse’s Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation, and Claudia Nemat in her capacity as a tech entrepreneur, about boosting economic growth.

Das Eurosystem hat heute seine umfassende Strategie für den Zahlungsverkehr veröffentlicht, in der es seine Vision für die Entwicklung des europäischen Zahlungsverkehrs vor dem Hintergrund des raschen technologischen Wandels vorstellt.

The German government has decided to mint a €2 commemorative coin entitled “35 years of German unity” scheduled to be issued on 25 September 2025. This year marks the 35th anniversary of German reunification. On 3 October 1990, the Basic Law fulfilled its mandate to the German people by bringing Germany’s unity and freedom full circle.

Account holders without a bank sort code can submit CAM payments via the following means of communication, EBICS (Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard) and FinTS/Online banking.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) vereinfacht ihre Prozesse für die Beurteilung von Änderungen an internen Kreditrisikomodellen der Banken. Indem diese Beurteilungen ex post statt ex ante durchgeführt werden, beschleunigt sich der Genehmigungsprozess und wird für die Banken berechenbarer. 

The validation of account numbers using the check-digit method promotes the smooth and automated settlement of payments. A transferring payment service provider or a first collecting institution must therefore check the accuracy of the payees' or payers' account numbers.