Statement given by Bundesbank Board Member Sabine Mauderer at the 1st climate-related financial risk Conference of the Financial Market Commission of Chile on 26 April 2022.

The costs of payment methods for consumers are difficult to determine, not recorded in a harmonised manner on an international level and consequently vary significantly from country to country. For this reason, a separate study is necessary for Germany. As part of a representative survey conducted in 2023, households were asked about the costs they incurred when using various means of payment.