According to Bundesbank Executive Board member Burkhard Balz, the digital economy will change the payment landscape quite significantly. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the cen-tral bank to create trust in its currency and to ensure that payments remain competitive and safe. “We also have to ensure that central bank money will be offered in a way that is compatible with the digital economy,” he said in a speech.

According to Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim Wuermeling, banks should bear in mind, that there will eventually be a transition back to normal in banking regulation and supervision. “After the crisis, buffers will need to be replenished, and this will take longer when profitability is low – as is the case for many European banks,” Wuermeling said in a speech during a video conference.