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Press release
19th of December 2025

Securitisation reform

We have reached an important milestone, but there is still a great deal of work to be done

The reform of the EU securitisation regulations has reached an important milestone: representatives from the member states have agreed on a joint position on the European Commission’s draft proposal.

Press release
11th of December 2025

GBIC on ECB plans for more efficient regulation and supervision

Right direction, but urgent action is required

The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) welcomes the initiatives of the European Central Bank (ECB) to simplify regulation under the leadership of Vice-President Luis de Guindos and of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) to reform European banking supervision.

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Quantencomputing
Position paper
19th of January 2026

Quantum Computing in the Financial Sector

Revolutionary approaches and future perspectives under the EU Quantum Act

Quantum computing is regarded as a potentially groundbreaking technology whose concrete impact on the financial industry is not yet fully foreseeable.

 
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Position paper
10th of February 2026

A competitive banking sector – Europe in action

The paper describes how banks act as a source of financing for the real economy and transformation—and why a competitive, risk-adequate regulatory framework is essential for this.

The Association of German Banks in numbers

180

Employees work for the Association of German Banks.

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locations. We work in Berlin, Brussels and Frankfurt/Main.

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members are part of our association, mainly private banks operating in Germany.

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Fintechs are among our members.