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4th of November 2024

Financial education – it’s now or never!

Guest article in the Börsen-Zeitung from 4 November 2024 by Heiner Herkenhoff, CEO of the Association of German Banks.

The private banks want to and will do their part to finally advance financial education.

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31st of October 2024

Five tips for secure online identification

These precautions ensure that the online identification process is safe and reliable

German banks are required to follow laws that lay out which identity verification procedures they can use to identify clients attempting to open an account or apply for a loan.

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15th of April 2025

Reduce bureaucracy now

Joint position paper by the Association of German Banks, BVR and VÖB.: Retail Investment Strategy needs to be radically simplified or withdrawn completely

The Association of German Banks in numbers

179

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