Tag: Bank-related institutions
Investigators are frisking BNP Paribas in Frankfurt
Dusseldorf Since Tuesday, around 130 public prosecutors, tax investigators and police officers have searched the offices of the major French bank BNP Paribas in Frankfurt and the private homes of…
Against PayPal and Apple Pay: major US banks are planning their own payment app
Frankfurt Seven major US banks want to launch their own payment app and thus put the payment services PayPal and Apple Pay in their place. Well Fargo, Bank of America,…
Consumer protection for new banking terms and conditions
postal bank Since the Federal Court of Justice ruled against Postbank, bank customers have had to expressly agree to a price increase. (Photo: imago images / Cord) Frankfurt Consumer advocates…
Banks want to be able to raise prices more easily again
Frankfurt, Berlin The German banks and savings banks want to get rid of the approval requirement for fee increases. They are aiming for an amendment to the German Civil Code,…
Banks in the EU often pay salaries in the millions
Financial district in Frankfurt In Germany, the millionaire density among bankers is particularly high: around 30 percent of all top earners in the EU work here. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The…
Multi-country exchange Euronext ensnares German companies
Frankfurt . Euronext The group’s software and events division wants to win numerous new customers in Germany. (Photo: HAMILTON/REA/laif) The multi-country exchange Euronext is catching customers in Germany with its…
Wirecard key witness confirms the charge: business invented
Oliver Bellenhaus on a trial day in December The only goal was to deceive Wirecard’s auditors. (Photo: dpa) Munich In the Munich Wirecard trial, the key witness for the public…
In 2023 the site will be put to the test
Frankfurt It was a year to forget for the German fintech industry: 2022 was followed by negative news about mass layoffs, bankruptcies and the lack of financing rounds. “It was…
Bafin refrains from stricter monitoring of the deDax group
Headquarters of the German Stock Exchange Germany’s largest stock exchange operator has a total of four subsidiaries with a banking license – three of which are based in Germany and…
Bafin is targeting Deutsche Börse
Bafin The banking supervisory authority criticizes weaknesses in subsidiaries of Deutsche Börse. (Photo: IMAGO/Hannelore Förster) Frankfurt The financial supervisory authority Bafin has identified deficiencies in several subsidiaries of Deutsche Börse.…
Turnaround in interest rates increases pressure on Sparkasse Zwickau
Sparkasse lettering The Sparkasse Zwickau has long been considered a problem in the public banking sector and is now to be realigned. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The abrupt turnaround in interest…
How Flip digitizes communication with employees
flip app The system for employees who do not work in the office can be customized for each company. (Photo: Flip) Berlin The Stuttgart start-up Flip wants to bind employees…
Bafin again sees deficiencies in Deutsche Börse subsidiaries
Bafin The banking supervisory authority criticizes weaknesses in subsidiaries of Deutsche Börse. (Photo: IMAGO/Hannelore Förster) Frankfurt The financial supervisory authority has once again targeted subsidiaries of Deutsche Börse for deficiencies.…
Turnaround in interest rates increases pressure on Sparkasse Zwickau – boss has to go
Sparkasse lettering The Sparkasse Zwickau has long been considered a problem in the public banking sector and is now to be realigned. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The abrupt turnaround in interest…
Bundesbank cites a lack of staff as one reason for the postponement of Target2
Burkhard Balz The Bundesbank board member is responsible, among other things, for payment transactions. There were recently problems with the start of the new clearing system in the euro zone…
Some savings banks already exchange Girocards
This does not turn the Girocard into a credit card, it remains a debit card, so payments are debited directly from the account. But online shopping still works. The same…
Some savings banks already exchange Girocards
This does not turn the Girocard into a credit card, it remains a debit card, so payments are debited directly from the account. But online shopping still works. The same…
How Russia’s VTB Europe survived a bank run
Frank Hellwig and Miro Zadro What the managers will do from 2024 is still open. (Photo: dpa, Imago, VTB [M]) Frankfurt When Miro Zadro looks at his mobile phone at…
How Russia’s VTB Europe survived a bank run
Frankfurt When Miro Zadro looks at his mobile phone at 6:45 a.m. on February 24, the entire display lights up green. “They invaded” is the first WhatsApp message read by…
SAP attracts the anger of many banks
SAP headquarters in Walldorf The software group wants to consolidate its portfolio – special solutions for individual sectors in particular are under scrutiny. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt SAP…