The voice of the Private Financial Sector

66 7,755 Contents million online accounts in Germany billion euros <strong>of</strong> total assets in <strong>the</strong> German banking industry Who we are ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4 1,403.1 284 private banks in Germany What we do ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 5 Interview with Hans-Walter Peters ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6 Our way <strong>of</strong> doing things –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10 billion euros in loans granted to companies and <strong>the</strong> self-employed 86 foreign banks are members <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Association <strong>of</strong> German Banks 820,000 girocard terminals in use in <strong>the</strong> retail trade Where we make a difference ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 11 Digital banking – –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12 Deposit protection –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 16 Social commitment ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 20 Ombudsman scheme <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> private banks –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 24 Lobbying – ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 28 About <strong>the</strong> Association –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 30 [Source: Association <strong>of</strong> German Banks/own calculations | Deutsche Bundesbank | Eurokartensysteme | as at: autumn 2018]