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More counterfeit €10 and €20 banknotes in circulation
22.01.2021 DE
In 2020, the Bundesbank registered approximately 58,800 counterfeit euro banknotes with a nominal value of €2.9 million in German payments. The number of counterfeits thus rose by 6.5% on the year, while the nominal value of the banknotes seized fell by 14.3%.
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Easier reconstruction of damaged banknotes using ePuzzler
17.12.2020 DE
The Bundesbank’s National Analysis Centre in Mainz receives around 30,000 requests every year for the replacement of damaged cash. In order to facilitate reconstruction in cases involving a large number of banknote fragments, the Bundesbank joined forces with the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (Fraunhofer IPK) to develop a digital system for reconstructing badly damaged euro banknotes based on “ePuzzler” technology.
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Bundesbank projections: Coronavirus pandemic continuing to shape German economy
11.12.2020 DE
The Bundesbank expects the German economy to grow strongly again after a limited setback in the final quarter of 2020 and first quarter of 2021. According to current projections, real gross domestic product could pick up sharply in the following two years and reach its pre-crisis level again in early 2022. This is predicated on the pandemic containment measures being quickly loosened from spring 2021 and ultimately expiring altogether in the early months of 2022.
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Speech by Jens Weidmann: Shaping the future – Challenges in the European payments market Virtual conference "Future of Payments in Europe"
27.11.2020
The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series – discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.
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Speech by Olaf Scholz: Views on digital payments from Germany‘s EU Council Presidency Virtual conference "Future of Payments in Europe"
27.11.2020
The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series – discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.
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Speech by Fabio Panetta: From the payments revolution to the reinvention of money Virtual conference "Future of Payments in Europe"
27.11.2020
The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.
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Speech by Mairead McGuinness: The Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission Virtual conference "Future of Payments in Europe"
27.11.2020
The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series – discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.
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Speech by Joachim Schmalzl: EPI – A bank-driven initiative for European payments Virtual conference "Future of Payments in Europe"
27.11.2020
The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.
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Speech by Ignazio Visco: The role of TIPS in the future payments landscape Virtual conference "Future of Payments in Europe"
27.11.2020
The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.
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Speech by André Bajorat: ”Food for thought“: What digitalisation in payments really means! Virtual conference "Future of Payments in Europe"
27.11.2020
The virtual conference “Future of Payments in Europe” – the centrepiece of our virtual event series –discussed different perspectives on the latest developments in European payments, most importantly the Retail Payments Strategy of the European Commission, the European Payments Initiative and the potential role of a digital euro in the payments landscape.