Despite the massive shock triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and what were, at times, very stringent containment measures, the number of corporate insolvencies dropped substantially in 2020, the Bundesbank writes in its Monthly Report. This was due in part to the temporary suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency, which is subject to certain conditions. German enterprises’ sales fell far less significantly than they had done during the financial and economic crisis of 2009, the Bank’s economists explain.

As in the past, German consumers prefer to pay for most of their purchases using cash. This is revealed by the Bundesbank's recent 2017 survey on "Payment behaviour in Germany". In terms of volume, however, the significance of cash has waned somewhat. As a share of the combined value of all payments made by private individuals, cash fell below the 50% mark for the first time.

Data of charts (from Q3 2022)

Der tagesdurchschnittliche Umsatz der Geldaufnahme im unbesicherten Segment erhöhte sich in der sechsten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode 2018 auf 115 Mrd €, verglichen mit 113 Mrd € in der Erfüllungsperiode zuvor.

TARGET2 verarbeitete 91 % des Gesamtwerts der über Euro-Großbetragszahlungssysteme getätigten Zahlungen. Aufgrund der SEPA-Migration sank das Transaktionsvolumen um 2,4 %. Mehr als 56 000 Kreditinstitute weltweit sind über das System erreichbar.

Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hat heute ihre Studie über den Euro-Geldmarkt mit dem Titel „Euro money market study 2022“ veröffentlicht.

Since 2008, the Deutsche Bundesbank has been taking a comprehensive look at how the population pays, what attitudes they have towards cash and electronic means of payment, and what developments can be expected in payment transactions.

Many citizens have adjusted their payment behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic. “According to a representative Bundesbank survey in 2020, the importance of cashless payment methods, especially cards, in everyday expenditures has been growing considerably,” said Burkhard Balz, the member of the Bundesbank Executive Board responsible for cashless payments.

In der letzten Mindestreserve-Erfüllungsperiode, die am 1. August 2018 begann und am 18. September 2018 endete, lag die Geldaufnahme im unbesicherten Segment im Schnitt bei 113 Mrd € pro Tag. In der gesamten Erfüllungsperiode wurde sie auf 3 960 Mrd € beziffert.