February 26 2025
EU Omnibus Package: ESG regulations must be simpler and better
The European Commission today introduced its Omnibus package to simplify ESG regulations. The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) has already put forward proposals on how to make the rulebook more efficient and have more of a controlling effect.
MehrFebruary 13 2025
EU Open Finance Plans: no withdrawal now – instead a careful review and substantial improvements?
The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) calls for a comprehensive and careful review of the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on a Framework for Financial Data Access (FiDA).
MehrJanuary 30 2025
German Banking Industry Committee has created the first standardised account API in Europe
The German Banking Industry Committee associations (BVR, DSGV, VÖB and the Association of German Banks) launched the giroAPI scheme on 1 January 2025. With this framework, German banks are turning to future-proof API technology as a first step...
MehrNovember 29 2024
EU: German and Italian financial communities share views and priorities
The 12th session of the Italian-German Dialogue on Financial Services took place to-day in Berlin. Discussions between the German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC), the German Association of Insurers (GDV), and the Italian Banking Insurance and...
MehrSeptember 10 2024
Appeal to the EP: German Banking Industry and European Partners Urge Caution on European Deposit...
At the start of the new legislative term, the associations emphasize the need for a more cautious and deliberate approach regarding the proposed European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS).
MehrFebruary 9 2024
EU: the financial communities of Italy and Germany share strategies towards the new legislature
The 11th round of the Italian-German Dialogue on financial services between FeBAF, the Italian Federation of Banks, Insurance and Finance, DK and GDV underlines the importance of a common understanding on the most pressing issues.
MehrOctober 18 2023
GBIC sees ECB decision for preparatory phase of a digital euro as positive / Consider risks and hold...
Today's decision by the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) to move its project to develop a digital euro into a preparation phase is viewed positively by the German Banking Industry (GBIC).
MehrJuly 28 2023
2023 EU-wide stress test: capitalization of German institutions proves robust in a tough stress...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have today published the results of their latest periodic stress test. The previous stress test had been conducted in 2021.
MehrJune 28 2023
German banking industry calls for political guard rails for a digital euro
The EU Commission presented a legislative proposal for the introduction of a digital euro today. According to the proposal, the digital euro is intended to be a response to the declining use of cash and to ensure access to central bank money for the...
MehrMay 25 2023
Berlin Group API Framework is offering support to all prevailing API-based Payment Schemes
On 23 & 24 May 2023 the Berlin Group held its Open Finance Conference 2023. At the event Berlin Group announced full standards support and coverage of Payment Scheme and (Corporate) Bank Customers’ requirements on Use Cases and Services.
MehrMay 24 2023
Retail Investment Strategy: Draft legislation does not meet EU Commission’s objectives
The European Commission today presented its draft legislation for a retail investment strategy. As a key element of capital markets union, its aim is to strengthen trust in the capital markets and thereby promote investment by retail investors.
MehrApril 18 2023
GBIC: Improving crisis management at banks is a good idea, but the approach proposed by the European...
Today, the European Commission published its proposal for reforms to amend legislation governing the handling of banks in financial distress.
MehrApril 13 2023
Digitization of bank deposits: German Banking Industry Committee publishes new version of working...
German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) has published a comprehensive working paper on the evolution of commercial bank money. It describes the design principles for a Commercial Bank Money Token (Tokenized Commercial Bank Money, CBMT) as well as...
MehrJuly 5 2022
German Banking Industry Committee calls for more space for innovation in payments services
The European Commission has begun its review of the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). In a position paper, the German banking associations advocate maintaining stability in the regulatory environment for payments in the coming years.
MehrJune 1 2022
EU banking package: German banks warn of adverse consequences for the economy
The European Parliament’s rapporteur, Jonás Fernández (S&D), has today released his draft report on the European Commission’s legislative proposal for implementing Basel III in the EU (known as the EU banking package).
MehrJuly 5 2021
German Banking Industry Committee presents policy paper on “digital euro”
ECB needs to think beyond digital cash In a policy paper, the German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) for the first time sets out detailed thoughts on the design of a “digital euro”. In this paper, experts from Germany’s five national...
MehrFebruary 16 2021
Covid-19: the Italian Banking Association and the German Banking Industry Committee propose more...
Shaping the Banking Union, refocussing on a fair regulatory approach towards the implementation of Basel III in the EU and adapting the treatment of non-performing loans (NPLs) in light of the current economic scenario, : these are the requests the...
MehrJanuary 29 2021
German Banking Industry Committee urges “prudent” discussion when revising the EU rules on crisis...
On 26 January 2021, the EU Commission launched the announced consultation on the revision of the crisis management and deposit insurance framework. In November 2020, the EU Commission had already stated that it would present proposals for the...
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