The financial center OF tomorrow

Bild: Kaleidomania / A. Gaube

Andreas Glänzel, Frankfurt Main Finance
Spokesperson Germany Finance 2023

„Diversity as a strength – that is what distinguishes the financial system in Germany. With Germany Finance, we want to take on the challenges of our time together and highlight the performance of the industry more strongly internationally as well.“

Our goals

stronger together.

Globally compared, Germany is one of the strongest financial center. With Frankfurt as one of the leading international financial centers and its strong regional centers such as Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart or North Rhine-Westphalia guaranteeing international connections and diverse financial services for the economy and people.

Germany Finance is a platform of all regional German financial centers and close cooperation with the German Federal Ministry of Finance and GTAI. The common goal is to strengthen Germany as a financial center in the European and international context, to give it a face and to be a point of contact for everyone interested in Germany as a financial center.

Discover the diversity of Germany’s financial centers, the breadth of services offered in the German financial sector, regional focal points and current topics of our joint work.

current topics and trends

facts and figures

1.717 banks and savings banks, 530 insurance companies and 2.983 auditing companies, including the „Big Four“ of the world’s largest auditing firms PwC, EY, KPMG and Deloitte.
Welcome to the financial center Germany.

Sustainability

Sustainable investments at the financial centre Germany offer new opportunities for companies and investors, especially in challenging and dynamic times.

FinTech

Germany has an active, constantly changing FinTech scene. In all German financial centres, Fintechs have expanded the solutions offered by the financial sector.

human resources

Financial education is becoming increasingly important and affects numerous everyday issues. It is a very important part of economic education and contributes to the development of financial literacy.

FINANCE

When it comes to major economic challenges, financing is often a bottleneck, especially for small and medium-sized companies. In times of crisis in particular, liquid funds can be necessary. In order for companies to take advantage of opportunities and invest, many have to strengthen their capital base.

Current Challenges

The global economic structural change poses massive challenges for financial centers worldwide. This also applies to Germany as a financial center with its diverse regional centers.

facts and figures

Sustainability

Sustainable investments at the financial centre Germany offer new opportunities for companies and investors, especially in challenging and dynamic times.

FinTech

Germany has an active, constantly changing FinTech scene. In all German financial centres, Fintechs have expanded the solutions offered by the financial sector.

human resources

FINANCE

Current Challenges

The global economic structural change poses massive challenges for financial centers worldwide. This also applies to Germany as a financial center with its diverse regional centers.

Our Topics

the latest News at a glance

Aug 24 2023

Human Resources

Putting more financial education on the political agenda

Germany Finance More than 80 percent of investors are in favour of state-organised financial education – this was the result of the current online survey Trend of the Month in August, which DDV conducted together with several high-reach financial portals. While almost half of the respondents were in favour of a comprehensive and provider-independent state financial education concept (49.4 percent), just under a third were in favour of state-organised basic education and see in-depth and further education as individual tasks (32.4 percent). Almost one fifth is of the opinion that the private sector already provides financial education and training to a sufficient extent (18.2 percent). „Structured securities can play an important role in asset accumulation, preservation and protection. But only well-inform

Jul 13 2023

Location factors, Sustainability

FACTS AND FIGURES ON GERMANY AS A LOCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE-FINANCE

Germany Finance Europe is the global pioneer market for sustainable finance. The volume invested in sustainable finance in Europe is about ten times as large as in the United States of America. Germany is unquestionably one of the leading European financial centres for sustainable finance. This is confirmed by the results of the study „Zahlen, Daten, Fakten zum Sustainable-Finance-Standort Deutschland“ (Germany only)*. Five facts on Germany as a location for sustainable finance (derived from the study): After the USA and China, Germany has the largest share of green IPOs worldwide in the last ten years. Almost three out of four green IPO activities take place in these three countries. With a share of 8.6% of the total national green IPO activity, Germany has been a global leader in the past ten years. Wi

May 22 2023

Sustainability, Event

Sustainable Finance Summit 2023 in Germany’s financial centres

Germany Finance The Sustainable Finance Summit Germany, the signature event of the Green and Sustainable Finance Cluster Germany (GSFCG), comes in a new format in its seventh year. Instead of a one-day conference in Frankfurt am Main, this year’s summit will take place between 6 and 16 November as part of various events at different locations in Germany. The cooperative summit concept is organised and supported by various initiatives and actors – all of whom have one thing in common: they are working hard to shape and finance economic structural change in order to ensure sustainability and thus future viability. In recent years, the issue of sustainable finance, i.e. the targeted use of the potential of the financial system for a consistently sustainable orientation of our economic value creation, has ste

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