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

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

Apr 26 2023

Sustainability

German Supply Chain Act: How to Navigate Supply Chain Regulation

Germany Finance The German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act came into force on January 1 2023. Companies based in Germany that have 3,000+ employees are affected by the act, which requires that they ensure environmental and social standards are observed throughout their supply chains and their own operations. This year, some 900 companies are affected. From the start of 2024, the act will apply to companies with 1,000+ employees, affecting a further 2,900 organizations. Many countries around the world have legislation that affects supply chains, such as the UK’s Modern Slavery Act and the Corporate Duty of Vigilance Law of France, and further such legislation looks likely. Last year, the European Commission presented its plans for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. This would requir

Mar 14 2023

Sustainability

ESG study: Big ambitions, little drive

Germany Finance Globally, companies are setting ambitious ESG targets, but only 6 percent are fully implementing the measures required to achieve them. Most companies (53 percent) are still at a relatively early stage of ESG transformation, implementing only basic measures such as offsetting carbon emissions with carbon credits. These are the findings of the “ESG Empowered Value Chains 2025” study, for which the auditing and consulting firm PwC Germany (PwC) surveyed more than 900 executives worldwide on the status quo of their ESG transformation. The study suggests that many companies are struggling to implement measures, some of which are complicated and difficult to measure, such as redesigning products or improving diversity and inclusion. Meanwhile, a small group of advanced companies, which th

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