Payment methods in Germany

HSBC is one of the world's largest banks by assets, headquartered in London with a dominant presence in Asia. It offers retail, commercial, and investment banking in over 60 countries.

ICBC is the world's largest bank by total assets and the largest of China's 'Big Four' state-owned banks. It offers retail, corporate, and investment banking globally.

JPMorgan Chase is the largest US bank and one of the world's largest financial institutions, offering consumer banking, investment banking, commercial banking, and asset management globally.

UBS Group is Switzerland's largest bank and one of the world's premier wealth managers. Following its acquisition of Credit Suisse in 2023, UBS now manages over $5 trillion in invested assets globally.

MUFG is Japan's largest bank and one of the world's largest financial groups, offering retail, corporate, investment, and trust banking globally.

Bank of China is China's most internationally active bank, specialising in foreign exchange and cross-border trade finance. It is one of the Big Four state-owned banks.

Bank of America is the second-largest US bank by assets, providing consumer banking, wealth management (Merrill Lynch), and global banking and markets services worldwide.

Banco Santander is Spain's largest bank and one of the world's top 10 financial institutions by market cap. It serves 160 million customers in Europe, North America, and Latin America.

ING Group is the Netherlands' largest bank and a leading European financial institution. It operates a digital-first universal banking model across Europe and globally.

BNP Paribas is France's largest bank and a global top-10 financial institution, providing retail, corporate, and investment banking, insurance, and asset management across 65 countries.

Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank and wealth management firm, providing institutional securities, investment management, and wealth management services worldwide.

Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment bank, providing investment banking, securities, asset management, and consumer banking (Marcus). It is a premier advisory firm for corporations and governments.

Intesa Sanpaolo is Italy's largest bank and one of the Eurozone's leading financial institutions, providing retail, corporate, and investment banking in Italy and across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

UniCredit is a pan-European commercial bank headquartered in Milan with a strong presence in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Central & Eastern Europe, serving 15 million clients.

Banco do Brasil is Brazil's largest state-owned bank and one of the largest in the country overall, with a focus on agribusiness, retail, and government banking.

Barclays is a British multinational investment bank and financial services company, operating retail banking in the UK and Ireland, and investment banking globally through Barclays Bank.

SEB is a Swedish corporate and investment bank with a strong retail franchise in Sweden and the Baltics.

PKO Bank Polski is Poland's largest bank by assets and customer count, state-controlled, offering universal retail, corporate, and investment banking.

Handelsbanken is a Swedish universal bank known for its decentralised branch model, operating across the Nordic countries and UK.

Bank Hapoalim is Israel's largest bank by assets and deposits, offering retail, SME, corporate, and investment banking.

Deutsche Bank is Germany's largest bank and a leading global investment bank, offering corporate finance, capital markets, transaction banking, and wealth management.

ABN AMRO is the Netherlands' third-largest bank, focusing on retail, private, and corporate banking primarily in the Netherlands and Northwest Europe.

Crédit Mutuel is one of France's largest cooperative banking groups, offering retail, business, and insurance products. It is the second-largest French cooperative bank with 36 million clients.

VietinBank (Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade) is Vietnam's second-largest state-owned bank by assets.

Commerzbank is Germany's second-largest listed bank, serving 10 million private customers and 60,000 corporate clients with retail, SME, and corporate banking.

DZ Bank is the central institution of the German cooperative banking network, comprising over 700 Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken. It acts as the clearing and liquidity centre for cooperative banks.

Arab Bank is Jordan's largest bank and one of the oldest private sector banks in the Arab world, with operations in 30+ countries.

HypoVereinsbank (HVB) is the German subsidiary of UniCredit Group, offering retail, private, and corporate banking as well as capital market services in Germany.

Julius Baer is one of Switzerland's leading pure private banking and wealth management groups, managing assets for high-net-worth individuals globally.

Mediobanca is Italy's leading investment bank and a significant financial services group, providing corporate finance, private banking, and consumer credit.

Bunq is a Dutch neobank founded in 2012, operating across Europe as one of the continent's fastest-growing challenger banks, known for its eco-friendly and multi-currency features.

BAWAG Group is an Austrian retail and commercial bank, operating under the BAWAG P.S.K., easybank, and other brands. It focuses on Austrian retail and SME customers.

Pictet is a Swiss independent private bank founded in Geneva, operating as a partnership. It specialises in wealth and asset management with a global presence.

KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) is Germany's state-owned development bank, providing financing for SMEs, housing, infrastructure, and international development projects.

Banca Mediolanum is Italy's leading bancassurance group, offering integrated banking, insurance, and investment products primarily through a network of financial advisors.

LBBW is the largest German Landesbank, serving as the central bank for savings banks in Baden-Württemberg and offering corporate, real estate, and capital market banking.

BayernLB is Bavaria's state-owned Landesbank, providing corporate, real estate, and infrastructure financing primarily in Germany and Central Eastern Europe.

Triodos Bank is a Dutch ethical bank that exclusively finances sustainable and social enterprises. It operates in the Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Germany, Spain, and France.

DekaBank is the asset and capital market arm of the German Savings Banks Finance Group (Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe), managing investment funds and providing capital markets services.

LGT is a private banking and asset management group owned by the Princely House of Liechtenstein, managing assets for ultra-high-net-worth individuals globally.

Helaba is the Landesbank of Hesse and Thuringia, focusing on real estate, infrastructure, and corporate banking, and acting as central bank for savings banks in its region.

NIBC is a Dutch specialist bank focusing on corporate banking for mid-market companies and consumer lending. It is known for its niche expertise in mortgages, energy, and shipping finance.

NordLB is the Landesbank of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, specialising in shipping, aircraft, and energy finance alongside regional corporate banking.

Oberbank is a regional Austrian bank based in Linz, part of the 3 Banken Gruppe. It offers retail and corporate banking with a focus on SMEs in Upper Austria.

Aggregate of all remaining banks in Germany not individually listed, collectively representing ~57.0% of domestic banking assets.