Banks can keep addressing women as men, high court rules
Germany’s highest court in Karlsruhe on Tuesday ruled that women do not have to be addressed in forms as females.
Sparkasse banks start charging own customers for withdrawals
For many foreigners new to Germany, it’s annoying enough to be charged for withdrawing cash at any ATM. But paying to take money out at your own bank seems a step too far.
Bank ejects Muslim woman over full-face veil
The case of a woman who was not allowed to enter a Sparkasse bank branch because of her face-covering niqab has sparked debate in western Germany.
Sparkasse ATMs out of action in western states
ATMs at Germany's publicly-owned Sparkasse banks in south and west Germany are refusing to provide customers with cash and bank statements on Friday due to a problem at one of the group's computer centres.
Banks jack up ATM fees for non-customers
Germany's big private banks are increasing fees for customers at other financial institutions to withdraw cash from their ATMs, making ordinary people pay the price for a bankers' spat.
Banks test touch-free payment cards
Germany’s Sparkasse group of banks is testing a new touch-free payment system that promises to revolutionise the way regular people do their everyday shopping.
Banks lower ATM fees
Several German banks have lowered their ATM charges for withdrawing money from rivals' accounts, following government intervention.
ATM charges still too high, consumer groups say
Consumer groups insist ATM fees have not fallen far enough despite regulations brought in two weeks ago to combat fees that had soared as high as €10 per withdrawal.
Hamburg bank made customer psych profiles
A Hamburg savings bank came under fire Thursday for creating psychological profiles of its customers labelling them as financial "hedonists" or "disciplinarians," according to a media report.
Sparkasse announces refunds for 2010 glitch
Shoppers hit by a "Year 2010" computer bug that has rendered their bank cards useless will be compensated for any fees accrued through alternative payment, the German Savings Bank Association (DSGV) told daily <i>Bild</i> on Friday.