https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Investigators searched the offices of Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank on Friday, prosecutors said, with the focus on the bank's anti-money-laundering activities. https://www.thelocal.de/20220430/deutsche-bank-offices-raided-in-money-laundering-probe Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:48:41 +0200 deutsche-bank-offices-raided-in-money-laundering-probe Deutsche Bank will pay $130 million to settle a foreign bribery probe and fraud charges in precious metals trading, US officials announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210109/deutsche-bank-to-pay-130m-to-settle-us-probes Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:08:23 +0100 deutsche-bank-to-pay-130m-to-settle-us-probes Along with finding a flat and a job, opening a bank account is one of the first things you’ll need to do when arriving in Germany. From paying bills to getting paid yourself, your overseas account is unlikely to cut it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190515/how-to-open-a-bank-account-in-germany Wed, 15 May 2019 14:50:27 +0200 how-to-open-a-bank-account-in-germany Banking giant Deutsche Bank is considering slashing more than a fifth of its workforce, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20190701/deutsche-bank-could-slash-up-to-20000-jobs Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:22:37 +0200 deutsche-bank-could-slash-up-to-20000-jobs German financial markets watchdog Bafin said Wednesday it had ordered online bank N26 to tackle gaps in its measures against financial crime, including in its systems for verifying clients' identities. https://www.thelocal.de/20190522/german-watchdog-orders-online-bank-n26-to-take-new-steps-against-money-laundering Wed, 22 May 2019 18:39:52 +0200 german-watchdog-orders-online-bank-n26-to-take-new-steps-against-money-laundering What with the potential language barriers and legal hold ups, choosing the right bank and opening the right account can be tricky in a foreign country. We give you all the insight you need on where to start when it comes to banking in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180516/what-to-know-about-starting-your-personal-banking-in-germany Wed, 16 May 2018 13:44:08 +0200 what-to-know-about-starting-your-personal-banking-in-germany Berlin-based bank N26 is growing rapidly. In just three years, almost one million customers across 17 European markets have signed up, according to the startup’s founder. But what makes it different from other banks? https://www.thelocal.de/20180416/what-is-the-digital-german-bank-n26-thats-about-to-hit-a-million-customers Mon, 16 Apr 2018 19:07:27 +0200 what-is-the-digital-german-bank-n26-thats-about-to-hit-a-million-customers Investors are suing Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank for €740 million, alleging they were underpaid for shares in subsidiary Postbank, local media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180103/deutsche-bank-faces-new-740-million-claim-with-investors Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:58:42 +0100 deutsche-bank-faces-new-740-million-claim-with-investors A German court on Monday fined three people for failing to help an old man lying unconscious on the floor of a bank, instead walking around and even stepping over him. https://www.thelocal.de/20170918/court-fines-three-thousands-for-ignoring-dying-pensioner-in-bank Mon, 18 Sep 2017 17:39:13 +0200 court-fines-three-thousands-for-ignoring-dying-pensioner-in-bank A tense police operation lasting three hours ended on Thursday when officers stormed a bank and found a clerk bound inside. But there was no sign of the thieves. https://www.thelocal.de/20170316/potential-hostage-situation-amid-armed-bank-hold-up-in-duisburg Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:42:56 +0100 potential-hostage-situation-amid-armed-bank-hold-up-in-duisburg A bank on the outskirts of Berlin was robbed on Tuesday morning by several armed men. The robbers reportedly left their getaway cars on fire under a bridge in the city centre. https://www.thelocal.de/20170215/million-euro-heist-in-berlin-gang-of-armed-robbers-still-at-large-in-the-city Wed, 15 Feb 2017 18:10:36 +0100 million-euro-heist-in-berlin-gang-of-armed-robbers-still-at-large-in-the-city A group of criminals failed to make off with any money in Berlin early on Tuesday morning, after blowing up a machine that only contains paper statements. https://www.thelocal.de/20161108/bank-robbery-fail-as-criminals-blow-up-wrong-machine Tue, 08 Nov 2016 15:33:47 +0100 bank-robbery-fail-as-criminals-blow-up-wrong-machine After four people ignored an 82-year-old man who had collapsed and would later die in a bank in Essen, Germans have been forced to ask if their society has become too egotistical. https://www.thelocal.de/20161031/germany-searches-soul-after-bank-customer-left-to-die Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:34:44 +0100 germany-searches-soul-after-bank-customer-left-to-die A Leipzig man who wrote crime novels - including one about a thwarted bank robbery - appeared in court on Wednesday, charged with bank robbery himself. https://www.thelocal.de/20160722/crime-writer-in-court-for-failed-robbery-just-like-in-his-book Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:57:25 +0200 crime-writer-in-court-for-failed-robbery-just-like-in-his-book UPDATE: Germany's top court ruled on Tuesday that a key crisis-fighting tool of the European Central Bank complies with German national law. https://www.thelocal.de/20160621/top-german-court-to-rule-on-legality-of-ecb-plan-european-central-bank Tue, 21 Jun 2016 10:46:13 +0200 top-german-court-to-rule-on-legality-of-ecb-plan-european-central-bank On Feburary 1st, bank customers' old-style bank account numbers and routing numbers will no longer be valid – but authorities fear that many people are unaware of the change. https://www.thelocal.de/20160125/psa-germany-is-dropping-old-style-bank-details Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:29:56 +0100 psa-germany-is-dropping-old-style-bank-details Frankfurt police have captured a robber who threatened to detonate a bomb inside a bank in the German financial capital on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20160125/frankfurt-police-collar-robber-who-threatened-to-blow-up-bank Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:27:21 +0100 frankfurt-police-collar-robber-who-threatened-to-blow-up-bank A Berlin banking startup is trying to create a "borderless banking experience across Europe" with an app that tracks transactions in real-time, no fees and none of the typical paperwork of German bureaucracy. https://www.thelocal.de/20151203/the-berlin-startup-shaking-up-europes-big-old-banks Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:48:34 +0100 the-berlin-startup-shaking-up-europes-big-old-banks Criminals used so much explosive while trying to rob a bank near Berlin on Wednesday night that they blasted a wall and part of the roof off the building - and may not even have got away with any loot. https://www.thelocal.de/20151126/crooks-blow-roof-off-bank-in-midnight-raid Thu, 26 Nov 2015 13:00:40 +0100 crooks-blow-roof-off-bank-in-midnight-raid 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. https://www.thelocal.de/20150925/sparkasse-atms-out-of-action-in-many-states Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:13:11 +0200 sparkasse-atms-out-of-action-in-many-states