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German Savings Banks Launch Crypto Trading for Sparkassen Customers
Germany's Sparkassen network has begun rolling out in-app cryptocurrency purchases to an eligible customer base of roughly 50 million people.
Germany’s Sparkassen savings bank network has launched cryptocurrency trading services directly within its banking application, beginning October 19. The service, operated by DekaBank, offers trading and custody for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Polygon, with the objective of eventually reaching around 50 million customers across the country.
The rollout is decentralized, leaving each of the roughly 350 independent savings banks to determine its own deployment schedule. Network officials anticipate that 30 to 40 individual banks will activate the feature each month, aiming for coverage across the majority of the network by the first half of 2027. Joachim Schmalzl, an executive board member of the German Savings Banks Association, confirmed to dpa that each institution sets its own timing.
The offering, branded as Krypto powered by Deka, functions on an execution-only basis without suitability assessments or investment advice. Customers pay a flat fee of €0.99 per transaction, with order limits capped at €250,000. Trades are executed at firm quotes rather than via an open order book, and the applied spreads are not publicly disclosed. In addition, transfers to personal self-hosted wallets are prohibited, restricting withdrawals solely to authorized third-party providers.
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