# Postbank (Germany)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/postbank-de
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Postbank — official](https://www.postbank.de/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** customers
- **Users:** 12M customers

## Overview

**Postbank (Germany)** is **Deutsche Bank AG branch since 2018 - integrated into Deutsche Bank legal entity** + **~12M customers - largest German bank by customer count** + **~800 postal-bank branches via Deutsche Post DHL Group partnership** <sup>[1][1], [Germany report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/DE)</sup>.

## History

**Jan 1 1909 — German Postscheckdienst (postal cheque service) launched** (later the Deutsche Bundespost Postbank division; Bundespost itself created 1947/50) distinctive German postal banking heritage.

**1990 — Postbank AG founded post-German reunification + Deutsche Bundespost separation**.

**Jun 23 2004 — Postbank Frankfurt IPO under ticker DPB**.

**Feb 25 2009 — Deutsche Bank acquires 30% Postbank + Dec 2010 majority controlling**.

**2010 — Postbank Mobile Banking app launch**.

**2018 — Postbank integrated into Deutsche Bank AG legal entity as Postbank branch + Deutsche Bank operationally consolidates Postbank**.

**2023 — Postbank IT migration to Deutsche Bank systems chaos + €23M BaFin fine + customer service issues**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Postbank - eine Niederlassung der Deutsche Bank AG** (Deutsche Bank AG branch since 2018).

**Major shareholders**: **Deutsche Bank AG (FRA: DBK; NYSE: DB; Germany's largest commercial bank by assets) fully owned post-2018 integration**.

**Regulators**: **BaFin Germany + Deutsche Bundesbank + ECB**.

## Technical integration

Postbank Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android; ~12M customers) + postbank.de online + Postbank ~800 postal-bank branches via Deutsche Post DHL Group partnership + Postbank Visa + Mastercard + giropay cards; SEPA + SEPA Instant + EPC-QR + giropay + Wero (post-EPI launch).

## Implementations & partners

**Deutsche Bank parent integration**: [Deutsche Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/deutsche-bank) (Deutsche Bank AG; FRA: DBK; NYSE: DB; Germany's largest commercial bank by assets; Postbank parent post-Dec 2010 majority controlling + 2018 Postbank integrated into Deutsche Bank legal entity).

**Major German banking + neobank competitors**: [ING-DiBa (ING Deutschland)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ing-diba) (ING-DiBa; ING Group German subsidiary + Germany's largest direct bank by customers ~9M+) + [Commerzbank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/commerzbank) (Commerzbank; FRA: CBK; Germany's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [DKB (Deutsche Kreditbank Germany)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/dkb-de) (DKB Deutsche Kreditbank Germany; BayernLB Bavarian state bank subsidiary; ~5.5M+ customers; one of Germany's largest direct banks) + [Comdirect (Commerzbank brand)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/comdirect) (Comdirect; Commerzbank subsidiary German direct bank) + [N26](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/n26) (N26 German neobank + global; 8M+ customers) + [Trade Republic](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/trade-republic) (Trade Republic Europe's largest neobroker) + Deutsche Post (Deutsche Post DHL Group + Postbank ~800 postal-bank branches partnership).

**Regulators**: BaFin Germany + Deutsche Bundesbank + ECB.

## Status

**Active, Deutsche Bank AG branch since 2018 - integrated into Deutsche Bank legal entity + ~12M customers - largest German bank by customer count + ~800 postal-bank branches via Deutsche Post DHL Group partnership** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.postbank.de/ "Postbank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postbank "Postbank — Wikipedia"
[de-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/DE

- [1] [Postbank — official][1]
- [2] [Postbank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Germany report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/DE)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/DE-germany.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [postbank-de.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/postbank-de). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.