Major German banking groups are advancing plans to offer Bitcoin trading services to retail customers, signaling growing institutional cryptocurrency adoption in traditional finance. The German Savings Bank Group (Sparkasse) will introduce Bitcoin trading for private clients through its Savings Bank APP, with development led by DekaBank, its securities service subsidiary.
The platform’s development is scheduled for completion within the next year, targeting a launch by summer 2026. Concurrently, the German Cooperative Banking System (Volks- und Raiffeisenbanken) is preparing to debut a similar Bitcoin trading solution later this summer.
Matthias Dießl, chairman of the Bavarian Savings Bank Association, emphasized the necessity of establishing robust savings frameworks for these initiatives. This coordinated effort represents a strategic expansion of digital asset services across Germany’s leading banking networks, potentially granting millions of customers direct access to cryptocurrency markets.