Deutsche Bank
Germany’s largest bank, with roots going back to 1870.
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As of 5 Oct 2026, 16:52What does Deutsche Bank do?
Deutsche Bank does four things: it advises and finances big companies and trades on financial markets (investment banking), handles payments for businesses, runs accounts and loans for private customers, including through Postbank, and manages funds through its DWS unit. In 2025 it posted a record profit.
The blue branches with the slash logo, the twin towers in Frankfurt and Postbank all belong to Deutsche Bank.
How Deutsche Bank makes money
- Investment bank36 %
- Private customers (incl. Postbank)31 %
- Corporate customers23 %
- Funds & asset management (DWS)10 %
Strengths
- The only German bank with global weight in investment banking.
- Four businesses can balance each other out when one is weak.
- In 2025 it met its targets, with revenue rising to about 32 billion euros.
Risks
- Investment banking swings a lot with financial markets.
- Past scandals and lawsuits have cost billions, and new fines are possible.
- IT problems at Postbank upset customers and drew the regulator’s attention.
- Founded
- 1870
- Headquarters
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Employees
- about 90,000
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