Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB)
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990-03-19 |
| Legal Structure | |
| Industry | Finance |
| Official website | https://www.dkb.de/ |
Founded in 1990, DKB is Germany's second largest direct bank with almost six million customers as of 2025.
Consumer-impact summary
Coinciding with its 35th anniversary, the bank has launched attempts to get their clients to consent to repurposing their banking and purchase history for advertising purposes.
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB) category.
Attempt to get consent to use users' private banking information for advertising (2025-07)
To celebrate its 35th anniversary, the bank started a raffle clients were encouraged to take part in. This was promoted in various places, including their website and their app. After signing up for the event, every purchase over 5€ using the VISA credit card would constitute one entry into the sweepstakes.
To sign up, it was mandatory to enable a checkbox opting into advertising communication from the bank. Refusing this point would not allow them to take part.
A second checkbox labelled "Analyse von Umsatzdaten (optional)" (engl. "Analysis of transactions (optional)") was presented right below.
Activating this option gives the bank carte blanche to analyse the user's financial information for advertising purposes and to store this information for up to three years.[1]
References
- ↑ Heck, Niels (2025-07-24). "DKB will Kontoauszüge ihrer Kunden auswerten [DKB wants to analyse their customers' bank statements]". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Archived from the original on 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-07-25.