-
150 years
Access, advice
and planning
Private Clients
For more than 150 years, we’ve helped our clients save, invest and protect their wealth, however they want to.
Financial priorities change as we move through life
Everyone has ambitions and dreams. From our earliest days to the current moment, Deutsche Bank has been here to help people plan their next steps.
Through deposit accounts and investment portfolios, we provide ways to save for tomorrow. Our personal loans and mortgages open up all kinds of possibilities in the here and now, from buying a car or a home to getting an education or pursuing a passion.
Financial priorities change as we move through life — and when the unexpected happens as well. Whether it’s to provide for their own future, their children or their children’s children, we help our clients make the right moves. Transferring wealth requires careful planning. We advise families on how to pass it on safely from one generation to the next.
We all want to know what we’ve worked hard for is secure, especially in adverse times. From safety deposit boxes to expert advice, our clients have always been able to count on us to help protect what’s theirs. The arrival of ATMs brought easier access. Today our clients can bank at home and everywhere else via laptop or smartphone.
The digital revolution has brought more than convenience. Since the arrival of Covid-19, contactless transactions have made life not just smoother but safer too. Clients can get advice via video calls as well as by phone and in person. From locations and environments to opening hours and protective measures, our branches are adapting to these times — as they always have.
This is how we support every generation.
Contactless transactions have made life smoother and safer
More than 150 years of advice, convenience and security
1876
Saving
The first deposit-taking branch of Deutsche Bank opens in Berlin, enabling people to put money aside for tomorrow
1891
Protecting
We introduce safety deposit boxes in branches for clients to store their valuables securely
1925
Planning
The growth of our branch network increases access to financial advice and security throughout Germany
1929
Saving
We introduce regular savings accounts for clients who want to put a little away every month to build up funds or buy something special
1956
Investing
Our DWS asset management business provides a way to build wealth by investing in equity funds
1959
Financing
Our personal loans help clients pursue their plans, ambitions and dreams
1968
Financing
We begin providing home loans so clients can buy — or build — a place of their own
1983
Spending
More than 800 Deutsche Bank ATMs throughout Germany make it easier for clients to access their money
1986
Banking
Deutsche Bank joins the digital age with our first electronic banking service
1989
Investing
Our first Asia fund provides new opportunities for investors
1990
Planning
We open branches throughout the east of Germany to assist the population after the fall of the Berlin Wall
2002
Planning
Our dedicated wealth management business supports families with complex interests
2005
Banking
Visitors to our ‘Branch of the Future’ in Berlin can experience the newest innovations in banking
2018
Paying
Clients can make contactless payments with credit and debit cards
2020
Banking
Our branches switch to telephone banking to support clients during lockdown
150 years
Read Connecting business, life, now and tomorrow
For more than 150 years, Deutsche Bank has been connecting worlds to help people and businesses get to where they want to be
Read Read
150 years
Read Export, trade and growth
For more than 150 years we’ve been helping all kinds of businesses do business, all over the world
Read Read