{
  "id": 5056908,
  "title": "Privatkundengeschäft: ING-Chef: In Deutschland weiterhin kostenloses Girokonto",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/privatkundengeschaft-ing-chef-in-deutschland-weiterhin-kostenloses",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:19:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/privatkundengeschaeft-ing-chef-in-deutschland-weiterhin-kostenloses-girokonto/100251462.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Frankfurt - The Dutch banking giant ING will continue to offer a free standard current account in Germany, according to ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk at the \"Handelsblatt-Bankengipfel\" event in Frankfurt. Van Rijswijk stated that this will not change. The ING Group is currently rolling out a uniform current account structure across all its markets, with four different models. Lars Stoy, ING Deutschland's CEO, had previously told Deutsche Presse-Agentur in August that they were still designing the future account models, with the plan to roll them out by mid-2027. Currently, ING Deutschland offers a free current account if monthly deposits are at least €1,000 or the account holder is under 28 years old. Otherwise, the bank charges a monthly fee of €4.90. Many banks no longer provide a free current account without conditions.",
  "summary": "Die ING-Gruppe ordnet ihre Kontomodelle neu. An einem beliebten Angebot in Deutschland soll sich aber nichts ändern, verspricht der Konzernchef.",
  "key_points": [
    "ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk confirms free standard current account in Germany will remain free.",
    "ING Group rolling out uniform current account structure across markets."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}