As a small thank you for their support, the participants receive a summary of the results following the completion of the study on request. Also donating PPI AG for each completed questionnaire 5 euro to the children’s charity plan. Plan sustainable and child-oriented self-help projects, mainly through sponsorships, but also through individual donations and public funds has financed as one of the oldest children’s charities in 48 countries. About the AG of PPI, PPI Aktiengesellschaft is worked for 25 years at the sites of Hamburg, Kiel, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Paris successfully for the financial industry. 2009 the company generated with its 320 employees 38.5 million euros turnover in the three fields of business consulting, software factory and electronic banking products. In the E-banking, it focuses on secure and cost-effective standard products for communication between corporate clients and private customers and their bank. In software development, PPI ensures a high quality of results and budget accuracy through professional and reliable approach. The consulting services extends from the strategic to the banking and to IT consulting.

More information: about ibi research: since 1993, which forms a bridge between University and practice ibi research at the University of Regensburg GmbH. The Institute conducts research and advises on issues around the topic of “financial services in the information society”. ibi research works on the fields of E-business, IT governance, Internet sales and business process management. At the same time, ibi research offers comprehensive consulting services for the implementation of research and project results. Since January 2009, ibi research support of the E-Commerce competence centre is Eastern Bavaria in the framework of the network of e-commerce (NEG) funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and technology (BMWi). “” More information: about the series of studies of electronic banking “: objectives of the series of studies of electronic banking” is the creation of comprehensive, scientifically-based market studies on trends and future requirements in the electronic banking in Germany.

The aim of market studies is the Decision makers at banks, to support the savings banks and data centers, so that they can initiate the necessary evolutions of their electronic banking systems proactively through the early identification and statistical validation of new requirements and relevant trends. Regular expert and customer surveys are carried out to identify the trends and future customer requirements. More information: ebanking about plan international Germany Plan International is as one of the oldest children charities regardless of religion and politics in 48 countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America work and represented by national organizations in 18 countries. In the development cooperation plan funded sustainable and children-oriented self-help projects, mainly through sponsorships, as well as through individual donations and public funds. About 95 percent of the world’s total 7,000 plan employees, local forces are in the communes of more 60,000 volunteers, be supported. The German organization founded in 1989 as plan international Germany oversees nearly 300,000 children sponsorship and reached over two million people in the program areas. Further information: the most important information about the survey at a glance: title: companies direct banks use? Target group: All companies in Germany survey period: 29 July to 25 August 2010 URL: direct banks further information, articles etc contact if you are interested please: Dr. Thomas Krabichler ibi research at the University of Regensburg Galgenberg Bergstrasse 25 93053 Regensburg Tel.