ReiseBank AG is a bank specializing in foreign currency dealing,

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and travel payment business (including

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), which is headquartered in

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. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of

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and part of the cooperative financial group.

History

In 1996, Reisebank AG was created by

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the foreign currency dealing business from ''Deutsche Verkehrs-Kredit-Bank'' (DVB). The

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of DVB, which were mainly at larger stations, were converted to bank branches. As part of the restructuring of ''Deutsche Verkehrs-Kredit-Bank'' (DVB) and its subsidiaries, Reisebank was sold to DZ Bank as of 1 January 2004, and thus integrated into the cooperative financial network with over 1.200 cooperative banks. As of 31 December 2014, the bank had 93 offices and 300 own ATMs in airports, train stations, large bus terminals, border crossings, and downtown locations.

Business

In addition to its own business, Reisebank also supplies currencies, precious metals and traveler's checks for commercial banks, especially for cooperative banks. The international

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that it performs as an agent of

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and the operation of ATMs are other important business areas. In 2007, consideration was given to offering ATM servicing to others. Since 2005, the bank operates toll stations for Toll Collect. Thus, Reisebank is not a classic bank with

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and deposit business, but a special

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among banks. Since February 2012, Reisebank has also offered its own rechargeable MasterCard, which can be purchased and used directly at any branch office on presentation of an

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. Since January 2014, Reisebank offers precious metals, travel money and traveler's checks in its online shop. Since the beginning of 2016, only the purchase of traveler's checks from

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is possible, the sale of these has been discontinued. Reisebank is a partner of

References

External links

Official Website
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