This statistic presents the share of consumers in Germany that use different authentication methods when logging in to their online bank in 2017. It is observed that the most popular method used for logging in to online banking was with a username and password at 45 percent. The least popular method (other than 'other method' at 1 percent) was the use of a Codecard (card with one-time code) which was used by 3 percent of consumers surveyed.
What authentication methods do you usually use when logging in to your main bank?
Characteristic
Share of consumers
Username & Password
45%
mTAN (mobile and SMS code)
32%
chipTAN (Card with chip inserted into card reader)
23%
pushTAN (Generate one-time code)
12%
Token (login to generate one-time code)
5%
Call (Automated phone call from the bank with a one-time code)
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Trustly. (June 27, 2017). What authentication methods do you usually use when logging in to your main bank? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/786631/online-banking-authentication-security-methods-usage-germany/
Trustly. "What authentication methods do you usually use when logging in to your main bank?." Chart. June 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786631/online-banking-authentication-security-methods-usage-germany/
Trustly. (2017). What authentication methods do you usually use when logging in to your main bank?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786631/online-banking-authentication-security-methods-usage-germany/
Trustly. "What Authentication Methods Do You Usually Use When Logging in to Your Main Bank?." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786631/online-banking-authentication-security-methods-usage-germany/
Trustly, What authentication methods do you usually use when logging in to your main bank? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786631/online-banking-authentication-security-methods-usage-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
What authentication methods do you usually use when logging in to your main bank? [Graph], Trustly, June 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/786631/online-banking-authentication-security-methods-usage-germany/
