Severe Disabilities: Accessible Online Banking Is Mandatory for Banks

Starting in January 2026, the new state market surveillance agency will verify whether banks have designed their apps, TAN procedures, and account statements to be accessible. The first formal notices are expected later this year. For example: According to the Federal Agency for Accessibility, anyone who, due to a visual impairment, cannot have a payee’s name read aloud online will no longer have to be directed to the bank teller…