Frankfurt Metropolitan Area – a European Powerhouse

Population of 5.9 million (2022)

420,000 companies (2022)

Gross domestic product of 301 B € (2021)

250,000 university students (2022)

Frankfurt is 7^th most livable city worldwide (2022)

Students have the choice of 19 universities in Frankfurt (2022)

Frankfurt – Capital of the Eurozone

Leading financial center in continental Europe

Leading continental European exchange (Deutsche Börse Group)

280 banks in Frankfurt (2022)

170 foreign banks and representative offices (2022)

9,000 companies in financial services (2022)

80,300 employed in the financial sector (2022)

More than 130 FinTechs (2022)

Centers of Expertise

Frankfurt Main Finance – the financial center initiative

House of Finance – Germany’s center for finance-related research

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management – Finance education

CRISP – Center for Research in Security and Privacy

WHU – Top European business school for founders

DE-CIX – Largest Internet exchange point worldwide

Regulatory Authorities in Frankfurt

European Central Bank (ECB)

European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)

European Insurance & Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)

German Central Bank (Bundesbank)

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)

Federal Agency for Financial Market Stabilisation (FMSA)

Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)