Photo: DPAWith high-street bank branches vanishing from regions across Germany such as northern Bavaria, banks have been forced to rethink their business models. Bank manager Juergen Schaller never expected to end up getting a trucker's licence and driving 20,000 kilometres per year. High-street banks are increasingly being forced to shutter branches, as more and more customers go online, rural populations shrink and low interest rates eat into profits. 'Anything you need'Haberzettl estimated that around 20 people visited the bank at each stop, equivalent to 12,000 customer contacts a year -- a tiny number compared with some 8,800 online banking logins per day. Closures keep comingBanking sector experts predict that the Europe-wide trend towards fewer bank branches will continue apace.

Source: The Local February 21, 2018 08:15 UTC