The Kontist Bank Account
The smart account for entrepreneurs
Let your business account think along with you! The Kontist account enables the self-employed to neatly split business from private and saves you time and energy while doing so.
Your mobile business account
All the features of a traditional bank account
Optimized for your smartphone
Your own German IBAN
Fund protection included
Lots of smart add-ons such as Google Pay and Apple Pay
Easy to use and 100% paperless
Forms, lost receipts, stacks of account statements; Kontist ends all of that and saves you valuable time for your productivity.
Instant access to your IBAN and your Kontist account within 15 minutes.
24/7 secure access to your account via the Kontist app.
Paperless account opening and card order through the app.
Competent and kind support via live chat in the app.
The bank account that thinks ahead
Kontist Premium’s unique add-ons are integrated directly with the traditional banking features.
Kontist calculates your taxes in real time after every transaction and saves the proper amounts in dedicated sub-accounts, so you’ll avoid surprises from the tax office.
Additionally, your account can be linked seamlessly to popular accounting softwares so you’ll save lots of time and never forget a receipt again.
Fair and transparent
Kontist is easy to use, packed with add-ons and significantly more affordable than traditional banks. Most of all, we’re transparent. We offer our basic account for free and Kontist Premium for a fair and clear monthly fee.
Kontist Free
Kontist Premium
Deutsche Bank
Commerzbank
Sparkasse Berlin
Volksbank Frankfurt
Source: Kontist research, February 2019
As safe as a bank should be
Your money is always safe with Kontist. All accounts are managed by our partner solarisBank, a German bank licensed by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and the European Central Bank.
Your money is kept in a regulated German bank account.
Your balance is protected by the German deposit insurance.
Your funds will not be invested, transfered or lent.
You can access your funds at any time.
Bridge financial straits with an overdraft
Planning certainty for your self-employment
Most freelancers and the self-employed know: Sometimes you simply have to bridge an income gap for a little while. If you need additional liquidity, a cushion for the next direct debit, or if you just like to know that there is a buffer on your account, Kontist can now offer you an overdraft up to 5,000 €. Apply for your overdraft now and cancel it anytime in your Kontist app.
Individual overdraft
credit line between 500 € and 5,000 €Â
Easy & fast application
right in your Kontist app – know which credit line can be offered to you within a few minutes
Fair interest rate
of 11% and no additional fees
Cancel anytime
with just a few clicks directly in your Kontist app