Europe (non-EU) · Jurisdiction
Switzerland
- verified items
- 1
- tracked initiatives
- 3
- banks with licence / notification
- 2
- upcoming dated deadlines
- 0
What banks are doing (observed)
Observed in verified tracker records — what banks in this market have verifiably been authorised for or launched. Not legal advice; open each source for scope.
Custody & trading
AMINA Bank, Sygnum Bank
Key rules & official statements
Verbatim from regulator, central bank and standard-setter sources (Tier 1). Quotes are string-matched against the live page before every deploy.
- T1RegulatorSwitzerlandSwiss Federal Council opens consultation on new licences for stablecoin issuers and crypto-institutions
“Against this background, the Federal Council is proposing two new licence categories.”
Swiss Federal Council (opens source in new tab) · Consultation
Deadlines & key dates
Dates are quoted from the official text; undated rules are shown as stated. All deadlines
1 Aug 2021 · passed
Federal Act on the Adaptation of Federal Law to Developments in Distributed Electronic Register Technology fully in force
Swiss DLT Act · Regime in force · Swiss Federal Council (SIF) (opens source in new tab)
6 Feb 2026 · passed
Consultation on payment instrument institution and crypto-institution licences closes
Swiss Financial Institutions Act amendment (stablecoins, crypto-institutions) · Comment deadline · Swiss Federal Council (opens source in new tab)
Licensed / notified banks
Banks whose initiative carries a regulator record (authorisation) or a MiCA Art. 60 notification in our tracker.
- AMINA BankApproved / authorisedFINMA-licensed digital asset bank (formerly SEBA) · FINMA (Switzerland)
- Sygnum BankApproved / authorisedFINMA banking and securities dealer licence (digital asset bank) · FINMA (Switzerland)
Tracked bank initiatives
UBS Digital Cash
UnknownPilot / proof of conceptUnknown
FINMA-licensed digital asset bank (formerly SEBA)
Approved / authorisedLive — commercial, within explicit scopeLive — commercial, within explicit scope
FINMA banking and securities dealer licence (digital asset bank)
Approved / authorisedUnknownUnknown
Latest verified items
Authorities: FINMA (Switzerland)
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