https://cryptobanking.news/jurisdictions/ch/Verified crypto-banking items for Switzerlandhttps://cryptobanking.news/item/ch-federal-council-stablecoin-crypto-licences-consultation/https://cryptobanking.news/item/ch-federal-council-stablecoin-crypto-licences-consultation/Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTOn 22 October 2025 Switzerland's Federal Council opened a consultation, running until 6 February 2026, on an amendment to the Financial Institutions Act. It proposes two new licence categories: payment instrument institutions, which would replace the fintech licence, could issue a special type of stablecoin and would no longer face the CHF 100 million limit on client deposits; and crypto-institutions providing services with cryptocurrencies, under criteria based on those for securities firms but less comprehensive. Source: https://www.admin.ch/en/newnsb/x4TMWQ1SWofNoFx7XyHhYstablecoinsregulation