Switzerland Banking
Banking for Swiss structures without significant AUM.
Many Swiss structures need banking infrastructure without significant AUM to back it up. The kind that other banks struggle with or delay unreasonably.
We have placed structures with Swiss banks since 2012. Our flow runs through trustees, fund administrators and family offices running structures invested in private equity, venture capital and real estate.
Banking in Switzerland
What we do here
Most of our Swiss work is opening banking relationships that take longer or struggle elsewhere. Trustees with structures invested in private markets. Swiss SAs and GmbHs in deal sourcing or asset accumulation phases. Family office structures running ahead of capital deployment. The common thread is operational need without significant assets at the bank.
Operational banking for PE / VC / RE investment structures
Swiss corporate vehicles, SAs, GmbHs and holding companies investing in private equity, venture capital or real estate. The capital is deployed in the underlying investments, not held at the bank.
We open the operational accounts these structures need to function. Capital call payments, distribution receipts, fee settlement and expense management.
Trust banking
Swiss bank accounts for trust structures with offshore beneficial owners. Trustees placing structures with banks that accept the documentation standards offshore advisors produce.
Swiss banks have specific cantonal and federal expectations on source of wealth, met through careful file preparation.
Cash management
Multi currency cash management for entities holding meaningful Swiss franc and other major currency positions. Notice deposits, term placements and call accounts.
Settlement infrastructure for entities running cross border treasury operations.
Securities custody
Custody accounts at Swiss banks for portfolios held under nominee structure. Listed equities, fixed income, structured products and alternatives where the bank provides the custody platform.
Settlement, corporate actions and reporting at institutional standard.
Family office structures
SPVs, holding companies and dedicated structures used by single family offices and HNW principals.
Banking that supports asset consolidation, intergenerational planning vehicles and operating entities held under family ownership.
Our coverage
30+ licensed banks on panel
12 jurisdictions covered
4 weeks standard opening
12+ years of regulatory insight
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Submit an application. Receive an initial bankability assessment within one business day.
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Where iKYC fits in a Swiss banking relationship.
Swiss banks earn from AUM. Custody fees, deposit margins, mandate fees. When a structure arrives without those revenue streams, onboarding can stall. Some banks delay. Others ask the file to be reworked repeatedly before any decision is made. The structures most affected are often the ones that need Swiss banking the most. Trustees managing multiple structures across multiple banks. Family offices building infrastructure ahead of capital deployment. Corporate vehicles in private markets where the assets are not bankable.
We work with banks that take the longer view. The relationship value is the structure and its trajectory, not the cash sitting in the account today. Once the operational banking is in place, the structure has somewhere to receive distributions, pay fees, fund capital calls and settle expenses. Investment mandates and custody arrangements can follow later, handled either by the bank's own teams or by a manager separately appointed by the structure.
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