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Vanuatu’s national bank lost its last Australian-dollar clearing channel in 2025. Here is how correspondent banking dies, who is next, and why corridor diversification beats deposit insurance.

A Swiss crypto licence is about to split providers into two camps, and which one holds your coins decides if they survive a bankruptcy.

The UBS tokenized fund Ethereum deal ran a live uMINT cycle with Chainlink and DigiFT. Here is what it means for Swiss banking and private clients.

46% Banks expecting operating profit decline — 15-year sentiment low 78% Swiss banks with active AI adoption (up from 53% in 2024) 0% SNB policy rate — back to zero since June 2025 94% Banks expecting long-term operating profit increase Key 2026 Swiss banking statistics: 46% of banks expect declining operating profit (15-year sentiment low);

As of 30 March 2026, the countdown to the most significant regulatory disruption in the history of Swiss-EU relations has entered its final, critical phase. On 11 January 2027, the European Union’s revised Capital Requirements Directive VI (CRD VI) will systematically dismantle the “Third Country” flexibility that Swiss banks have leveraged for decades. This is

There are two ways to build in crypto. You can chase attention, or you can build the rails that everybody else eventually depends on. Sygnum Digital Asset Bank appears to have chosen the second path, and that is exactly why it deserves more attention from banking professionals and general business readers. At first glance, Sygnum

Geopolitical shocks have historically triggered rapid shifts in global capital. Today, a similar dynamic appears to be unfolding in the Middle East. Escalating tensions involving Iran and several Gulf states are prompting wealthy families, investors, and institutions to reconsider where their assets are held. Bankers and wealth advisors in Switzerland say the result could be