Global banking is constantly evolving—but headlines alone don’t tell the full story. In this category, we break down major developments across the financial system, from central bank decisions to regulatory shifts and institutional changes. Each analysis focuses on what these events mean for international clients, helping you interpret risks, opportunities, and structural changes in global banking. For a tailored perspective based on your situation, explore our strategic cross-border banking reviews.
Bitcoin Suisse and Sygnum received MiCA passports within four days; AMINA got there first via Austria. What EU passporting means for clients with digital wealth — including the legal-venue catch nobody mentions.
Parliament is fighting over UBS capital rules. The client question is simpler: deposits vs custody, the CHF 100,000 line, and the second-bank playbook by wealth tier.
Record CHF 673m half-year profit, all-time-high AUM — and client money growing at half the target rate. The client-side read on Julius Bär’s H1 2026 results.
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.
The new UBS capital requirements make the bank safer, but the CHF 26 billion fight can quietly reach your deposit rates and bail-in risk.
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);
Ratings matter most when you are choosing between jurisdictions rather than between banks. That comparison is in our offshore and non-resident banking guide. The Moody’s LLB Rating Upgrade to Aa1 marks a tectonic shift in European private banking, effectively crowning the Liechtensteinische Landesbank as the safest deposit harbor in the DACH region. Amidst a wave
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
