- CEO
- Alexandra Scriba
- Full Time Employees
- 1,000
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Major banks
- Address
- Rheinstrasse 7 Liestal BL Switzerland 4410
- IPO Date
- Jan 8, 1987
- Business
- Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (BLKB), founded in 1864 and headquartered in Liestal, Switzerland, operates as the largest cantonal bank in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft and a leading financial institution in northwestern Switzerland, serving private individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and corporate clients primarily across Switzerland with over 20 branches; the bank manages total assets exceeding CHF 36 billion and employs approximately 1,000 staff. BLKB provides a comprehensive range of retail and commercial banking products and services, including various accounts, construction financing, cash loans, Lombard loans, corporate financing, business and investment loans, capital goods leasing, mortgages and construction loans, export financing, sureties and guarantees, debit and credit cards, TWINT secure payment app, mobile payment services, foreign payment transactions, property evaluation, financing, renovation and valuation, real estate consulting, investment products such as funds, structured products, money and capital market instruments, precious metal investments, private and occupational pensions, e-pension analysis and planning, pension funds, tax planning services, e-banking and mobile banking, liquidity planning, and trading in foreign currencies, precious metals, interest products, and securities. The bank emphasizes sustainability through initiatives like the "Klimaschutz durch Humusaufbau" pilot project launched in 2021 with the Ebenrain-Zentrum to enhance soil carbon storage among Basel-Landschaft farmers, and offers sustainable funds and discretionary mandates; its subsidiary radicant bank ag, which received its banking license and launched initial investment funds in 2022 in partnership with Lombard Odier, faced operational challenges leading to a CHF 105.5 million impairment by BLKB in 2025 amid delays in fiduciary business integration and lower customer growth, though the bank maintains its diversification strategy in digital banking for retail and affluent segments. BLKB benefits from a full state guarantee on its liabilities by the Canton of Basel-Landschaft and was recognized in recent surveys as Switzerland's top bank for SMEs and strong for private clients.