- CEO
- Martin Schlegel
- Full Time Employees
- 1,025
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Major banks
- Address
- Bundesplatz 1 Zurich Switzerland 3003
- IPO Date
- Jan 12, 1987
- Business
- Schweizerische Nationalbank Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) serves as Switzerland's central bank, conducting monetary policy to ensure price stability while considering economic developments; it holds the exclusive right to issue Swiss franc banknotes, distributes coins on behalf of the Confederation, and manages cashless payment transactions through the Swiss Interbank Clearing system. The SNB invests and oversees currency reserves to bolster confidence in the Swiss franc and support foreign exchange interventions, contributes to financial system stability by monitoring risks and supervising key payment systems, acts as banker to the Swiss Confederation by processing payments, issuing money market debt register claims and bonds, and handling securities custody and transactions, and compiles statistics on banks, financial markets, balance of payments, and financial accounts. Founded in 1907 and headquartered at Bundesplatz 1 in Berne with a second head office in Zurich, the SNB operates a branch office in Singapore, six representative offices in Switzerland (Basel, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne, St. Gallen), and 13 agencies run by cantonal banks to maintain the money supply nationwide. Recent developments include the extension and expansion of Project Helvetia for wholesale central bank digital currency, planning of a new cash logistics centre, announcement of finalists in a design competition for a new banknote series, publication of banknote designs, adjustment of sight deposit remuneration, exploration of instant payment system interlinking with the ECB, issuance of a joint foreign exchange statement with the US, and release of the Financial Stability Report 2025 alongside interim financial results as of 30 June and 30 September 2025.