Technology & Cyber regulatory updates from Switzerland.
We track 13 Technology & Cyber updates from Switzerland regulators, published by FINMA. The archive covers 7 news items, 3 guidance notes and 2 regulatory notices. Most recent update: September 2026. Coverage runs from 2025 to 2026.
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This is a keynote address from FINMA's CEO at the Small Bank Symposium outlining supervisory philosophy and practice. It provides substantive regulatory signals on how proportionality is applied in practice (e.g., small banks regime, RWA exemptions, differential inspection frequencies, AI and outsourcing...
Der Bundesrat hat am 19. August 2026 beschlossen, sich den weiteren Massnahmen des 20. Sanktionspakets der Europäischen Union (EU) gegenüber Russland gemäss bisheriger Praxis anzuschliessen. Die neuen Massnahmen treten am 20. August 2026 in Kraft.
On 2026-08-19, the Swiss Federal Council adopted the remaining measures of the EU’s 20th Russia sanctions package, effective 2026-08-20. The new financial-sector restrictions prohibit using Russian platforms to transfer or exchange crypto-assets and prohibit support for developing specified Russian crypto-assets, including the digital rouble; Swiss financial intermediaries must also block sanctioned assets and report affected relationships to SECO.
The Switzerland-Russia sanctions regime now prohibits the use of Russian platforms for crypto-asset transfers and exchanges, targeting alternative payment channels that could facilitate sanctions circumvention. It also prohibits support for the development of specified Russian crypto-assets, including the digital rouble; independent market commentary places this measure alongside restrictions concerning Russian crypto-asset service providers, sanctioned trading venues, wallet or account access, technical assistance, and certain rouble-backed assets such as RUBx and A7A5, although the FINMA...
This is a binding sanctions-control change with immediate effect and potentially material exposure for firms offering crypto-asset, payment, custody, exchange, or related technology services. Failure to block prohibited activity, freeze sanctioned assets, report affected relationships to SECO, or make required AML reports under Articles 6 and 9 GwG may create sanctions, supervisory, and financial-crime compliance risk.
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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has today published its guidance on quantum computing. The guidance presents the results of a survey on the opportunities and risks posed by quantum computers and discusses possible measures to mitigate the cyber risk posed by powerful quantum computers.
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FINMA Chair's speech on SupTech and AI's transformative role in financial supervision. Addresses AI-driven supervisory modernization across banking, securities, and crypto markets. Discusses efficiency gains, systemic risks from concentrated AI models, governance challenges, and fraud detection.
Das Eidgenössische Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBF hat eine Änderung des Anhangs der Verordnung vom 25. Mai 2005 über Massnahmen gegenüber Sudan (SR 946.231.18) publiziert.
Das Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine Änderung der Liste der sanktionierten natürlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. März 2025 über Massnahmen gegenüber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Taliban in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.07), publiziert.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) welcomes the dispatch on the revision of the Banking Act, which the Federal Council adopted today. The bill is one of several key measures aimed at strengthening banking stability. In order to achieve the best possible results, FINMA recommends that the measures…
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FINMA Chair's annual media conference speech addressing financial stability, regulatory enforcement tools, governance/risk culture improvements post-Credit Suisse, and digital transformation/AI adoption.
At its annual media conference today, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA outlined the key areas of its supervision in 2025. It consistently implemented its proportional and risk-based supervisory approach, strengthened the resilience of the institutions under its supervision, and focused on the…
A survey of banks conducted by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA shows that there is a need for action in addressing digital fraud risks, particularly in the areas of operational risk management and preventing money laundering. FINMA published its findings today in a new guidance.
In new guidance, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA explains how it assesses the risks associated with the custody of cryptobased assets. The guidance sets out the rules that institutions must abide by in order to keep cryptobased assets safe.
On 16 December 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA launched the consultation on the partially revised Circular 2016/7 “Video and online identification”. The consultation will go on until 27 February 2026.
In its new 2025 Risk Monitor, FINMA reveals where it sees the greatest risks for the Swiss financial centre. It warns of an increase in geopolitical and technological risks and calls for more robust controls over the outsourcing of critical functions. The climate risk report is also part of the Risk Monitor for the…
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This regulatory update from FINMA highlights key risks for the Swiss financial sector, including geopolitical, cyber, and real estate risks. It also emphasizes the importance of robust controls over critical outsourcing functions.