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SBA publishes guidelines on handling data in day-to-day business

Trust in how banks handle data is vital to their success, so data protection issues are central to the everyday work done by bank staff. With this in mind, the Swiss Bankers Association has published a set of guidelines on handling data in day-to-day business. The guidelines are intended to aid bank staff in their communication with customers and the general public.

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Opinions25.03.2021

Cyber security: raised threat level during the pandemic

Pandemic restrictions meant that this year’s Swiss Cyber Security Days (SCSD), the third in the series, had to be held online. We asked CEO Béat Kunz to recall his personal highlights.

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Press releases07.12.2020

“finance.swiss” – Federal government and financial sector launch information platform

Basel & Zurich, December 07, 2020 – The new joint information platform “finance.swiss”, which can be found at www.finance.swiss, is being launched today by the federal government and the financial sector. The platform serves as a centralised hub for information and questions regarding the Swiss financial centre.

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British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce promotes dialogue between the Swiss and UK financial centres

Access to markets – especially in Europe – is vital to Switzerland’s heavily export-oriented financial sector. For this reason, the SBA has been working to foster exchange between representatives of the Swiss and UK financial centres. Yesterday’s event organized by the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce provided a forum to discuss the opportunities created by closer collaboration.

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Surveillance society? Credit card data pose no threat to personal privacy

There have been a number of reports recently claiming that paying for purchases by credit card discloses the buyer’s personal details and potentially their spending habits. But how much personal information is actually revealed to the parties involved in the payment process?

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Opinions25.03.2021

Open finance: the industry continues to make good progress

Open finance is a hot topic in many advanced economies – including Switzerland. The goal of the Swiss Bankers Association’s working group is to work with important partner organisations in developing and establishing the relevant technical and legal foundations of this approach. Roger Wisler, head of the relevant SBA working group, provides an update.

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Discontinuation of Payment Slips: Switch to QR-bill or eBill Now!

As of 30 September 2022, PostFinance will take the current payment slips off the market. Companies that have not yet switched to the follow-up products QR-bill or eBill need to act now.

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