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Financial Literacy: Why Financial Education Matters to All of Us

With its new Financial Literacy series, Swiss Banking explains economic and financial-centre topics in a clear, practical and relatable way. The articles are aimed in particular at young people, students and early-career professionals who would like to better understand economic interrelationships. To launch the series, Nina Michel explains why financial education is more important than ever and what readers can expect in the months ahead.

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Blog posts14.10.2026

A Cappuccino in Rome. A Payment Journey Around the World

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Statement by the Swiss Bankers Association on the decision of the Council of States’ Committee for Economic Affairs and Taxation (WAK-S) regarding the Public Liquidity Backstop

The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) supports the public liquidity backstop (PLB), but firmly rejects the idea of a new special tax.

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Blog posts07.10.2026

Climate action won’t fund itself

We can debate about capitalism, its limitations and its excesses. But one thing is certain: the climate transition will not happen through good intentions alone. It will require significant capital, channeled into the right projects. This is where the banks come in.

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From Stablecoins to Swiss Banking History: Six Months in Swiss Banking’s Economic Policy Team

Stablecoins, Banking Barometer and Swiss banking history: During her internship in the Economic Policy department, Carla Ambauen gained in-depth insights into key developments shaping the Swiss financial centre. In this interview, she reflects on her experiences, her learning journey and the aspects of the internship that surprised her most.

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St. Gallen hosts Swiss financial centre showcase

The theme of this year’s Bankers Day on 17 September 2026 was “Competitiveness – focus on Switzerland as a financial centre”. Some 400 members and guests met at the Tonhalle St. Gallen for the Swiss Bankers Association’s Annual General Meeting, which was following by keynote speeches and a panel discussion.

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Pay Attent!on: working together to fight payment fraud

In response to the ever more sophisticated methods used by fraudsters, the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), SwissDebitPay, the Swiss Payment Association and the police have formed a new association called Pay Attent!on. Together, they aim to make the general public even more aware of payment fraud risks and pool existing prevention activities. We spoke to board members Pascal Simmen (representing Swiss Crime Prevention) and Nicky Kern (representing the SBA) about how Pay Attent!on came about, what its aims are and why cooperation between the private sector and the police is essential to the fight against fraud.

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