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SIXUpdated 14 Oct 2026
Swiss financial market infrastructure group running exchange, post-trade, data and payments infrastructure in Switzerland and Spain; operates SIX Digital Exchange (SDX).
Also known as SIX Group, SIX Digital Exchange, SDX, Swiss Interbank Clearing, SIC
Headquarters: Switzerland · used for “firms based in” filters (how location works)
Deployments
Each row is a sourced claim on that deployment's record. The evidence column shows the source and its grade; the numbers link to the full list below.
| Deployment | Role | Status | Evidence | Last reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa Finance Corporation digital CHF bond on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee SDX deposit; SIX SIS clearing and settlement; SIX Swiss Exchange listing. | Live (limited) | C The Fintech Times, 29 Sep 2026[3] | Reviewed 14d ago |
| Canton of Basel-Stadt digital bond on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee SIX Digital Exchange | Live (limited) | A Canton of Basel-Stadt, Finance Department, 15 Nov 2023[4] | Reviewed 14d ago |
| BIS Project Agorá | Operator Operational facilitator of the real-value test; SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) is also listed among the private sector project participants. | Pilot | A Bank for International Settlements, 2026[5] | Reviewed 24d ago |
| Canton of Zurich digital bond on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee SIX Digital Exchange | Live (limited) | B Zürcher Kantonalbank, 1 Dec 2023[6] | Reviewed 14d ago |
| Chainlink corporate actions golden record initiative (with Swift, DTCC, Euroclear and banks) | Counterparty | Proof of concept | B Chainlink, 29 Sep 2025[7] | Reviewed 13d ago |
| CHF stablecoin sandbox (CHFD) | Client or user Joined September 2026. | Pilot | B UBS, 8 Sep 2026[8] | Reviewed 13d ago |
| City of Lugano digital bonds on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee, Transfer agent or registrar SDX CSD created and holds the bonds as central securities depository (fourth issue, May 2025). | Live (limited) | C Ledger Insights, 21 May 2025[9] | Reviewed 14d ago |
| Swiss Bankers Association Deposit Token proof of concept | Cash leg provider Settlement runs over SIX's Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) system, a different entity from the Swiss Bankers Association (already recorded as platform/operator of the PoC itself). | Proof of concept | B Swiss Bankers Association, Sep 2025[10] | Reviewed 24d ago |
| SIX Digital Exchange tokenised shares in a regulated CSD | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee | Live (limited) | C Markets Media, Jul 2022[11] | Reviewed today |
| SIX Group dual-part digital bond on SDX | Issuer, Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee Issued by SIX Group AG; SDX Trading and SIX Digital Exchange for the digital part, SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX SIS for the conventional part. | Live (limited) | B SIX (release via Mondo Visione), 18 Nov 2021[12] | Reviewed 14d ago |
| Swiss National Bank Project Helvetia wholesale CBDC pilot on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Technology provider SIX Digital Exchange | Pilot | B SIX, 21 May 2024[13] | Reviewed 24d ago |
| City of St. Gallen digital bond on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee SIX Digital Exchange | Live (limited) | C Markets Media, 13 Mar 2024[14] | Reviewed 14d ago |
| UBS digital bond on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee SDX trading and CSD; SIX Swiss Exchange listing; SIX SIS link. | Inactive | C The Block, 3 Nov 2022[15] | Reviewed 22d ago |
| World Bank digital CHF bond on SDX | Platform provider, Operator, Depositary or trustee SDX clearing and listing; SIX Swiss Exchange listing; SIX SIS link. | Live (limited) | B World Bank, 15 May 2024[16] | Reviewed 25d ago |
Licences and permissions
- FINMA licences for SIX Digital Exchange AG (central securities depository) and SDX Trading AG (stock exchange)Switzerland[17]
Sources
- [1]SIX: We Connect Global Financial Markets — SIX. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
- [2]LEI record 529900ZMNQFCPP762W05: SIX Group AG — GLEIF. Accessed 14 Oct 2026.A
- [3]AFC Raises CHF 350m Digital Bond in Swiss Franc Market First — The Fintech Times, 29 Sep 2026. Accessed 15 Oct 2026.C
- [4]Basel-Stadt lanciert erste digitale Anleihe — Canton of Basel-Stadt, Finance Department, 15 Nov 2023. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.A
- [5]Project Agorá — Bank for International Settlements, 2026. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.A
- [6]https://www.zkb.ch/de/ueber-uns/medien/medienmitteilungen/2023/wcbdc-transaktion.html — Zürcher Kantonalbank, 1 Dec 2023. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
- [7]Establishing a Unified Standard for Asset Servicing With the Chainlink Platform, Blockchains, and AI — Chainlink, 29 Sep 2025. Accessed 16 Oct 2026. PDF creation date 29 September 2025; lists all participants..B
- [8]CHF stablecoin sandbox enters test phase and adds SIX and TWINT as new partners — UBS, 8 Sep 2026. Accessed 18 Oct 2026.B
- [9]Lugano, SIX issue digital bonds on SDX — Ledger Insights, 21 May 2025. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.C
- [10]Deposit Token Proof of Concept – Results Report — Swiss Bankers Association, Sep 2025. Accessed 15 Oct 2026.B
- [11]SDX Completes First Tokenization of Equities in Fully Regulated CSD — Markets Media, Jul 2022. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.C
- [12]SIX Launches Its SIX Digital Exchange By Successfully Issuing The World’s First Digital Bond In A Fully Regulated Environment — SIX (release via Mondo Visione), 18 Nov 2021. Accessed 18 Oct 2026. Full text of the SIX media release..B
- [13]https://six-group.com/en/newsroom/media-releases/2024/20240521-six-sdx-digital-bonds-milestone.html — SIX, 21 May 2024. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
- [14]Swiss Digital Bonds Settled with Wholesale CBDC — Markets Media, 13 Mar 2024. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.C
- [15]UBS AG unveils publicly traded digital bond that settles on blockchain — The Block, 3 Nov 2022. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.C
- [16]World Bank Partners with Swiss National Bank and SIX Digital Exchange to Advance Digitalization in Capital Markets — World Bank, 15 May 2024. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
- [17]FINMA issues first ever approval for a stock exchange and a central securities depository for the trading of tokens — FINMA, 10 Sep 2021. Accessed 12 Oct 2026.A
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