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Swiss National BankUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Swiss central bank; issues wholesale CBDC on SDX under Project Helvetia.

Also known as SNB

Headquarters: Switzerland · used for “firms based in” filters (how location works)

LEI LKAJX4ZOK2R6D9THVO59

Profile sources[1][2]

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.

DeploymentRoleStatusEvidence Last reviewed
Canton of Basel-Stadt digital bond on SDXCash leg providerLive (limited)A Canton of Basel-Stadt, Finance Department, 15 Nov 2023[3]Reviewed 14d ago
BIS Project AgoráIssuer
Real-value test central bank.
PilotA Bank for International Settlements, 2026[4]Reviewed 24d ago
Canton of Zurich digital bond on SDXCash leg providerLive (limited)B Zürcher Kantonalbank, 1 Dec 2023[5]Reviewed 14d ago
City of Lugano digital bonds on SDXCash leg providerLive (limited)C finews.ch, 11 Feb 2024[6]Reviewed 14d ago
Swiss Bankers Association Deposit Token proof of conceptCash leg provider
Each token transfer settled between the banks' SNB sight deposit accounts through SIC; the SNB was not a project member.
Proof of conceptB Swiss Bankers Association, Sep 2025[7]Reviewed 24d ago
SeturionX (formerly BX Digital) DLT trading facilityCash leg provider
Payments connect to the SNB's SIC system (see the SIC–BX Digital link in snb-helvetia-wcbdc-pilot).
AnnouncedB Seturion[8]Reviewed 21d ago
Swiss National Bank Project Helvetia wholesale CBDC pilot on SDXOperator, Cash leg providerPilotA Swiss National Bank[9]Reviewed 24d ago
City of St. Gallen digital bond on SDXCash leg providerLive (limited)C Ledger Insights, 23 Feb 2024[10]Reviewed 14d ago
World Bank digital CHF bond on SDXCash leg providerLive (limited)B World Bank, 15 May 2024[11]Reviewed 25d ago

Sources

  1. [1]Responsibilities and goals of the SNB | Swiss National Bank — Swiss National Bank. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  2. [2]LEI record LKAJX4ZOK2R6D9THVO59: Schweizerische Nationalbank — GLEIF. Accessed 14 Oct 2026.A
  3. [3]Basel-Stadt lanciert erste digitale Anleihe — Canton of Basel-Stadt, Finance Department, 15 Nov 2023. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.A
  4. [4]Project Agorá — Bank for International Settlements, 2026. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.A
  5. [5]https://www.zkb.ch/de/ueber-uns/medien/medienmitteilungen/2023/wcbdc-transaktion.html — Zürcher Kantonalbank, 1 Dec 2023. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.B
  6. [6]Lugano ha emesso il suo secondo bond nativo digitale — finews.ch, 11 Feb 2024. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.C
  7. [7]Deposit Token Proof of Concept – Results Report — Swiss Bankers Association, Sep 2025. Accessed 15 Oct 2026.B
  8. [8]Home - SeturionX | Kapitalmarkt der Zukunft — Seturion. Accessed 18 Oct 2026. In German; our summary is translated. Describes DvP settlement in CHF with a direct link to the SNB payment system; news item of 11 Sep 2026 on the rename from 15 Sep 2026..B
  9. [9]Project Helvetia — Swiss National Bank. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.A
  10. [10]City of St Gallen to issue CHF 100 million digital bond on SDX — Ledger Insights, 23 Feb 2024. Accessed 11 Oct 2026.C
  11. [11]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

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