30.11.2007
New daily record high: Today, the SIC system processed more than 3,880,000 Swiss franc payments having thus broken the previous record of about 3.84 million transactions on 29.12.2006
20.11.2007
Prices for SEPA payments via euroSIC: As a joint venture of the Swiss financial center, Swiss Interbank Clearing offers financial institutions a very attractive price model for payments that qualify for the SEPA credit transfer procedure. The model includes various price levels. The more payments an institution processes through euroSIC, the less expensive the price becomes
19.11.2007
euroSIC through TARGET2: The European Central Bank’s new TARGET2 single shared platform began operation on November 19, 2007. In addition to the central banks of Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Austria, Slovenia and Cyprus, the Deutsche Bundesbank has also established a connection to the new common platform and on this date discontinued RTGSplus, its real-time gross settlement system. The Swiss RTGS system, euroSIC, which until now has processed euro payments from Switzerland in the euro payment zone and vice versa, now offers access to 22 EU countries through the TARGET2 Bundesbank scheme (TARGET2-BBk)
08.11.2007
UBS is the first Swiss financial institution to confirm its participation in SEPA: Switzerland’s largest bank has signed the adherence agreement for participation in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and sent it to Swiss Interbank Clearing, the Swiss NASO (National Adherence Support Organisation) for forwarding to the European Payments Council (EPC). This means that UBS will be able to process SEPA-compatible euro payments for its customers on time for the SEPA start on January 28, 2008
07.11.2007
New monthly peak: the Swiss interbank payment system for euros, euroSIC, processed more than 315,000 euro payments having thus broken the previous record of about 309,000 transactions in July 2007
30.10.2007
Start of the registration of financial institutions from Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the SEPA Credit Transfer Scheme
22.10.2007
Five more financial institutions will participate in the Swiss interbank payment systems for francs (SIC) and euro (euroSIC) as of November 2007: Banca Intermobiliare di Investimenti e Gestioni (Suisse) S.A. and the Genevan ACH Securities S.A. will be SIC system participants; Alternative Bank ABS, ABN AMRO Bank (Switzerland) and the Zurich branch of the Dutch ABN AMRO Bank N.V. will become euroSIC participants
02.10.2007
Switzerland's participation in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is approved by the EPC
17.09.2007
Swiss Interbank Clearing company brochure update
12.09.2007
Joint media release by SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group
Unanimous approval of merger of SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group
20.08.2007
Provisions governing processing and value date for the Swiss payment systems during Christmas/New Year 2007/2008 resp. 2008/2009 and banking holidays 2008
08.08.2007
New all-time monthly record for euroSIC: the Swiss interbank payment system for euros processed more than 309,000 transactions in July 2007
24.07.2007
The NBAD Private Bank (Suisse) SA is participating in SIC, the Swiss real-time gross settlement system for francs
04.07.2007
Media release: As of July 1, 2007, Martin Frick has taken over management of Swiss Interbank Clearing from André Bamat
02.07.2007
Swissfirst Bank (Liechtenstein) AG will process euro payments through the Swiss interbank payment system euroSIC as of today
19.06.2007
Starting now, Swiss Interbank Clearing's Web site offers comprehensive information on the topic of "SEPA and Switzerland". In addition to general information, it contains the requirements for the SEPA credit transfer procedure that have been specified to date, as well as sample payments. Important links, including those to the rulebooks, are also available
15.06.2007
Media release: SIC has been for 20 years the backbone of Switzerland’s payment traffic
22.05.2007
Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Schweiz) AG joined the Swiss interbank payment systems SIC and euroSIC. Timber Hill (Europe) AG and Swissfirst Bank (Liechtenstein) AG will process their Swiss franc payment traffic through the SIC system as of June 1, 2007
15.05.2007
Media release: SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group intend to merge
07.05.2007
New all-time monthly record for euroSIC: the Swiss interbank payment system for euros processed transactions totalling roughly 100 billion euros in April 2007
02.05.2007
Good business year for Swiss Interbank Clearing: excerpt from the Annual Report 2006 of the Telekurs Group at a glance
26.04.2007
Media release on the annual financial statements for 2006
24.04.2007
Check digit calculator for IBAN plausibility updated with the new countries Montenegro and Serbia
20.04.2007
Bearbull Degroof Banque Privée SA and Israel Discount Bank (Switzerland) SA will participate in the Swiss interbank payment systems SIC and euroSIC as from May 2, 2007. VZ Depositary Bank Ltd and the Austrian financial institution Hypo Tirol Bank will process its Swiss franc payment traffic through the SIC system
11.04.2007
New all-time monthly record for the Swiss interbank payment system SIC: the system processed more than 4,944 billion Swiss francs last March exceeding the previous record set in March 2006 by 577 billion. euroSIC also hit record highs: the Swiss payment system for euros processed over 297,000 transactions totalling roughly 98 billion euros
05.04.2007
IBAN inquiry for individual calculations is now online
26.03.2007
Investec Bank (Switzerland) AG, Synthesis Bank and Banque Privée BCP (Suisse) SA will participate in the Swiss interbank payment systems SIC and euroSIC as from April 2, 2007. American Express Bank GmbH becomes the second German euroSIC system participant, and UniCredit (Suisse) Bank SA will process its Swiss franc payment traffic through the SIC system
28.02.2007
Six more financial institutions will participate in the Swiss interbank payment systems as of March 1, 2007: the CENTRUM BANK and the Caisse d'Epargne d'Aubonne in euroSIC, the Banca Aletti and Banco Santander in SIC and the Credit Europe Bank as well as the C.I.M. Banque in SIC and euroSIC
09.02.2007
New version of the "Certification Guidelines"
02.02.2007
Updated list of LSV+/BDD software providers
01.02.2007
Bayerische Landesbank and Banque Heritage are connected to the SIC system. The latter is also participating in euroSIC.
01.02.2007
Project IBASEC: updated version of the document "Project information"
22.01.2007
Renewal of the security infrastructure IBASEC for the interbank systems SIC, euroSIC and SECOM
12.01.2007
Transaction records for SIC and payROUTE in December 2006
05.01.2007
The boards of directors of the affiliated companies Swiss Interbank Clearing Ltd. and Telekurs PayNet Ltd. have decided to transfer the direct debit business field (LSV) to Telekurs PayNet Ltd.. Subsequently, the product information about the services LSV+, BDD, payCOMweb and payROUTE have been moved from Swiss Interbank Clearing's web site to the new site www.lsv.ch
29.12.2006
New peak day record: Today, the SIC system processed 3,843,900 Swiss franc payments having thus broken the previous record of about 3.42 million transactions on 30 November 2006.
21.12.2006
Volksbank Bodensee and BLOM BANK (Switzerland) SA are connected to the euroSIC system, thus increasing the number of participating financial institutions to 150. They are able to process euro payments to more than 1,600 bank branches in Switzerland and to 36,000 worldwide.
15.12.2006
Martin Frick will become Swiss Interbank Clearing's new Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Telekurs Group Executive Committee
12.12.2006
Updated Guide for Participation in the Swiss Franc Repo Market for financial institutions. Edited by Eurex Zurich, SIS SegaInterSettle, Swiss National Bank and Swiss Interbank Clearing. Financial institutions worldwide may participate under certain conditions in the Swiss repo market within the Swiss Value Chain.
22.11.2006
Updated Cross-Border Guide. Increasing numbers of euroSIC participants are using swisseuroGATE to rapidly, easily and inexpensively transfer cross-border euro payments to the euro zone. The need for information about swisseuroGATE is correspondingly large. A new, compact overview of euro payment traffic, including practical examples, is now available under the section "Payment system for euros".
Some new features:
- The Cross-Border Guide was expanded to include all payment options (such as for LVP and EUP payments).
- The accessibility of financial institutions via TARGET of STEP2 is clearly explained.
- Banks outside of Switzerland and Liechtenstein receive updated information about the accessibility of the financial centers and access to the bank master data.
- Registration forms are available online.
17.11.2006
Overwhelming response to the ClearIT readers' survey: The 20% return rate exceeds all expectations. And the good grades garnered speak for themselves.
09.11.2006
Telekurs Group Shareholders' Letter 2006
26.10.2006
Sparkasse der Stadt Feldkirch and Raiffeisen Bank (Liechtenstein) are new participants in the SIC and euroSIC systems
02.10.2006
Four more financial institutions have been participating in the Swiss interbank payment systems SIC or euroSIC since October 1: Habibsons Bank in Zurich, Habib Bank Zurich, SEB Luxembourg, Geneva Branch and Bank of America, London.
20.09.2006
The IBAN tool is operational: The electronic tool to calculate the IBAN of Swiss financial institutions helps to convert approximately 30 million proprietary bank accounts to the IBAN standard used worldwide.
19.09.2006
"20 years ago, Telekurs and the Swiss banks founded Swiss Interbank Clearing..." More in the monthly magazine "Schweizer Bank" featuring "Money Flow without Boundaries" (only in German).
04.08.2006
SECB Swiss Euro Clearing Bank GmbH, the euroSIC's system manager publishes its Annual Report for 2005
06.07.2006
Check digit calculator for IBAN plausibility updated with the new countries Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bulgaria and Mauritius
01.07.2006
BDD (Business Direct Debit), the new direct debit procedure of the Swiss banks is in production
20.06.2006
Due to the high transaction volume in the SIC system, the Swiss Interbank Clearing Ltd. Board of Directors has decided to reduce the transaction price for the beneficiary bank (B-Bank) at any settlement time from CHF 0.03 to CHF 0.02 as of July 1, 2006.
