In addition, the company actively participates in and contributes to many varied committees, associations, and organizations both nationally as well as internationally.

This guarantees that the products of Swiss Interbank Clearing meet and exceed existing norms and standards and are continually adapted to ongoing developments. In addition, these cooperative efforts provide us with us the ability to actively influence the standardization while representing the interests of the Swiss financial institutions.

Swiss Payments Council (SPC)

The Swiss Interbank Clearing's Board of directors is the carrier agency of this governance body. The SPC is to identify and prioritize topics of significance for the Swiss financial center referring to sight deposit and transfer payments of all kinds on a national and international level. Its area of activity extends to standardization work (development, introduction, matching or abolition of standards). Within these bounds, it is authorized to decree guidelines within the local environment. Additionally, the SPC actively influences other Swiss payment traffic committees, their structure, scope of work and guidelines.

Members

• Othmar Fritschi (Co-Chair)
  Raiffeisen Switzerland
• Willi Hurni (Co-Chair)
  Project and IT-Process Steering Committee
• Zeno Bauer
  Zürcher Kantonalbank
• Roland Böff
  SECB Swiss Euro Clearing Bank
• Armin Brun
  PostFinance
• Angelo Bulato
  Payments Committee Switzerland
• Max Dähler
  SIS SegaInterSettle
• Rolf Eigenmann
  Citibank
• Martin Frick
  Swiss Interbank Clearing
• Matthias Kälin
  Swiss Commission for Financial Standardisation (SCFS)
• Michael Montoya
  European Payments Council
• Marcel Schuler
  Credit Suisse
• Dr. Renate Schwob
  Swiss Bankers Association
• Daniel Wettstein
  Swiss National Bank, SWIFT Switzerland
• Hans-Jörg Widiger
  Entris Banking AG
• Georg Zeerleder
  Swiss Interbank Clearing (Secretary)
• Andreas Zimmerli
  VP Bank

Payments Committee Switzerland

The committee is responsible for consulting and supporting financial institutions and Swiss Interbank Clearing regarding product and market design and for communication. It also deals with the coordination and interest representation in national and international committees.

Members

• Angelo Bulato (Chair)
  Credit Suisse
• Boris Brunner
  UBS
• Patrick Bürki
  PostFinance
• Dennis Flad
  Credit Suisse
• Robert Fluri
  Swiss National Bank
• Andreas Galle
  Swiss Interbank Clearing
• Marco Kropf
  Migrosbank (for the individual financial institutions)
• Nik Notka
  Entris AG (for the RBA Banks)
• Christian Schwinghammer
  Swiss Interbank Clearing
• Dr. Renate Schwob
  Swiss Bankers Association
• Marcel Staudenmann
  PostFinance
• Ivo Stillhart
  Zürcher Kantonalbank (for the Union of Swiss Cantonal Banks)
• Ernst Weber
  Raiffeisen Switzerland

The following three working groups are preparing the Swiss financial center's integration into the single euro payments area (SEPA): WG EDD Rulebook, WG ECT Rulebook and WG Legal.

Project and IT-Process Steering Committee (PAP)

PAP – directly responsible to the Swiss Interbank Clearing Board of Directors – is active in the area of project and process management. It ensures that the payment systems are further developed according to the financial institutions' requirements and supports Swiss Interbank Clearing during implementation of the strategy for collaborative projects.

Members

• Willi Hurni (Chair)
  UBS
• Sandro Baldussi
  Entris AG (for the RBA Banks)
• Walter Bauer
  Zürcher Kantonalbank
• Robert Bornträger
  SFMS Management AG
• David Brupbacher
  WG SIC Release
• Patrick Bürki
  PostFinance
• Rolf Christen
  Credit Suisse
• Max Dähler
  SIS SegaInterSettle
• Rolf Eigenmann
  Citibank N.A.
• Thomas Feiler
  Citibank N.A.
• Anton Fries
  Raiffeisen Switzerland
• Andreas Galle
  Swiss Interbank Clearing
• Thomas Grütter
  Swiss Interbank Clearing
• Martina Glaser
  Rules and Regulations Committee (RAR)
• Ernst Weber
  Raiffeisen Switzerland
• Daniel Wettstein
  Swiss National Bank
• Horst Winter
  SECB Swiss Euro Clearing Bank

Rules and Regulations Committee (RAR)

RAR is an administrative and editorial committee responsible to the PAP. It is in charge of creating, editing and updating the documentation needed for the payment systems. In particular, it supports Swiss Interbank Clearing during the production of handbooks, contracts, instructions and circulars to the financial institutions.

Members

• Martina Glaser (Chair)
  Swiss National Bank
• Jérôme Kolly
  PostFinance
• Nik Notka
  Entris AG (for the RBA Banks)
• Peter Oeschger
  UBS
• Erika Rüdisüli
  Swiss Interbank Clearing (Secretary)
• Werner Ryser
  Raiffeisen Switzerland
• Martin Stoop
  Zürcher Kantonalbank
• Ruedi Strub
  PostFinance
• Denise Tischhauser-Straehl
  Swiss National Bank
• Kurt Tschan
  Credit Suisse

SCFS Participation

Swiss Interbank Clearing also participates in working groups of the Swiss Commission for Financial Standardisation (SCFS).