Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority regulator
Overview
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is the independent regulatory body responsible for supervising banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, and other financial intermediaries in Switzerland. It enforces financial market laws and issues guidelines on digital assets, including initial coin offerings (ICOs).
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority connects to 13 tracked entities, most strongly to Sygnum Bank, AMINA Bank, Swiss DLT Act.
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 10 of 13 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
licenses | Sygnum Bank | 95% |
licenses | AMINA Bank | 95% |
regulates | Swiss DLT Act | 95% |
issued | Sygnum Bank FINMA Banking Licence | 95% |
issued | AMINA Bank (formerly SEBA) FINMA Banking Licence | 95% |
issued | BX Digital DLT Trading Facility Licence | 95% |
issued | Crypto Broker AG FINMA Securities Firm Licence | 95% |
issued | Taurus FINMA Securities Firm Licence | 90% |
licenses | Hypothekarbank Lenzburg | 90% |
licenses | Maerki Baumann | 90% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority?
FINMA is the Swiss government agency that oversees financial markets, ensuring compliance with regulations for banks, insurers, and other financial entities.
How does FINMA regulate cryptocurrencies and ICOs?
FINMA issued guidelines in 2018 classifying ICO tokens into payment, utility, and asset tokens, applying existing securities and anti-money laundering laws accordingly.
Is FINMA independent from the Swiss government?
Yes, FINMA operates independently and is not bound by instructions from the Swiss Federal Council or Parliament in its supervisory decisions.
What is Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority is linked to 13 other tracked entities, most strongly to Sygnum Bank, AMINA Bank, Swiss DLT Act.
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