“Can a Swiss FINMA-licensed FX broker reinvent itself as a crypto-friendly, mobile-first multi-currency bank for global retail clients and fintech businesses?”
Dukascopy started as a Swiss online FX/CFD broker and grew into a fully licensed Swiss bank under FINMA, with regulated subsidiaries in Latvia and Japan. From 2018 onward it positioned itself as a 'crypto-friendly Swiss bank,' adding Bitcoin CFDs, crypto-collateralized lending, its own Dukascoin token, and a mobile-first multi-currency account (Connect 911). The current strategic posture is a hybrid: traditional Swiss banking + investment brokerage + embedded fintech support for other Swiss FinTechs (escrow capital accounts, multi-currency IBANs, FX).
Dukascopy Bank discloses Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Dukascopy Bank does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house).
Dukascopy Bank processes payments through Dukascopy Payments (self-operated) and Dukascopy Connect 911 (self-operated). Disclosed money-movement rails: SWIFT, SEPA Instant and SEPA.
Dukascopy Bank's cards are issued through Corner Bank / Swiss Bankers / Walletto / CBH / Moorwand (card program partners).
Dukascopy Bank's lending and capital products are provided by Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house).
Dukascopy Bank uses Banking Circle (correspondent bank for AUD/CAD/CHF/GBP/JPY) and Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house FX) for FX and cross-border payouts.
Dukascopy Bank's crypto products run on Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 7 layers in Dukascopy Bank's stack: Payments / PSP (Dukascopy Payments (self-operated) and Dukascopy Connect 911 (self-operated)); Money movement (SWIFT, SEPA Instant and SEPA); Banking / BaaS (Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house)); Card issuing (Corner Bank / Swiss Bankers / Walletto / CBH / Moorwand (card program partners)); Lending (Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house) and Crypto Lending (borrow up to 50% against BTC/ETH collateral)); FX & payouts (Banking Circle (correspondent bank for AUD/CAD/CHF/GBP/JPY) and Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house FX)); Crypto (Dukascopy Bank SA (in-house)).
Dukascopy Bank is founded in 1998 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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