Switzerland · Financial institution
Banque Cantonale de Geneve
Legal name in the LEI recordBANQUE CANTONALE DE GENÈVE
Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE) is a public-law limited company under cantonal law. It has its seat in Geneva and is one of the Swiss cantonal banks. It was formed in 1994 from the Caisse d'Épargne de la République et Canton de Genève, founded in 1816, and the Banque Hypothécaire du Canton de Genève, founded in 1847. Geneva public authorities hold the majority of its capital, and the remaining shares trade on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The bank offers retail, corporate, private banking, asset management and trade finance services, with Swiss branches in Zurich, Lausanne and Basel and representative offices in Dubai and Hong Kong.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- BCGECHGGXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under BCGECHGG directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SDD Core · SIC · SIC IP · euroSIC
- Branch codes
- None: head-office BIC only
- BIC first registered
- 1994-03-07
- Last updated
- 2026-02-14
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Mixed ownership
Ticker BCGE
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as BCGE
- Ownership
- Geneva public authorities hold 72.6% of the capital: the Canton of Geneva holds 44.3%, the City of Geneva 20.9% and the other Geneva municipalities 7.4%. The remaining 27.4% is held by private and institutional shareholders.
- Major shareholders
- Canton of Geneva (République et Canton de Genève) 44.3% · 30 Jun 2025
City of Geneva (Ville de Genève) 20.9% · 30 Jun 2025
Other Geneva municipalities (Communes genevoises) 7.4% · 30 Jun 2025 - Stock listing
- SIX Swiss Exchange BCGE
- Head office
- Quai de l'Ile 17, P.O. Box 2251, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
- Company register
- CHE-105.981.074 (Swiss UID, Commercial Register of the Canton of Geneva)
- Former name
- Caisse d'Épargne de la République et Canton de Genève
Business lines
The bank is organised in divisions covering individuals and digital banking, corporate banking and trade finance, and wealth and asset management. According to its half-year 2026 release, mortgage loans made up 43% of total assets.
Online
- Websites & references
- bcge.ch ↗
support.bcge.ch ↗ online banking help site
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q650629 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 16 pages consulted
- bcge.ch/
- bcge.ch/fr/direction-generale
- bcge.ch/conseil-administration
- bcge.ch/en/organisation
- bcge.ch/en/relations-investisseurs
- bcge.ch/en/resultats-semestriels-2026
- bcge.ch/documents/395713/3314668/BCGE_communiques_presse_20260825_en.pdf/74dd5cf7-626b-9e5a-0fd4-
- bcge.ch/documents/395713/396737/BCGE_standard_settlement_instructions_en.pdf/b941348d-5e6f-8366-7
- bcge.ch/en/infolegales
- bcge.ch/fr/actionnaires-investisseurs
- bcge.ch/fr/nicolas-krugel-nomme-ceo-du-groupe
- mobile.bcge.ch/documents/395713/2773256/BCGE_resultats_semestriels_presentation_2025_fr.pdf/e3ac145a-399
- silgeneve.ch/legis/data/rsg_d2_05.htm
- bcge.ch/documents/395713/396740/BCGE_LSFin_Obligation_dinformation_fr.pdf/d1b4fa17-c773-c8a1-7c86
- kantonalbank.ch/fr/banque/bcge
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Cantonale_de_Gen%C3%A8ve
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Nicolas Krügel
Président de la Direction générale (CEO)
- Chair
-
Manuel Leuthold
Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chief financial officer
-
Frédéric Vernet
Responsable de la division Finance (CFO), Chief Risk Officer (CRO), deputy to the CEO
- Executive
-
Philippe Marti
Responsable de la division Juridique & Conformité
- Executive
- Katia Coudray Responsable de la division Wealth & Asset Management
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Switzerland
- Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductResolution
- Switzerland
- Council of State of the Republic and Canton of Geneva Other
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
The bank announced a new asset management subsidiary, Synchrony Asset Management SA.
kantonalbank.ch ↗ -
Other
The bank split its share capital from 7,200,000 shares of CHF 50 nominal into 72,000,000 shares of CHF 5 nominal.
bcge.ch ↗ -
Leadership
The bank appointed Eric Balmer to its Executive Board as head of the Corporate Banking & Trade Finance division.
bcge.ch ↗ -
Other
The Grand Council's revised Law on the Banque cantonale de Genève (LBCGe) entered into force on 1 September 2025, modernising the bank's governance.
bcge.ch ↗ -
Leadership
Nicolas Krügel took office as CEO on 6 March 2024, succeeding Blaise Goetschin, who had been CEO since October 2000.
bcge.ch ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- BCGECHGGXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- BCGEBank
- CHCountry · Switzerland
- GGLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300ZEFUWWFTP7BA50
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
- National bank code
- IID (BC-Nummer) 788
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Switzerland · Europe & Central Asia
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1994
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Banque Cantonale de Genève group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 2 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Banque Cantonale de Geneve France Bcgef.
See the Banque Cantonale de Genève group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- QUAI DE L'ILE 17 GENEVA, 2 1211 2251 SWITZERLAND
- Operational address
- QUAI DE L'ILE 17 GENEVA 1211 GENEVA 2 POB 2251 SWITZERLAND
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI and its CHBCC clearing code
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BCGECHGGXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>788</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>549300ZEFUWWFTP7BA50</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>BCGECHGGXXX</BICFI>
<ClrSysMmbId>
<ClrSysId>
<Cd>CHBCC</Cd>
</ClrSysId>
<MmbId>788</MmbId>
</ClrSysMmbId>
<LEI>549300ZEFUWWFTP7BA50</LEI>
<Nm>BANQUE CANTONALE DE GENEVE</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>GENEVA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>QUAI DE L'ILE 17 GENEVA, 2 1211 2251</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Payment schemes and systems
EPC registers of 2026-09-11 · ECB T2 list of 2026-07-02 · ECB TIPS list of 2026-09-01 · SIX Bank Master valid on 2026-09-28
| Scheme or system | Since | Registered with | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPA Credit TransferISO 20022 messages | 2008-05-05 | Head office | — |
| SEPA Direct Debit CoreISO 20022 messages | 2019-07-08 | Head office | — |
| Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC), Swiss franc real-time gross settlementISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| SIC instant payments (Swiss franc)ISO 20022 messages | — | Head office | — |
| euroSIC (euro real-time gross settlement in Switzerland) | — | Head office | — |
SEPA dates are when the institution became ready for the scheme. SIX Bank Master entries have no joining date.
An institution missing from T2 may still be reachable through an indirect participant.
“ISO 20022 messages” marks a scheme or system whose rulebook or operator specifies ISO 20022 for messages between participants.
National bank codes
IID (BC-Nummer) · Switzerland
1 code file of 2026-09-28 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 788 | BCGECHGGXXX | Banque Cantonale de Genève | Genève 2 |
Each code shows the name in the national file. Smaller banks often route through a central institution’s BIC. A code can therefore belong to a different bank than the one on this page.
Network
Correspondent banking
The bank publishes 26 accounts at other banks, across 5 regions.
- Own offices
- Correspondent banks: it holds accounts there
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Correspondent accounts
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
26 accounts at other banks and 1 route through its own offices, in 23 currencies, as the bank publishes them: bcge.ch ↗ dated Aug 2026
| Currency | Correspondent | BIC | Account | Purpose | Directory check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AED | Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC United Arab Emirates | ADCBAEAAXXX | IBAN: AE62 0030 0001 0098 4001 001 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| AUD | Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia | CTBAAU2SXXX | 06796710008687 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| CAD | Royal Bank of Canada Canada | ROYCCAT2XXX | 95911122506 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| CHF | Banque Cantonale de Genève Switzerland | BCGECHGGXXX | SIC: 007884; CH Bank Code: 788 | CHF settlement directly with the bank via SIC | Settles directly |
| CNY | China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited Hong Kong SAR China | CCBQHKAXWHS | 8462 1002 0355 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| CZK | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | DEUTDEFFXXX | IBAN: DE38 5007 0010 0942 0019 00 | through CEKOCZPPXXX | Matches the Swift directory |
| DKK | Danske Bank A/S Denmark | DABADKKKXXX | IBAN: DK1 6300 0399 6004 619 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Bayerische Landesbank Germany | BYLADEMMXXX | IBAN: DE41 7005 0000 0008 1154 66 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | DEUTDEFFXXX | IBAN: DE59 5007 0010 0942 0019 10 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | ING Belgium SA/NV Belgium | BBRUBEBB010 | IBAN: BE61 3010 1022 7117 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| EUR | Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale Germany | HELADEFFXXX | IBAN: DE44 5005 0000 0096 7340 09 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| GBP | Barclays Bank Plc United Kingdom | BARCGB22XXX | 203 25 33 07 07 503 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| HKD | China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited Hong Kong SAR China | CCBQHKAXWHS | 8462 1002 0347 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| HUF | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | DEUTDEFFXXX | IBAN: DE38 5007 0010 0942 0019 00 | through DEUTHU2BXXX | Matches the Swift directory |
| ILS | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | DEUTDEFFXXX | IBAN: DE38 5007 0010 0942 0019 00 | through LUMIILITXXX | Matches the Swift directory |
| JPY | MUFG Bank Ltd Japan | BOTKJPJTXXX | 653-0416894 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| NOK | Danske Bank A/S Denmark | DABADKKKXXX | IBAN: NO1 0858 0208 2016 | through DABANO22XXX | Matches the Swift directory |
| NZD | ASB Bank Limited New Zealand | ASBBNZ2AXXX | 12-3121-0000529-00 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| PLN | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | DEUTDEFFXXX | IBAN: DE38 5007 0010 0942 0019 00 | through DEUTPLPXXXX | Matches the Swift directory |
| RON | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | DEUTDEFFXXX | IBAN: DE38 5007 0010 0942 0019 00 | through CITIROBUXXX | Matches the Swift directory |
| SEK | Danske Bank A/S Denmark | DABADKKKXXX | IBAN: SE4 4120 0000 0024 5601 0041 1 | through DABASESXXXX | Matches the Swift directory |
| SGD | United Overseas Bank Limited Singapore | UOVBSGSGXXX | 1013 9932 25 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| THB | United Overseas Bank (Thai) Public Company Limited Thailand | UOVBTHBKXXX | 7473065650 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
| TRY | Deutsche Bank AG Germany | DEUTDEFFXXX | IBAN: DE38 5007 0010 0942 0019 00 | through DEUTTRISCUS | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | Citibank NA United States | CITIUS33XXX | 1096 4145 | ABA/RTN: 021000089 | Matches the Swift directory |
| USD | JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association United States | CHASUS33XXX | 782799305 | ABA/RTN: 021000021 | Matches the Swift directory |
| ZAR | ABSA Bank Ltd South Africa | ABSAZAJJXXX | 497164-ZAR-6712-01 | standard settlement instructions | Matches the Swift directory |
A one-page PDF of standard settlement instructions dated August-26 (August 2026). It names Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKBKCHZZCLS) as the CLS settlement member and says the instructions may be overwritten by dealers' instructions. All 29 rows were extracted. In 'through' rows, the second BIC printed is recorded under purpose. The CHF row gives the bank's own SIC details, not an account at another bank. Each correspondent BIC is checked against the Swift directory: a BIC missing from it, or registered to a differently named bank, may be a typo or out of date. Confirm settlement instructions with the bank before relying on them.
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Payment schemes and systems—Source: European Payments Council (EPC) Registers of Participants; matched to BICs by Elucidate. Source: SIX Interbank Clearing, Bank Master.
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- National bank codes—Switzerland (Source: SIX Interbank Clearing Bank Master).
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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