Switzerland · Financial institution
Graubuendner Kantonalbank
Legal name in the LEI recordGraubündner Kantonalbank
Graubündner Kantonalbank (GKB) is a Swiss cantonal bank founded in 1870, with its head office in Chur. It is governed by the cantonal law on the bank. The Canton of Graubünden holds 84.6% of its capital, and its participation certificates have been listed on SIX Swiss Exchange since 1985. It describes itself as offering everything a modern universal bank provides to private individuals, businesses and the public sector. It holds majority stakes in Privatbank Bellerive AG and Albin Kistler AG and has been sole shareholder of BZ Bank Aktiengesellschaft since early 2025.
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
- GRKBCH22XXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Reverse billingThe institution is connected to Swift. Messages sent to it are billed to the institution, not to the sender. The “2” in the eighth character of GRKBCH22 marks reverse billing.
- Swift GPI
- Member, not yet live
- Payment schemes and systems
- SCT · SIC · SIC IP · euroSIC
- Branch codes
- 3 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1978-04-03
- Last updated
- 2022-02-14
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
State-owned
Ticker GRKP
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as GKB
- Ownership
- The Canton of Graubünden holds 84.6% of the capital as at 30 June 2026, through the endowment capital and participation certificates, and the remaining participation certificates trade on SIX Swiss Exchange.
- Direct parent
- Kanton Graubünden (Canton of Graubünden), Switzerland 84.6%
- Major shareholder
- Kanton Graubünden 84.6% · 30 Jun 2026
- Stock listing
- SIX Swiss Exchange GRKP
- Head office
- Grabenstrasse, 7000 Chur, Switzerland
- Company register
- CHE-108.954.599, Commercial Register of the Canton of Graubünden
Business lines
The bank serves private, corporate and institutional clients mainly in the Canton of Graubünden. Its 2026 half-year report describes it as a credit, investment and pensions bank.
Online
- Websites & references
- gkb.ch ↗
report.gkb.ch ↗ annual and half-year reporting site
Wikipedia ↗
Wikidata Q1543702 ↗ - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · Facebook ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 16 pages consulted
- gkb.ch
- gkb.ch/de/ueber-uns/wer-wir-sind/organisation/geschaeftsleitung
- gkb.ch/de/ueber-uns/wer-wir-sind/organisation/bankrat
- gkb.ch/de/rechtliches/impressum
- report.gkb.ch/2026/hj/halbjahresabschluss
- report.gkb.ch/2026/hj/kennzahlen-konzern
- report.gkb.ch/2026/hj/konzernbilanz
- report.gkb.ch/2026/hj/ueber-die-gkb
- report.gkb.ch/2025/bankrat
- gkb.ch/de/ueber-uns/medien-und-publikationen/news-und-medienmitteilungen/jon-fadri-pitsch-wird-n
- gkb.ch/de/ueber-uns/medien-und-publikationen/news-und-medienmitteilungen/gkb-steigert-gewinn-im-
- six-group.com/en/market-data/shares/share-explorer/share-details.CH0001340204CHF4.html
- moneyhouse.ch/en/company/graubuendner-kantonalbank-19197979621
- swissinfo.ch/ger/gkb-und-remo-stoffel-finden-keine-einigung-in-millionenklage/91674471
- blick.ch/wirtschaft/umstrittener-investor-dieser-mann-steckt-hinter-der-millionenklage-gegen-die-g
- finews.ch/news/banken/73682-gkb-graubuendner-kantonalbank-snb-erweiterte-liquiditaetsfazilitaet-elf
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Daniel Fust CEO, Head of Corporate Center business unit
- Chair
- Heinz Huber Bankpräsident (Chair of the Bank Council) and Chair of the Strategy Committee
- Chief financial officer
- Urs Widmer Member of the Executive Board, Head of Finance & Risk (CFO)
- Executive
- Enrico Lardelli Member of the Executive Board, Head of Digital Banking & Services
- Executive
- Martina Müller-Kamp Member of the Executive Board, Head of Marktleistungen (market services)
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Switzerland
- Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorResolution
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Other
The bank announced that it meets the requirements to take part in the Swiss National Bank's Enhanced Liquidity Facility (ELF).
finews.ch ↗ -
Other
Conciliation proceedings in the damages claim against the bank and its subsidiary BZ Bank ended without agreement. The claimant may now file in the civil court.
swissinfo.ch ↗ -
Other
The bank disclosed in an ad hoc notice a civil damages claim against it, BZ Bank and BZ Bank officers. The bank disputes the claim.
blick.ch ↗ -
Leadership
The cantonal government's appointee Michèle Hess joined the Bank Council, succeeding Ines Pöschel, who left at the end of March 2026.
report.gkb.ch ↗ -
Leadership
The Bank Council appointed Jon Fadri Pitsch to the Executive Board as Head of Markets, a unit he had led on an interim basis since August 2025.
gkb.ch ↗ -
Leadership
Heinz Huber, elected by the cantonal government, took office as Bank President, succeeding Peter A. Fanconi.
report.gkb.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
- GRKBCH22XXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- GRKBBank
- CHCountry · Switzerland
- 22Location · reverse billing
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 549300SGCEMX4ZIZ0E76
- 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) 774
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
- 1870
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 Graubündner Kantonalbank group has 2 institutions in the directory, in 1 country: all hold a BIC.
Including Privatbank Bellerive AG.
See the Graubündner Kantonalbank group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- POSTSTRASSE/ GRABENSTRASSE CHUR 7000 800 SWITZERLAND
- Operational address
- POSTSTRASSE/ GRABENSTRASSE CHUR 7000 CHUR 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
- 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>GRKBCH22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300SGCEMX4ZIZ0E76</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>GRKBCH22XXX</BICFI>
<LEI>549300SGCEMX4ZIZ0E76</LEI>
<Nm>GRAUBUENDNER KANTONALBANK</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>CHUR</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CH</Ctry>
<AdrLine>POSTSTRASSE/ GRABENSTRASSE CHUR 7000 800</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 | 2008-01-28 | 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 2026-10-12 · ISO 20022 clearing system code CHBCC
| Code | Routes to BIC | Name in the national file | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 774 | GRKBCH2270A | Graubündner Kantonalbank | Chur |
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
Branch network
All 3 branch BICs connect to the head office. They are all in Chur, and no function or registration year splits them further.
Hover over a branch or group to see its details
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRKBCH2270A | — | Chur | ENGADINSTRASSE 27 CHUR 7001 CHUR SWITZERLAND | — | 2021-08-07 |
| GRKBCH2272D | — | Chur | ENGADINSTRASSE 27 POSTFACH CHUR 7001 CHUR SWITZERLAND | — | 2021-08-07 |
| GRKBCH2275A | — | Chur | ENGADINSTRASSE 27 POSTFACH CHUR 7001 CHUR SWITZERLAND | — | 2021-08-07 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
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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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