Our Network in Switzerland

In Switzerland, our teams offer more than Wealth Management expertise and services. They are also strongly active in Commercial Banking and particularly in International Trade and Transaction Banking (ITB), including Commodity Trading financing, Trade & Export Finance and Cash Management.

Financing and banking solutions

Crédit Agricole CIB through CA Indosuez covers a large field of expertise, such as: 

  • International Commodities finance

We have been historically one of the leaders and preferred partners of the commodities trading companies, especially in the energy sector, soft commodities and metals. Thanks to our expertise in this field, our team in Geneva is the one of the principal worldwide hubs of the Crédit Agricole group, in synergy with Crédit Agricole CIB teams.

Recently, CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA became one of the founding shareholders of Komgo SA, a Swiss Fintech equally owned by 15 major international commodities trading players. Since 2019, Komgo S.A. uses blockchain technology to develop, commission and market, the first funding platform for the global trading of commodities. This will improve the security, and increase the processing speed (by up to five times), of certain standardised transactions.

The Crédit Agricole group, through CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA and its International Trade & Transaction Banking business line, plays an active role in developing this new blockchain platform.

  • Trade Finance and export finance 

CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA offers its corporate clients a wide range of services including import/export documentary credit, letters of guarantee issuance and short-term credit facilities in different currencies. Trade & Export Finance is another key expertise. We offer solutions to guarantee and finance international trade activities such as infrastructure and transport projects.

  • Transaction banking
     

In synergy with Crédit Agricole CIB's international network, our dedicated team offers our multinational corporate clients a complete range of services in cash management, cash pooling, receivables financing and supplier credit (Supply Chain Solutions).

  • Coverage 

Our coverage team has close relationships on a worldwide basis with big corporations and financial institutions. It provides them with comprehensive expertise in collaboration with the Crédit Agricole group teams, particularly those of Crédit Agricole CIB.

  • Banking outsourcing

 
Azqore SA, a subsidiary of CA Indosuez dedicated to the outsourcing of IT systems and back offices services for private banks, performs its activity from Switzerland and Singapore.
Azqore developed its expertise and performing solutions accessible to financial institutions who want to confidently externalise their IT systems and back office services.

  • Wealth Management

Indosuez Wealth Management Will open in a new tab is the global wealth management brand of Crédit Agricole group.
Shaped by more than 145 years of experience supporting families and entrepreneurs around the world, Indosuez Wealth Management offers a tailor-made approach that allows our clients to protect and develop their wealth in alignment with their aspirations. Its teams take a comprehensive view and provide expert advice and exceptional service, offering a wide range of services for the management of both personal and business assets.

Renowned for its international reach combined with a human scale, Indosuez Wealth Management employs nearly 3,000 people in 10 locations around the world, in Europe (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain and Switzerland), Asia-Pacific (Hong Kong SAR, New Caledonia and Singapore) and the Middle East (United Arab Emirates).

With 135 billion euros in assets under management (as of 31/12/2021), Indosuez Wealth Management is one of the global leaders in wealth management.

INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR CRÉDIT AGRICOLE MID-CAP CLIENTS

Located in Frankfurt, the Crédit Agricole Group International Business Solutions "Germany and Switzerland" assists Crédit Agricole's mid-cap corporate clients with their international operations, by providing expertise on the local environment as well as by securing access to a wide spectrum of banking services abroad.

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History and organisation

Active in the country for over 145 years and with nearly 1000 employees, the Bank has established itself as one of the leading foreign banks in Switzerland. Our roots date back to 1876, when the Crédit Lyonnais, one of the illustrious forebears of the current operation, first launched its presence here. It is now one of the top three foreign banks in Switzerland.

From their offices in Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano and Zurich, we combine our knowledge of the Swiss environment with the vast expertise and opportunities provided by the global network of Indosuez Wealth Management and Crédit Agricole group.
 

OFFICES IN SWITZERLAND

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