Banking system Switzerland has fairly strict regulated standards. Everything, without exception, banks and financial institutions in a strict manner, goes through the registration process with the Federal Banking Commission (FBC). 
This commission, along with the National Swiss Bank, controls all types of activities of the country's banking institutions.
Any Swiss banks operating banknotes in their activities must obtain permission from the FBC in connection with the implementation of the Banking Regulatory Commission. Recently, in the global financial markets, liberalization of bank charges has been noticeably noticeable. In general, the Swiss banking system is of great importance at the state level, since, thanks to this sector, more than thirty percent of all taxes paid by enterprises and firms, except for more than twenty percent of total payments from legal entities and individuals, are received in the state budget.
Throughout the territory, there are more than 600 functioning banks, including branches of world leading financial institutions. Based banking in this country, on providing customers with all areas of banking services.
Swiss banks can be divided into three categories:
- State - first of all, their task, to ensure the liquidity of the national currency which is - the Swiss franc;
- Cantonal - institutions of regional or district significance, their main goal, support for economic stability on a local scale. Also, these banks lend to citizens of the state to purchase real estate within the country;
- Commercial or private - their task, work with all investors, as well as foreign citizens, as well as the management of investment portfolios.
The largest Swiss banks are Credit Suisse holding, which consists of three organizations:
- Swiss Volksbank, Swiss Credit Bank and Bank Leu;
- Bank Corporation Union, Swiss, Bank of Switzerland
- Schweizerische Nationalbank.
The ability to open an account with the above banks is owned by almost any adult. Swiss citizenship is not a mandatory requirement in this case. But failures are not excluded. The pressure exerted on Switzerland from the United States and several EU countries makes them more carefully consider applications from foreign clients, with a more detailed study of the origin of funds received in the accounts. Therefore, when opening accounts in Swiss banks, you need to consult with specialists who have some experience in this type of activity.
Of course, enterprises, when working with banks in a given country, gain enormous advantages, first of all, reliability, stability and quality service. Indeed, Swiss banks have been famous for precisely these qualities for several centuries.
