Six Swiss banks joined forces with Swiss Stablecoin AG to test the Swiss franc-pegged stablecoin. UBS, PostFinance, Sygnum, Raiffeisen, Zürcher Kantonalbank, and BCV announced this on April 8.
The sandbox runs on Ethereum using ERC-20 and will be operational in 2026.
No CHF Stablecoin Controls Available Yet
Stablecoins has grown globally, but the market is still dominated by USD-pegged tokens like USDT and USDC. Switzerland currently does not have a Swiss franc stablecoin that is widely used. Sandbox aims to bridge this gap.
Participating agencies will evaluate selected cases in the public and protected areas, including the threshold of action and the pool of limited participants. Swiss Stablecoin AG is the financial division of Stablecoin.
Two Systemically Important Banks Merged
The consortium includes two of the four most important banks in Switzerland: UBS and the Raiffeisen Group. A combination of traditional banks such as UBS and Raiffeisen along with digital start-up players such as We suck shows that the Swiss financial establishment is focusing on stablecoin infrastructure.
Most of the participants are not new to tokenized money. UBS, BCV, Raiffeisen Switzerland, and Zürcher Kantonalbank have already taken part in the Swiss National Bank’s Project Helvetia pilot, which tested a large CBDC on the Six Digital Exchange for settlement. The new sandbox is a private stablecoin test and not a central bank project, but operational activities continue.
Stablecoin Sandbox Open To Developers
The sandbox is open to other interested banks, companies, and organizations. This positions the project as a scalable framework rather than a closed-end test. Its aim is to build the Swiss ecosystem for digital finance, develop skills in digital payments, and gain useful information for the industry.
The project follows similar efforts in Europe. A consortium of 12 banks, including BBVA, ING, and UniCredit, announced Qivalis, a digital euro stablecoin that will launch in the second half of 2026. A separate group of 10 banks, including Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and UBS, are also exploring the release of a stablecoin.
What Does This Mean for Switzerland?
The sandbox represents the largest multi-bank cooperation in Switzerland for the digital economy. Although stablecoins compatible with MiCA in the Swiss franc such as AllUnity’s CHFAU already exist, the banking association in Switzerland is focused on institutionalization.
The test will be passed in 2026. The sandbox period report is expected in the second half of the year. In the wider market, keywords and specific usage scenarios remain unknown. For banks and tokenization platforms looking at Swiss stablecoin infrastructure, this is the first test of its kind in the country.
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