Welcome to «The Gspröch» Episode #15: A Swiss Cantonal Bank’s Perspective on Digital Assets with ZKB.
Guest: Andri C. Gmünder, Senior Digital Asset Expert at Zürcher Kantonalbank
Host: Stuart Petersen, Chief Revenue Officer at Wyden
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Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) is the third-largest bank in Switzerland and the only one among the Swiss cantonal banks to have achieved an AAA rating. As such, the decision of the bank to launch crypto-asset services, announced in September 2024, carries particular weight in a country renowned for its financial stability.
In this episode, host Stuart sits down with Andri C. Gmünder, Senior Digital Assets Expert at Zürcher Kantonalbank. Tune in to hear Stuart and Andri discuss:
- ZKB’s rationale for launching crypto services
- How its public mandate as a Swiss cantonal bank shaped the digital asset strategy and offering
- Switzerland’s evolving position in the broader digital asset regulatory landscape
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Bio Guest: Andri is a senior digital asset expert at Zürcher Kantonalbank, Switzerland’s second-largest universal bank. He is responsible for the bank’s digital asset custody solution and drives the implementation of various strategic digital asset capabilities. Andri holds a master’s in digital business management and multiple industry certifications like the Chartered Blockchain Analyst (CBA) and Chartered Digital Asset Analyst (CDAA).
Bio Host: Stuart has a wealth of leadership experience in scaling highly complex fintech business models. Starting out at Thomson Financial, he then embarked on a 15-year career with quantitative solutions provider Algorithmics to build up the firm’s buy-side business. After Algorithmics, he joined industry leaders such as S&P Global, IBM, and Arria NLG, a leading provider of Natural Language Generation solutions.