Membership - Swiss Financial Sector Cyber Security Centre

What we offer

The Swiss FS-CSC provides cyber-threat intelligence, crisis management and incident response capabilities for the Swiss financial sector.

Why become a member

As a member of the Swiss FS-CSC association, you or Your company from various advantages. These include:

Access to products and services with financial sector-specific added value that go beyond the NCSC’s services
Access to financial sector-specific real-time updates on cyberthreats and situational reports for the strategic and operational levels
Access to cybersecurity guidelines and best practices regarding the Swiss financial market
Support and information during systemically important cybercrises and incidents
Exchange and learning opportunities on current cybertopics among banks and insurance com- panies
Opportunities to contribute to shaping the cyber resilience of the Swiss financial market in the areas of crisis coordination, processes and exchange with the authorities
Opportunities for networking with cyberexperts and decision-makers from other financial market players and Swiss authorities
Inclusion in national structures and close collaboration with the NCSC
Further training opportunities through cyberexercises and crisis simulations

How to become a member

Membership is open to all banks, insurance companies, reinsurers, financial market infrastructures and financial associations that are headquartered in Switzerland and licensed by FINMA. Membership is also open to the Swiss subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks or insurance companies licensed by FINMA.

To become a member, a bank or insurance company must:

pay the annual fee
sign an NDA with the Swiss FS-CSC.

The fees for members of the Swiss FS-CSC association for the first financial year are divided into five categories based on FINMA’s categorisation of banks and insurance companies. Swiss associations pay a fixed annual fee of CHF 5,000.

Application for membership

Apply for membership here.

Form as PDF

Contribution regulations

You can download the contribution regulations here.

Regulations as PDF

Membership criteria for banks

Category fees
I: CHF 35’200	Total assets Assets under management Privileged deposits Capital requirements	≥ 250 CHF billions ≥ 1’000 CHF billions ≥ 30 CHF billions ≥ 20 CHF billions	FINMA licence
II: CHF 17’600	Total assets Assets under management Privileged deposits Capital requirements	≥ 100 CHF billions ≥ 500 CHF billions ≥ 20 CHF billions ≥ 2 CHF billions	FINMA licence
III: CHF 8’800	Total assets Assets under management Privileged deposits Capital requirements	≥ 15 CHF billions ≥ 20 CHF billions ≥ 0.5 CHF billions ≥ 0.25 CHF billions	FINMA licence
IV: CHF 4’400	Total assets Assets under management Privileged deposits Capital requirements	≥ 1 CHF billions ≥ 2 CHF billions ≥ 0.1 CHF billions ≥ 0.05 CHF billions	FINMA licence
V: CHF 2’200	Total assets Assets under management Privileged deposits Capital requirements	< 1 CHF billions < 2 CHF billions < 0.1 CHF billions < 0.05 CHF billions	FINMA licence

Membership criteria for insurance

Category fees
I: CHF 35’200	–	–	FINMA licence
II: CHF 17’600	Total assets	50 CHF billions or complexity	FINMA licence
III: CHF 8’800	Total assets	1 CHF billions or complexity	FINMA licence
IV: CHF 4’400	Total assets	0.1 CHF billions or complexity	FINMA licence
V: CHF 2’200	Total assets	0.1 CHF billions or complexity	FINMA licence

Information exchange	Share knowledge and exchange on best practices and ways to address cybersecurity challenges with peers.	Provision of a forum for regular information exchange between members and affiliates.
Threat intelligence	Gain insights about ongoing and future threats from malicious actors to decrease imminent and future risks.	Sharing of high-value strategic and tactical intelligence with the members and affiliates, enabling an effective information exchange.
Cybercrisis management	Promote and secure one’s own organisation’s interests in the anticipation of and during a systemic cybercrisis.	Offering of specific services covering the preparation, response, and post-crisis phases of a systemic cybercrisis.
Prevention	Increase readiness to swiftly address incidents and emerging crises.	Organisation of strategic and operational cyberexercises and training for all members and affiliates, sharing of best practices.