Sygnum Bank
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Sygnum is a Swiss- and Singapore-based regulated digital asset banking group serving professional and institutional investors.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group serving professional and institutional investors. It offers an all-in-one account that combines digital asset banking and investment services with traditional securities, FX trading and fiat payments, delivered through relationship managers and industry specialists in a private banking style service model.
The product range covers multi-level, bank-grade custody of a wide range of digital assets; lending against crypto collateral; 24/7 crypto spot trading with aggregated liquidity; access to over 10,000 global equities, fixed income instruments, ETFs and ETPs; staking; passive and active investment products for crypto market exposure; and tokenization of traditional securities, private markets assets, and art and collectibles. Institutional infrastructure offerings include B2B banking for other banks on a modular basis, Sygnum Connect, a 24/7 multi-asset network providing instant settlement for fiat, crypto assets and stablecoins designed to remove counterparty and settlement risk, Sygnum Protect for trading on major crypto exchanges while keeping collateral in bankruptcy-remote off-exchange custody, and a web3 wallet recovery service for Safe accounts. Client segments named by the company include fund managers and hedge funds, blockchain companies and traditional corporates.
Sygnum also publishes research for investors, including a monthly Protocol Report tracking on-chain activity metrics across Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, along with "Digital Nugget" commentary and insight pieces on topics such as custody architecture and crypto market structure.
Founding story
Sygnum was conceptualised in 2017 and incorporated in May 2018, with operations described by the company as beginning in 2019. Its founders are Luka Müller (Board Chairman, Switzerland), Manuel Krieger (Board Member, Switzerland), Mathias Imbach (Group CEO) and Gerald Goh (CEO Singapore).
Business model
Sygnum operates as a regulated bank providing custody, trading, lending, staking, investment products, tokenization and settlement infrastructure to professional and institutional clients, and supplies modular digital asset banking capabilities to other banks on a B2B basis.
Fee- and service-based banking revenues from custody, trading, lending, staking, investment products, tokenization and settlement services, plus B2B provision of digital asset banking to other banks.
Latest developments
In mid-2026 Sygnum expanded EU market access through Sygnum Europe, enabled regulated crypto trading for BancaStato alongside Avaloq, and appointed Reto Marx as Chief Executive Officer while Gerald Goh became Executive Chairman.
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Market position
Positioned as a regulated digital asset banking group for institutional and professional investors, describing itself as the pioneer behind the world's first digital asset bank.
Sygnum presents itself as a regulated bank that integrates digital asset services with traditional securities, FX and fiat payments in a single account, combining bank-grade custody and bankruptcy-remote collateral arrangements with private banking style client service.
Technology
Bank-grade multi-level custody infrastructure, a secure 24/7 trading environment with aggregated liquidity, tokenization capabilities across multiple asset classes, the Sygnum Connect multi-asset instant settlement network, off-exchange collateral custody via Sygnum Protect, and a web3 wallet recovery service for Safe accounts. The company describes its service teams as AI-enabled.
Go-to-market
Direct onboarding of professional and institutional clients through relationship managers, B2B distribution via partner banks such as BancaStato, and investor-facing research publications including the monthly Protocol Report.
Professional and institutional investors, including fund managers and hedge funds, blockchain companies and traditional corporates, as well as banks seeking outsourced digital asset capabilities.
Geography
Two main hubs in Zurich, Switzerland and Singapore, with Sygnum Bank Middle East in Abu Dhabi and Sygnum Europe AG in Liechtenstein; dedicated websites serve Switzerland, Singapore, the EU and the UAE.
History
Conceptualised in 2017 and incorporated in May 2018, Sygnum positions itself as the builder of the world's first digital asset bank and dates its operating history to 2019. It has since added entities in the Middle East and Liechtenstein, expanded EU market access through Sygnum Europe in June 2026, partnered with BancaStato and Avaloq on regulated crypto trading in July 2026, and appointed Reto Marx as Chief Executive Officer in August 2026 as co-founder Gerald Goh became Executive Chairman.
Risks & controversies
Sygnum's products and services are authorised in Switzerland under supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA), and the company notes it cannot promote them in jurisdictions where it lacks authorisation; certain content is restricted to qualified investors as defined under the Swiss Collective Investment Schemes Act.
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Key figures
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsSygnum announced the appointment of Reto Marx as Chief Executive Officer, with co-founder Gerald Goh moving into an Executive Chairman role.
Sygnum published an edition of its monthly Protocol Report, a data-driven review of on-chain activity across Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana for investors and crypto users.
BancaStato began offering regulated crypto trading using Sygnum together with Avaloq.
Sygnum Europe extended its EU market access, leveraging the group's global banking platform and product suite.
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In the news
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Sygnum Bank do?
- Sygnum is a Swiss- and Singapore-based regulated digital asset banking group serving professional and institutional investors.
- Who are Sygnum Bank's investors?
- Sygnum Bank's investors include Fenbushi Capital, Mirana Ventures, Polymorphic Capital, SCB 10X, Fulgur Ventures, VinaCapital Ventures.