SIX Interbank Clearing AG (before November 2008: Swiss Interbank Clearing AG), based in
Zurich,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, is a subsidiary of
SIX Group.
Since 1987 SIX Interbank Clearing has operated on behalf of the
Swiss National Bank a payment platform for the processing of domestic and international payments (
clearing) in
Swiss francs and, since the introduction of the
euro, also of payments in euros. This platform - which includes the
Swiss Interbank Clearing system for francs and
euroSIC for euros - connects virtually all Swiss financial institutions and a number of banks outside Switzerland. This makes it possible for financial institutions worldwide to handle electronic payments in euros and Swiss francs in Switzerland around the clock in real time.
activities
SIX Interbank Clearing also participates in various committees to standardize national and international payments (
IBAN and
SEPA).
SIX Interbank Clearing also maintains the tables, history and ongoing discussion for
ISO 4217
ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...
, the ISO standard that defines international
currency codes.
References
External links
* http://www.six-interbank-clearing.com/en/home/payment-services/sic.html
* http://www.six-interbank-clearing.com/en/home/payment-services/eurosic.html
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