Sygnum Bank company
Overview
Sygnum Bank AG is the Swiss regulated banking entity of the Sygnum group, and in August 2019 became the world's first bank to receive a FINMA banking and securities dealer licence built specifically around digital assets. It provides regulated banking, custody, trading, tokenisation and asset management services to institutional and professional clients in digital assets, operating within the wider Swiss-Singaporean Sygnum group, which also holds an EU MiCAR licence in Liechtenstein, Capital Markets Services and Major Payment Institution licences in Singapore and regulated presence in Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg. The group achieved operational profitability in financial year 2024 with 2,000 institutional clients across more than 70 countries. In January 2025 it closed an oversubscribed $58 million Strategic Growth Round led by Fulgur Ventures at a post-money valuation above $1 billion. In 2025 the group recorded net new money above $1 billion for the first time, ending FY2025 with 2,300 clients in over 80 countries and roughly $6 billion of client assets. Sygnum Bank AG obtained the first FINMA banking and securities dealer licence for a digital asset bank in August 2019. It reached operational profitability in FY2024 and, as part of the Sygnum group, achieved unicorn status with a $58 million round in January 2025 used to fund EU/EEA expansion and a regulated Hong Kong presence.
Within the DeFi Intel graph, Sygnum Bank connects to 9 tracked entities, most strongly to Monetary Authority of Singapore, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, FINMA Banking License (Crypto Bank).
Relations
Top connections in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph (confidence-weighted, 9 of 9 total).
| Relation | Connected entity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
holds_license | Monetary Authority of Singapore | 95% |
holds_license | Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority | 95% |
regulated_by | FINMA Banking License (Crypto Bank) | 95% |
regulated_by | MAS Major Payment Institution license | 90% |
integrates | Morpho Blue | 85% |
partnered_with | Pyth Network | 85% |
publishes_to | Pyth Network | 85% |
headquartered_in | Switzerland | 85% |
partnered_with | B2C2 | 80% |
Frequently asked questions
What is Sygnum Bank?
Sygnum Bank is a crypto-bank tracked in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph. It is connected to 9 other tracked entities, most strongly to Monetary Authority of Singapore, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, FINMA Banking License (Crypto Bank).
What type of entity is Sygnum Bank?
Sygnum Bank is classified as a crypto-bank (company) in the DeFi Intel knowledge graph.
What is Sygnum Bank connected to?
In the DeFi Intel knowledge graph, Sygnum Bank is linked to 9 other tracked entities, most strongly to Monetary Authority of Singapore, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, FINMA Banking License (Crypto Bank).
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