Šveitsi suuruselt viies pank, mis võimaldab Bitcoiniga kauplemist enam kui 2 miljonile kliendile

• The fifth largest retail bank in Switzerland will allow its over two million customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin by 2024.
• PostFinance is not only a leading Swiss retail bank, but is also the banking arm of Switzerland’s post office.
• The bank already partners with Swissquote for cryptocurrency services, but looks to be creating an independent platform.

PostFinance, the fifth largest Swiss retail bank and the banking arm Switzerland’s post office, will allow its 2.69 million customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies beginning in 2024, according to a report from SwissInfo.

"Meie kliendid soovivad oma majapanga kaudu otsest juurdepääsu sellele turule," ütleb PostFinance'i jaepanganduse juht Sandra Lienhart. "Arvestades [krüptovaluutade] kasvavat institutsionaliseerumist viimase 18 kuu jooksul, on see ideaalne aeg turule sisenemiseks."

In 2017, Swissquote became the first Swiss retail bank to offer trading services for bitcoin which led to an ample profit of over $104 million just last year, according to the report. This expertise led to PostFinance leaning on Swissquote in a partnerlus mille käigus töötati välja PostFinance'i digitaalne rakendus Yuh, mis võimaldas oma klientidele juurdepääsu krüptovaluutadele ja viis selle loomiseni. Näib, et see teade asetaks PostFinance'i Swissquote'iga otsesesse konkurentsi.

The decision of PostFinance to not only encourage the trading of bitcoin, but to also develop an independent platform to do so, comes amid a mass market correction which has seen bitcoin lose over 70% of its all-time-high value which almost reached $70,000. The Swiss postal banking arm will join the likes of other traditional institutions who have embraced bitcoin such as: Julius Baer, LGT pank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morganja Truudus paljude teiste hulgas.

The service will focus primarily on the trading and custody of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but the company is reportedly seeking additional external partners to continue building out product offerings.