Zürcher Kantonalbank

Zürcher Kantonalbank operates as a universal bank offering a comprehensive suite of financial products and services. Its core activities encompass account management, payment services, card business, and financing. The bank also specializes in investment and asset management, securities trading, and capital market operations, alongside providing advisory services in financial, tax, inheritance, succession, and real estate matters for its clientele.

The institution was founded on February 15, 1870, under the initiative of cantonal council member Johann Jakob Keller. The founding vision was to establish a "bank of the citizens of Zurich," addressing the capital and mortgage needs of workmen, employees, farmers, and businesses that were underserved by existing private banks. It was established as an independent institution under public law, with initial endowment capital provided by the Canton of Zurich.

Zürcher Kantonalbank serves a broad customer base, including private individuals, corporate entities, and business clients, primarily within the Greater Zurich Area and extending its network internationally. Its enduring vision focuses on remaining a locally accessible bank, fulfilling a public service mandate to provide financial services to the population of Zurich while supporting the canton's economic, social, and environmental objectives.