Alpian SA (commercially known as Alpian) is a Swiss digital bank headquartered in Geneva. The institution operates under a banking licence issued by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
Alpian has been described in financial media as one of SwitzerlandâÂÂs first fully cloud-based banks.
Alpian was founded in October 2019 as part of an incubation initiative by the Geneva-based wealth-management firm REYL & Cie.
In April 2022, it became the first Swiss digital bank to receive a full banking licence from FINMA. Additionally, the newspaper Le Temps reported that Alpian âÂÂdevient première banque privée numérique suisseâÂÂ.
The bank launched publicly in October 2022.
Between 2020 and 2024, Alpian completed several funding rounds to support its digital-banking operations and expansion:
Alpian was initially incubated within REYL & CIe', before becoming an independent company. In 2024, the Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo, through its subsidiary Fideuram - Intesa Sanpaolo, became the majority shareholder of Alpian.
It relies on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure and artificial-intelligence tools to support digital onboarding, compliance, and advisory processes.
Swiss and international media have highlighted Alpian as a pioneer in bridging the gap between traditional private banking and neobanking. Le Temps reported its status as âÂÂpremière banque privée numérique suisse.â Swissinfo described it as âÂÂdigital but not robotic,â while Handelszeitung noted its shift toward smaller wealth clients. The funding round led by Intesa Sanpaolo received attention from Fintech Futures and Reuters, underlining AlpianâÂÂs growing position within the Swiss fintech sector.