Alpian SA ("Alpian"), Switzerland's first digital private bank, today announces 
its partnership with Visa, a world leader in digital payments. With this step 
Alpian has become a Principal Member of Visa, allowing the company to issue its 
exclusive metal debit card in Switzerland.   


With the partnership made official, Alpian can now issue its premium, 
intelligent metal debit card offering across Switzerland. The pairing of an 
exclusive metal debit card with a multi-currency current account (CHF, EUR, GBP 
and USD) and real-time foreign exchange capabilities with no handling fees 
gives each Alpian client a unique, elegant, and cost-effective means to 
facilitate their everyday banking needs both within Switzerland and abroad. As 
a member of the Visa network, Alpian's debit card is accepted in over 200 
countries and regions and at more than 100 million merchant locations[1] 
worldwide.

The official initiation of the partnership follows the granting of a full Swiss 
banking license from FINMA and the successful completion of a Series B+ 
financing round of CHF 19 million. Both milestones have enabled Alpian to 
launch its services to select members of its waitlist, with a launch to the 
general public of Switzerland planned before the end of 2022.

 Schuyler Weiss, CEO of Alpian, commented:

"At Alpian we are committed to delivering a premium service to each and every 
one of our clients. The capabilities, sophistication, and stability of the Visa 
enterprise enables Alpian to deliver just that in its card offering. Visa has 
been one of Alpian's most long-standing and trusted partners, and we are 
excited to take our next steps with them by our side."

Santosh Ritter, Country Manager Switzerland & Liechtenstein, Visa, stated:

"The joint journey with Alpian now receiving a full FINMA banking license has 
been excellent. We are very much looking forward to see the first Alpian-issued 
Visa debit cards in the Swiss market and to continue the collaboration with 
this great partner to help them achieve their growth objectives in providing 
innovative services for all regions of Switzerland."

[1] Includes an estimate of 20 million small businesses that utilize payment 
facilitators (as of September 2021)

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Voxia Communication, Nathan Jullierat, nathan.juillerat@voxia.ch, +41 79 503 13 
19/ Visa, Lina Lanz, visa@cmatrix.ch, +41 43 300 56 65

SOURCE: Alpian SA