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Here you find information about the company, its products and services at a glance. The Media Unit will be happy to provide media representatives with further information.

Press releases

05.03.2024
Financial institutions can now build on their own identification procedure with SwissSign’s electronic signature solution.
Press release: DE FR EN

28.03.2023
Anantha Ayer to become new CEO of SwissSign on 1 September 2023
Press release: EN DE FR IT
Image: Anantha Ayer

27.10.2022
SwissSign is banking on a modern PKI solution for its certificate management with libC as its technology partner.
Press release: EN DE FR

13.04.2022
SwissSign becomes the first Swiss company to use online identity verification to confirm people’s identities for the qualified electronic signature
Press release: DE FR IT EN

08.02.2022
Die Pax Versicherung bietet ihren Kunden das SwissID-Login an
Press release: DE FR IT

17.11.2021
Change in top management of SwissSign Group
Press release: EN DE FR IT
Image: Jürg Graf

04.10.2021
Swiss Post acquires SwissSign Group AG
Press release Swiss Post: EN DE FR IT

14.09.2021
Strong growth and even more ways to use SwissID
Press release: EN DE FR IT

07.03.2021
e-ID Act rejected – SwissID to be maintained and further developed
Press release: EN DE FR IT

18.01.2021
Die Mobiliar Versicherung bietet ab sofort das Login mit SwissID an
Press release: DE FR

16.12.2020
Kanton St. Gallen setzt als Login zum Bürgerkonto die SwissID ein
Press release: DE FR

09.12.2020
SwissID und Skribble kooperieren im Bereich digitaler Signaturen
Press release: DE FR

24.09.2020
Die AXA setzt als führender Versicherer auf das Login mit SwissID
Press release: DE FR

14.09.2020
See Tickets (ehemals Starticket) setzt für das Login auch auf SwissID
Press release: DE FR

27.07.2020
Kanton Bern setzt für BE-Login die SwissID ein
Press release: DE FR

25.06.2020
HeyPatient lanciert Gesundheits-App und setzt für das Login auf SwissID
Press release: DE FR

05.05.2020
Kanton Aargau startet Pilotbetrieb mit SwissID
Press release: DE FR

03.03.2020
SwissSign Group geht Partnerschaft mit i-web ein
Press release: DE FR

28.01.2020
SwissSign Group und HIN begründen strategische Partnerschaft
Press release: DE FR

21.01.2020
SwissSign Group ernennt Tom Sprenger zum neuen CTO
Press release: DE FR
Picture: Tom Sprenger

18.11.2019
Raiffeisen setzt auf SwissID
Press release: DE FR

16.10.2019
1-millionste Nutzerin auf SwissID – Schweizerische Informatikkonferenz (SIK) unterzeichnet SwissID-Vereinbarung
Press release: DE FR

26.08.2019
SwissPass setzt SwissID-Login ein
Press release: DE FR

22.08.2019
Crowdfunding-Plattform «funders.ch» setzt SwissID ein
Press release: DE FR

22.07.2019
Zurich Film Festival setzt SwissID ein
Press release: DE FR

26.06.2019
Kanton Zug nutzt SwissID für das sichere Login
Press release: DE FR

29.05.2019
SwissSign signs strategic partnership with BlueCerts to accelerate its international expansion
Press release: EN

27.05.2019
newhome.ch, the property portal operated by the cantonal banks, relies on SwissID
Press release: EN FR DE IT 

22.05.2019
SwissID-Login mit Mobile ID
Press release: DE FR

21.05.2019
SwissID selects PXL Vision’s Daego® technology for its identification process
Press release: EN FR DE

28.02.2019
Kanton Graubünden entscheidet sich für SwissID
Press release: DE FR

19.11.2018
St.Galler Kantonalbank first financial institution to opt for SwissID
Press release: EN DE FR 

16.11.2018
SwissSign Group Ltd. welcomes the decision of the LC-NC
Press release: EN DE FR 

15.10.2018
Ringier AG opts for SwissID - Luzerner Kantonalbank joins consortium
Press relase: EN DE FR

16.08.2018
BCGE - BCGE takes a holding in SwissSign Group Ltd.
Press release: EN DE FR 

04.05.2018
Extension of the consortium and management team at SwissSign Group AG
Press release: EN DE FR 

05.03.2018
SwissSign Group Ltd. founded as driving force behind SwissID
Press release: EN DE FR IT 

21.11.2017
Media Event «Digital Identity Switzerland»
Press Release: EN DE FR IT 

16.05.2017
SwissID: standardised digital identity enters the market
Press Release: EN DE FR IT 

30.03.2017
UBS Deploys Qualified Electronic Signature Service with Cryptomathic and SwissSign
Press Release: EN DE FR 

24.03.2017
SwissSign to become joint venture between Swiss Post and SBB
Press Release: EN DE FR 

13.12.2016
SwissSign certificates recognized across the EU
Press Release: EN DE FR 

17.11.2016
Secure Donations with SwissSign
Press Release: EN DE FR

01.12.2015
SwissSign with new products, new prices and a new website
Press Release: EN DE

04.08.2015
Opening of bank accounts online – with SuisseID
Press Release: EN DE

27.05.2015
SwissSign becomes EBCA's technology partner
Press Release: EN DE

06.05.2015
HID Global and SwissSign agree partnership for German-speaking Europe
Press Release: EN DE

21.12.2014
SwissSign – new certificate provider of Net at Work
Press Release: EN DE

13.08.2014
Secardeo certEP offers auto-enrollment of SwissSign S/MIME certificates
Press Release: EN DE

18.12.2013
Digital Trust Services of Swiss Post meet FINMA requirements
Press Release: EN DE

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Company description

SwissSign is a recognised trust service provider (TSP) and leading provider of digital certificates, electronic signature solutions and identity services. SwissSign protects all of your data according to the highest security standards. 

Digital certificates enable customer authentication and encrypted data transmission, thus protecting digital services against unauthorised accesses. Using our electronic signature solutions, customers can conclude legally valid business transactions online at any time. Identity services like SwissID provide public authorities, insurance providers, banks and other online services with a certified identification process, enabling simple and efficient customer onboarding. 

Further information is available on www.swisssign.com and www.swissid.ch.

Figures

  • 2022: SwissSign Group AG is merged into the already existing SwissSign AG. The products and services remain the same. 
  • 2021: Swiss Post acquires SwissSign Group AG
  • Founded in 2001 as SwissSign Ltd., from May 2017 a joint venture of Swiss Post and SBB, since 2018 SwissSign Group Ltd. has had broad, state-affiliated support
  • SwissSign Group Ltd. has two subsidiaries – each 100% / SwissSign Ltd. (Switzerland) and SwissSign Ltd. (Principality of Liechtenstein)
  • More than 90 employees in Glattbrugg
  • More than 50 partners worldwide
  • More than 2 million certificates worldwide, in over 50 countries
  • Number 1 among SSL certificate providers from Central Europe
  • Swiss-made: own CA software, Root CA stored at two Swiss banks, computer centre in Switzerland
  • Standard-compliant: CA/Browser Forum, ETSI, ISO/IEC, audited by KPMG

Media contact

SwissSign AG

Diane Illi
Marketing & Communications
E-Mail (office hours): [email protected]