Banque Internationale de Commerce - BRED (Suisse) SA

Banque Internationale de Commerce - BRED (Suisse) SA, also known as BIC-BRED (Suisse) SA, is a Swiss bank based in Geneva and wholly owned by BRED Banque Populaire, itself part of the French cooperative Groupe BPCE. The institution focuses on corporate banking and commodity trade finance, and also provides private banking and wealth services. Its offering includes multi-currency current and term accounts, domestic and cross-border payments, cash management, documentary trade instruments (letters of credit, standby letters of credit, guarantees, and collections), structured and transactional commodity finance, export and pre-export finance, and treasury products such as foreign exchange spot and forwards, swaps, and money-market placements. For private clients it provides custody, investment advisory and discretionary portfolio management, and Lombard lending, subject to eligibility and risk assessment. The bank holds a Swiss banking license and is supervised by FINMA; eligible deposits are protected by the esisuisse scheme up to CHF 100,000 per client. Standard Swiss KYC/AML requirements apply, as do cross-border restrictions and international tax reporting frameworks (including CRS and FATCA) where relevant. Accounts require full documentation and may be subject to minimum balances and service fees available on request. Client access is via relationship managers and an online banking platform for account information, payments, and instructions. The bank serves international corporates, commodity traders, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals.