Cross Border Expansion Maerki Baumann is expanding into the UAE and Asia, with regulatory approval from Abu Dhabi Global Market. This creates opportunities to partner on market-entry, local licensing, onboarding, and cross-border payments, as well as ensuring compliant client onboarding for international clients.

Digital Asset Growth Strategic expansion into digital assets is evident through crypto services and partnerships (Bitcoin Suisse) and the UAE market push. Potential to offer crypto custody, trading infrastructure, compliance tooling, reporting, and tokenized assets to institutional and affluent clients.

Investment Platform Modernization A new Chief Investment Officer and a modular investment approach signal a plan to upgrade portfolio management, risk analytics, and data-driven decision making. Opportunities include advanced PMS, attribution, risk management, data integration, and API connectivity for independent asset managers.

Entrepreneur SME Banking The launch of Entrepreneur Banking in Zurich points to a strong SME and startup focus, enabling cross-sell of business banking, lending, cash management, FX, and payment solutions to startups, SMEs, and the network of independent asset managers they serve.

Tech Governance Advisory The establishment of a Technology Advisory Board signals emphasis on technology governance, cybersecurity, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. Potential to offer audits, cloud governance, and managed tech solutions to support the bank's digital ambitions.