# Pictet Group (Switzerland)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pictet
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Pictet — official](https://www.pictet.com/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1805

## Overview

**Pictet Group** is **Swiss partnership private banking + one of the largest Swiss private banking groups** + **18+ countries + ~CHF 750B AUM** + **founded 1805 - one of oldest continuously-operating Swiss private banks** <sup>[1][1], [Switzerland report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CH)</sup>.

## History

**Jul 23 1805 — Pictet founded by Jacob-Michel-François de Candolle + Jacob-Henri Bertrand in Geneva** as Swiss private bank.

**2014 — Pictet Mobile Banking app launch**.

**Jan 2014 — Pictet & Cie corporate restructuring to Banque Pictet & Cie SA + Pictet Group Ltd**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banque Pictet & Cie SA** (privately-held Swiss partnership; Pictet Group).

**Major shareholders**: **Pictet partners (8-10 senior partners as unlimited liability managing partners) + Swiss partnership structure**.

**Regulators**: **FINMA Switzerland**.

## Technical integration

Pictet Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android) + pictet.com online + Pictet branch network across 18+ countries; SEPA + EPC-QR + TWINT (Switzerland).

## Implementations & partners

**Major Swiss + global wealth management competitors**: [UBS (post-Credit Suisse acquisition)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/ubs) (UBS Group; SIX: UBSG; world's largest wealth manager) + [Julius Bär (Switzerland)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/julius-baer) (Julius Bär; SIX: BAER; one of the largest pure-play wealth managers globally) + Lombard Odier (Lombard Odier Swiss private banking) + Mirabaud (Mirabaud Swiss private banking) + Edmond de Rothschild (Edmond de Rothschild Swiss + French private banking) + [PostFinance (Switzerland)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/postfinance) (Swiss Post PostFinance; Switzerland's #5 retail bank by customers).

**Regulator**: FINMA Switzerland.

## Status

**Active, Swiss partnership private banking + one of the largest Swiss private banking groups + 18+ countries + ~CHF 750B AUM + founded 1805 - one of oldest continuously-operating Swiss private banks** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.pictet.com/ "Pictet — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictet_Group "Pictet Group — Wikipedia"
[ch-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CH

- [1] [Pictet — official][1]
- [2] [Pictet Group — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Switzerland report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CH)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/CH-switzerland.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [pictet.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/pictet). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.