UBS Considers Cryptocurrency Trading Services for Private Banking Clients

During the Q4 2025 earnings call on December 5, Switzerland's financial giant UBS Group disclosed its consideration of plans to provide direct access to the cryptocurrency market for its private banking clients. CEO Sergio Ermotti described this initiative as part of a multi-year strategy aimed at building a tokenized asset infrastructure. At the earnings call, Ermotti stated, 'We are exploring targeted offerings ranging from cryptocurrency access for individual clients to tokenized deposit solutions for corporate clients, as part of our core infrastructure development.' He emphasized UBS's role in the realm of tokenized assets as 'pioneering...'