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Consignment account for setting up a company

This account is used to consign the funds you need to create your company or raise capital. It is a transitional account: once the commercial register has been updated, the funds will be released and transferred to your company’s current account.

Highlights

How it works

  1. The account is opened
  2. The funds are transfered in the account
  3. The funds are blocked
  4. The company is created or the capital increased with the help of a notary
  5. The change is recorded on the commercial register
  6. The extract from the commercial register is submitted to BCV
  7. The funds are released and transferred to a current account
  8. The consignment account is closed

Fees and conditions

 

Details

Interest rate

No interest is earned

Commission
  • 0.5‰ of the consigned amount
  • Minimum of CHF 250
  • Maximum of CHF 2,500

Authorized transactions
  • Transfer of the consignment funds
  • Release of the consignment funds
  • Payment of notary fees
  • Debiting of the commission

Open a consignment account

BCV
191/1661
Case postale 285
1001 Lausanne

We will contact you to finalize the account opening as soon as we receive your request.

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Useful documents

Application to open a consignment account for setting up a company or raising capital

File size : 829 KB - Last update: 13.11.2023

Starting your own business

This hands-on guide to starting a company in Switzerland was prepared by BCV and the Vaud Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CVCI).

File size : 4 MB - Last update: 26.08.2024

Cash-flow projection

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