Switzerland · Bank CIC (Schweiz) AG · EBICS
Connect Bank CIC without learning EBICS.
EBICS 2.4, 2.5 and 3.0 on Host ID BANKCICCH, Swiss-scheme order types, and pain.001.001.09 on EBICS 3.0. We handle the payments, the statements and every protocol step underneath.
The host, checked live
<ebicsHEVResponse xmlns="http://www.ebics.org/H000"> <ReturnCode>000000</ReturnCode> <ReportText>[EBICS_OK] OK</ReportText> <VersionNumber ProtocolVersion="H003">02.40</VersionNumber> <VersionNumber ProtocolVersion="H004">02.50</VersionNumber> <VersionNumber ProtocolVersion="H005">03.00</VersionNumber> </ebicsHEVResponse>
Host ID
BANKCICCH
EBICS 2.5
H004
EBICS 3.0
H005
Answered in
0.40 s
Published by the bank
The bank's website and company page, the Basel-Stadt commercial register, the UID register, GLEIF and FINMA.
Bank details
| Legal name | Bank CIC (Schweiz) AG · Bank CIC (Switzerland) Ltd. |
| Registered office | Marktplatz 13, 4001 Basel |
| Commercial register | Basel-Stadt, CH-270.3.000.523-7 |
| UID | CHE-105.939.095 |
| LEI | 549300ZPZVBD2F8NKI18 |
| BIC | CIALCHBB |
| Clearing number | 8710 |
| Supervision | FINMA — authorised bank |
| Owner | Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC), Paris — 100%, within Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale |
Checked live
Measured against the live host. The port is from the bank's parameter sheet.
Access data
| EBICS address | https://ebics.cic.ch/EBICS-Server/ebics.aspx |
| Port | 443 |
| Host ID | BANKCICCH |
| Protocol versions | H003 (02.40), H004 (02.50) and H005 (03.00) |
Published by the bank
The bank's EBICS page and its EBICS parameter sheet, CIC0000034 / V20240513EN.
Keys, signatures and the agreement
| Agreement | Agreement on the use of EBICS |
| Prerequisites | An active business account with the bank · EBICS-compatible software |
| Connection charge | None — the EBICS interface is free |
| Keys accepted | Encryption E002 · authentication X002 · signature A005 and A006 |
| Key initialisation | INI sends your signature key · HIA sends your authentication and encryption keys |
| Initialisation letter | Not published |
| Bank key hashes | Published on the bank's parameter sheet at www.cic.ch/ebics — the bank's current keys are always taken from there |
| Bank key check | Required before first use — verifying the connection is the EBICS user's sole responsibility |
| Signature classes | Not published |
| Distributed signature | VEU — HVE add a signature · HVS cancel · HVU and HVZ overview · HVD status · HVT transaction details |
| Approval workflows | Customisable, depending on what the software supports |
| End of EBICS 2.4 and 2.5 | Not published |
Published by the bank
The bank's EBICS parameter sheet, order types as of May 2024.
Order types published by Bank CIC (Schweiz)
| 2.x | What it does | Dir | Service | Scope | Container | Message | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XE2 | Payment file, Swiss scheme | Send | MCT | CH | — | pain.001 | 03 |
| XE2 | Payment file, Swiss scheme | Send | MCT | CH | — | pain.001 | 09* |
| Z01 | Payment status report | Download | PSR | CH | ZIP | pain.002 | 03 |
| Z01 | Payment status report | Download | PSR | CH | ZIP | pain.002 | 10* |
| STA | Account statement, MT940 | Download | EOP | CH | — | mt940 | — |
| ZB3 | Intraday account report, MT942 | Download | STM | CH | — | mt942 | — |
| Z53 | Account statement, camt.053 | Download | EOP | CH | ZIP | camt.053 | 04 |
| Z53 | Account statement, camt.053 | Download | EOP | CH | ZIP | camt.053 | 08 |
| Z52 | Intraday account report, camt.052 | Download | STM | CH | ZIP | camt.052 | 04 |
| Z52 | Intraday account report, camt.052 | Download | STM | CH | ZIP | camt.052 | 08 |
| Z54 | Account notice, camt.054 | Download | REP | CH | ZIP | camt.054 | 04 |
| Z54 | Account notice, camt.054 | Download | REP | CH | ZIP | camt.054 | 08 |
| ZDF | Statements and advices as PDF | Download | DAR | CH | ZIP | documents | — |
Versions marked * — pain.001 09 and pain.002 10 — are available on EBICS 3.0 only. On EBICS 2.4 and 2.5 the same order types carry pain.001 03 and pain.002 03. Uploads run as BTU and downloads as BTD.
The rest are key management and protocol housekeeping. You never see one — we run them during setup and afterwards. HAC is available from EBICS 2.5.
Published by the bank
The bank's payment-transactions and reporting pages, and its fees and conditions for companies of 3 July 2026.
Cut-off times and execution
| Same-day cut-off, EBICS | Not published |
| Instant payments | Within 10 seconds, 24/7 — up to CHF 20 000 |
| Instant surcharge | CHF 1.50 per outgoing instant payment |
| Electronic payment, CHF or EUR, within Switzerland | Free |
| Electronic payment, EUR, abroad | Free |
| Electronic payment, other currencies | CHF 4 |
| Charge option OUR | CHF 25 surcharge, except domestic CHF and EUR payments |
| Previous-day statement | Once a day, in the morning |
| Intraday account report | Once an hour, 07:00–17:00 |
Published by the bank
The bank's payment formats and reporting standards page and its EBICS parameter sheet.
Formats
| pain.001.001.09.ch.03 | Accepted over EBICS 3.0 only |
| pain.001.001.03.ch.02 | Accepted over EBICS |
| pain.002.001.10 | Returned over EBICS 3.0 only |
| pain.002.001.03 | Returned over EBICS |
| camt.053 · camt.052 · camt.054 | Versions 04 and 08 — Swiss Implementation Guidelines |
| camt.054 content | QR credits (previous day) · details of collective debits |
| MT940 · MT942 | Available over EBICS |
| End of pain.001.001.03 | Not published |
| End of MT940 · MT942 | Not published |
BankConnector
What is built and shipped for this bank today.
What our engine produces
| Payment format | pain.001.001.09 (Swiss Payment Standards, ch.03 schema) — on EBICS 3.0 |
| Guideline | Bank CIC (Schweiz) EBICS parameter sheet, and Swiss Payment Standards 09/ch.03 published by SIX |
| Charge bearer | SLEV |
| Batch booking | False |
| Debtor BIC | Required |
| Remittance limit | 140 characters |
| Name limit | 70 characters |
| Character set | Latin — transliterated before the bank sees it |
| Payment types built | SEPA credit transfer · Swiss domestic transfer · QR-bill payment · international |
| Read back | camt, pain.002 — one normalised format |
| Not supported | Direct debits |
BankConnector
Questions
- What is Bank CIC (Schweiz)'s EBICS Host ID and URL?
- Host ID BANKCICCH, address https://ebics.cic.ch/EBICS-Server/ebics.aspx on port 443. Bank CIC (Schweiz) publishes the hash values of its encryption and authentication keys on its EBICS parameter sheet at www.cic.ch/ebics, and states that its current keys can always be taken from there.
- Which EBICS versions does Bank CIC (Schweiz) support?
- The host answers EBICS 2.4 (H003), 2.5 (H004) and 3.0 (H005). It accepts E002 encryption and X002 authentication keys, and A005 and A006 signatures. No end date for EBICS 2.4 or 2.5 has been published.
- Does Bank CIC (Schweiz) accept pain.001.001.09?
- Yes, as pain.001.001.09.ch.03 under order type XE2, on EBICS 3.0 only. On EBICS 2.4 and 2.5 the bank accepts pain.001.001.03.ch.02. Status reports follow the same split: pain.002.001.10 on EBICS 3.0, pain.002.001.03 otherwise.
- Does Bank CIC (Schweiz) offer instant payments?
- Yes. Instant payments are sent and received within 10 seconds, 24/7, for amounts up to CHF 20 000. The bank charges a CHF 1.50 surcharge per outgoing instant payment.
- Does Bank CIC (Schweiz) still provide MT940 over EBICS?
- Yes. The parameter sheet lists MT940 under STA and MT942 under ZB3 alongside camt.053, camt.052 and camt.054 in versions 04 and 08. No end date for MT940 or MT942 has been published.
- Can I connect my ERP to Bank CIC (Schweiz)?
- Yes. You send canonical JSON and BankConnector produces pain.001.001.09 to the Swiss Payment Standards ch.03 schema for EBICS 3.0, then reads camt and pain.002 back into one normalised format. SEPA credit transfers, Swiss domestic transfers, QR-bill payments and international payments are supported. Direct debits are not.
If all of this looks like a lot · it does not have to be
Five steps to a live Bank CIC connection.
You do not need to know what any of the codes above mean. Our setup guide walks you through it one screen at a time.
- 1
Request the agreement from Bank CIC
EBICS starts with paperwork. We draft the email, you send it, and you tell us when it has gone. There is nothing to configure until the bank replies.
- 2
Set up and send your keys
Enter the values from the agreement Bank CIC returns. We already hold the ones that are public, so most of the form is filled in. Then one press generates your three key pairs and sends the public halves.
- 3
Prove your identity on paper
EBICS confirms the key exchange on paper, by design. We print the initialisation letter carrying the fingerprints Bank CIC will check. You sign it by hand and send it.
- 4
Verify Bank CIC and go live
While you wait, we fetch the bank's public keys and check them against the fingerprints it gives you over a separate channel. When that lands, you choose which approval policy governs payments here, and the connection switches on.
- 5
You are now in production with Bank CIC
Payments go out as pain.001 and statements come back as camt. The connection runs unattended from here.
Sources — Bank CIC (Schweiz)’s EBICS page, its EBICS parameter sheet (CIC0000034 / V20240513EN, order types as of May 2024), its payment formats and reporting standards, its payment transactions page, its fees and conditions for companies (valid from 3 July 2026) and its company page; the Basel-Stadt commercial register, the Swiss UID register, the GLEIF LEI record and FINMA’s list of authorised banks. BankConnector is not affiliated with Bank CIC (Schweiz) AG.