Provider profile · 2026 edition
Sygnum review 2026: scores, fees and alternatives.
A Swiss bank supervised by FINMA offering digital asset custody alongside bank accounts.
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A Swiss bank supervised by FINMA offering digital asset custody alongside bank accounts.
Sygnum scores 3.4 out of 5 (68 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Crypto Custody Index 2026 and ranks 8 of 12. It is strongest for corporates and funds wanting bank custody with a published price list, with 5 out of 5 for published pricing. Not published or not stated on the pages read: security, insurance and segregation.
Scores from the Crypto Custody Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For funds and asset managers | 66 | 10 of 12 |
| For crypto, payment and stablecoin firms | 68 | 5 of 12 |
| For corporate treasuries | 71 | 5 of 12 |
The score out of 5 is the overall score out of 100 divided by 20. Leader goes to the top three overall, Best for to the first in each segment, and Top rated for to a score of 5 out of 5 on a criterion. Awards cannot be bought.
Where it scores best, and where to check closely, as shown in each ranking.
Corporates and funds wanting bank custody with a published price list.
What Sygnum publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
A Swiss bank supervised by FINMA offering digital asset custody alongside bank accounts. It publishes a full tiered custody, transfer and trading price list and holds client digital assets off balance sheet as bankruptcy remote. It publishes ISAE controls reports rather than SOC reports and only limited insurance.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Regulatory standing | "Sygnum is a regulated bank supervised by the Swiss Market Financial Authority (FINMA)." Regional sites for the EU, Singapore and the UAE are linked without licence details on the page read. |
| Pricing | Corporate price list (valid from 25 June 2026): custody 0.6% a year up to CHF 500K, 0.5% from CHF 500K to 5M and 0.4% above CHF 5M, charged quarterly; transfers out 0.2% up to CHF 500K, minimum CHF 100; trading 0.8%, minimum 80. |
| Asset coverage | "more than 70 digital assets", with further tokens on request. |
| Security | "Certified custody under ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3402"; keys on "FIPS-140.2 Level 3 hardware" and multi-party computation. SOC and ISO 27001 not stated. |
| Insurance | "Sygnum has limited insurance cover against loss of digital assets, i.e., due to internal fraud." No amount published. |
| Segregation | "Sygnum is able to hold all client digital assets off-balance sheet"; crypto assets are "bankruptcy remote in the unlikely case of a Sygnum insolvency". Per-client on-chain wallets not stated. |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 |
A fact that is not published is scored as not offered or, for a fee, as if it were high. It is never estimated.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: sygnum.com/digital-asset-banking/custody, sygnum.com/help/custody, sygnum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/….
Each score with the evidence behind it.
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Crypto Custody Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
The other providers in the same ranking, ordered by score.
| Provider | Score out of 5 | Rank | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| BitGo | 4.2 | 1 of 12 | Firms needing licensed custody across the US, EU, Singapore and Dubai |
| Hex Trust | 4.0 | 2 of 12 | Firms in Asia and the Middle East wanting licensed custody with a published asset list |
| Coinbase Prime Custody | 3.9 | 3 of 12 | Funds and listed products wanting a large asset range with audited controls |
| Gemini Custody | 3.6 | 4 of 12 | Smaller funds and corporates wanting a fully published custody price |
| Komainu | 3.5 | 5 of 12 | Funds and issuers in Europe and the Middle East wanting on-chain segregated custody |
| Ceffu | 3.5 | 6 of 12 | Trading firms that hold assets in cold storage while trading on Binance |
| Zodia Custody | 3.5 | 7 of 12 | Banks and asset managers in Europe, the Middle East and Asia |
| Anchorage Digital | 3.1 | 9 of 12 | US funds, banks and corporates wanting custody from a federally chartered bank |
| Copper | 3.0 | 10 of 12 | Trading firms wanting custody linked to off-exchange settlement |
| Crypto Finance | 2.7 | 11 of 12 | European banks and asset managers outsourcing custody to a regulated group |
| Fidelity Digital Assets | 2.2 | 12 of 12 | US asset managers and wealth firms wanting a custodian within a large traditional group |
Side by side on every criterion, fact and award.
Head-to-head comparisons cover pairs within the top five of each ranking. Sygnum is compared with its alternatives in the table above.
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