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SIX Group

Swiss financial infrastructure company operating the SIC payment system, eBill network, and the QR-bill specification.

SIX Group is the Swiss financial market infrastructure provider. It owns and operates critical payment and securities infrastructure in Switzerland, including the systems directly relevant to e-invoicing and digital payments.

Key SIX services relevant to invoicing:

ServiceDescription
SICSwiss Interbank Clearing — real-time gross settlement payment system
eBillElectronic invoice delivery network integrated with e-banking
Swiss QR CodeQR-bill specification and registration authority
SIX Interbank ClearingDefines Swiss ISO 20022 implementation guidelines

SIX published the Swiss QR Code Implementation Guidelines and maintains the QR-IBAN registry.

Key facts

  • Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland
  • Owned by Swiss banks (cooperative structure)
  • Operates SIC, euroSIC, eBill, SIX x-clear, SIX SIS
  • Published the Swiss QR Code and QR-bill specification