In order to protect the stability of the financial system, the National Bank shall oversee systemically important central counterparties, central securities depositories, payment systems and DLT trading facilities in accordance with Article 22 (systemically important financial market infrastructures) of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act of 19 June 201517 (FinMIA).18
The oversight shall also extend to systemically important financial market infrastructures domiciled abroad if these:
have substantial parts of their operation or leading participants in Switzerland; or
clear or settle significant transaction volumes in Swiss francs.