The Federal Court considers the billing of third-party goods and services (such as value-added services) to pose a risk of possible money laundering or terrorist financing. This means that from 1 July 2020, the billing of third-party purchases will be subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). As part of this court ruling, Swisscom will ensure that from 1 July 2020, no contractual partner may exceed the revenue limit of CHF 5,000.– per year with value-added services such as 090x numbers, SMS/MMS Business Numbers, Swisscom Pay.
In order to implement compliance with the law by 1 July 2020, Swisscom is planning to take the following measures:
In recent years, Swisscom has taken legal action to defend this issue in the interests of its customers and the providers of value-added services, but unfortunately without success. We very much regret the measures that must now be implemented and therefore ask for your understanding.