Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE) is a limited company established under Swiss public law, resulting from the merger of the Caisse d'Épargne de la République et Canton de Genève (founded in 1816) and the Banque Hypothécaire du Canton de Genève (founded in 1847). It is one of the 24 cantonal banks.

72.6% of the bank's capital is held by the Geneva public authorities (the State of Geneva holds 44.3%, the city of Geneva holds 20.9%, while the Geneva municipalities hold 7.4%). The rest of the capital (27.4%) is traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange, where the bank is listed.

BCGE group operates as a universal bank: its client base is made up of both individuals and companies. The activities of the Group include day-to-day banking services, mortgage loans, financing of companies and public authorities, asset management, pension services, private banking and commodity trade finance.

In addition to its 21 branches in the Canton of Geneva, the group is also present in Lausanne, Zurich, and Basel in Switzerland as well as in France (Lyon, Annecy, Paris), and it maintains two representative offices in Dubai and Hong Kong.