Daniel Di Falco

Daniel Di Falco is a historian and editor of the "NZZ Geschichte" magazine.

Banking secrecy and the demise of banks

Daniel Di Falco 03.11.2026 What did banking secrecy look like before it fell out of general favour? The images portrayed in advertising for Swiss banks reveal a great deal about the sector’s history, reflecting both the international rise of the financial centre and its unparalleled consolidation.

Posters of financial institutions that have long since gone out of business show that every small town and village once had its own bank.

Revulsion, Morality and the Fork

Daniel Di Falco 26.04.2017 On the History of Table Manners and Culture.

Conrad Bodmer, Landvogt zu Greifensee, und seine Familie bei Tisch