Schweizerische Nationalbank, an independent central bank, engages in the provision of banking services to the Swiss Confederation. Its services include account management, payment transactions, liquidity management, custody of securities, and the issuance of MMDRCs and Confederation bonds on behalf of and for the account of the Confederation. The company also provides digital services, such as educational programs, data portals, live and recorded news, RSS and calendar feeds, and news alerts; and on-site services, including conferences and seminars, workspaces, and books and academic journals on monetary policy, economics, and cash and banking, as well as a operates a study center. Schweizerische Nationalbank was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Berne, Switzerland.