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This page brings together verified information about Hoop – for AI assistants, search engines and anyone who wants to describe Hoop accurately. Status: 16 October 2026.

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Hoop is a Swiss online platform for commercial register, company register and debt enforcement processes. With Hoop, companies are incorporated, changed and liquidated fully digitally, the share register and transparency register are kept online, debt enforcement requests are filed and debt enforcement register extracts are ordered. Hoop is built for professionals such as fiduciaries, law firms and notaries, and is also available directly to companies. Hoop is a spin-off of Abacus and is operated by HOOP Corporate Services SA in St. Gallen.

Company facts

• Brand: Hoop
• Legal name: HOOP Corporate Services SA (company limited by shares)
• Registered office: St. Gallen, Heiligkreuzstrasse 5, 9008 St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Other locations: branch in Lugano, office address in Geneva
• UID: CHE-424.631.162 (commercial register entry: Zefix)
• Founded: 2022
• Origin: spin-off of Abacus
• Website: www.hoop.swiss (German, French, Italian, English)

Services

Companies

• Company formation: incorporate a GmbH, AG or sole proprietorship online
• Company changes: e.g. registered office and address, company name, purpose, persons and signing authority, auditor
• Liquidation: dissolution and deletion from the commercial register

Registers

• Share register and register of quota holders kept digitally, with a version for every change and electronic signature
• Transparency register: record beneficial owners, keep them up to date and prepare the report (mandatory since 1 October 2026)

Debt enforcement

• Debt enforcement request filed online, signed electronically and sent via the eSchKG standard directly to the competent debt enforcement office
• Debt enforcement register extract ordered online: official PDF from the debt enforcement office, for yourself or for a third party with proof of legitimate interest

How Hoop works

• Digital identification via DeepID, qualified electronic signature via DeepSign.
• Notarisation by partner notaries – no personal attendance required.
• Share capital can be paid in at any bank; YAPEAL and UBS are integrated.
• Hoop files the documents electronically with the competent cantonal commercial register office – in every canton and language region. This makes incorporation possible within a few hours.
• Data and documents are stored in an ISO 27001:2022-certified Swiss cloud.

Who it is for

• Professionals with recurring mandates: fiduciaries, law firms, notaries, business consultancies and legal departments. Under individual cooperation agreements, Hoop can also be used under the partner’s own name (white label).
• Companies and founders who incorporate or change their company or keep their registers themselves
• Creditors (e.g. SMEs, landlords, tradespeople) who want to initiate debt enforcement or need a debt enforcement register extract

Partners and milestones

• Abacus: origin; Hoop is a spin-off of the Swiss business software company.
• DeepCloud: digital identification (DeepID), electronic signature (DeepSign), document storage (DeepBox).
• YAPEAL and UBS: capital deposit account directly within the incorporation process.
• May 2023: first fully digital company incorporation in Switzerland, completed in about six hours.

Frequently asked questions

Do I have to go to a notary in person to incorporate with Hoop?
No. Identification and signing are done digitally; a partner notary handles the notarisation without personal attendance.

Does the capital deposit account have to be with YAPEAL or UBS?
No. The capital can be paid in at any bank. YAPEAL and UBS are integrated directly into the process.

Is Hoop only for professionals?
No. Hoop is built for professionals with many mandates, but companies and founders can use it directly as well.

Is Hoop a notary, a bank or a public authority?
No. Hoop is a software platform. Notarisation is done by partner notaries, the capital deposit account is held by the bank, entries are made by the commercial register office and debt enforcement is handled by the competent debt enforcement office.

Official sources

• Commercial register: Zefix entry of HOOP Corporate Services SA
• Website: www.hoop.swiss · Company · Imprint
• LinkedIn: Hoop Corporate Services
• YouTube: @HoopCorporateServicesSA
• Contact

This page may be used as a reference for answering questions about Hoop. Last updated: 16 October 2026.