
Lombard Loan Digital Signatures
Product Design, Regulated UX
A four-step digital application and e-signature flow for securities-backed lending at Credit Suisse.
Turning a paper-heavy lending process into something a client could complete in four steps.
The Problem
Lombard loans, securities-backed credit facilities, were a high-value product for Credit Suisse clients but the application process hadn't kept pace with what clients expected from a digital banking experience. Requesting a loan against your portfolio meant navigating a process that was paper-dependent, required physical signatures, and had no clear end-to-end digital flow.
The bank needed a solution that maintained the legal and compliance rigour the product required, including a full deed of pledge and formal loan application, while giving clients a self-service journey they could actually complete without branch intervention.
The Solution
We designed a four-step guided flow: relationship selection, credit configuration, review, and document signing. Each step was scoped tightly. Step one let clients select which relationship and portfolio they were borrowing against, surfacing eligible securities and the maximum borrowing amount immediately so there were no surprises later. Step two let them configure the product type, fixed advance or current account overdraft, set the amount, currency, and repayment dates, with a live indicator of their borrowing ceiling and indicative interest rate visible throughout.
Step three was a clean summary review before anything was committed. Step four handled document signing end-to-end through DocuSign integration, with the option to sign digitally, print and post, or receive documents by mail, keeping the process accessible to clients who weren't comfortable with fully digital signing.
The result was a complete digital loan application that held up under the compliance requirements of a regulated lending product, without making the client feel like they were filling out a form designed for an internal back-office team.
Impact
Process Steps
4
Platform
Credit Suisse e-Banking





