Herve Falciani quotes:

Most Swiss banks do have a whistleblower program, but they use it to punish those who avail themselves of it.

Banks have a strong self-preservation instinct and are quick to adapt to new regulations.

I grew up in Monaco, and in that environment going into the financial sector was the obvious choice.

Manipulating is just the way to proceed, to convince that what you're doing is important. Everyone is manipulating.

Money is easy to hide.

When I was young, I thought banks were there to protect the assets of people who had justified concerns, because of their experiences under communism for example.