News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
PostFinance, the financial services unit of Swiss Post, and CoCoNet, a German-based digital banking solutions provider, are collaborating on a joint project to introduce a new cash management solution for corporate customers. The new solution offers...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Financial data provider S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is launching global cryptocurrency asset index capabilities with Lukka, a New York City-based crypto asset software and data company in 2021. S&P DJI will provide customised indexing...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Portugal’s fintech ecosystem continued to grow and mature in 2020 with several new developments including the establishment of fintech hub Fintech House as well as the release of the framework for a regulatory sandbox. Committed to supporting the dev...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
The Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub (BISIH), the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the financial infrastructure operator SIX announced the successful completion of a joint proof-of-concept (POC) for its wholesale central bank digital c...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Ein Kommen und Gehen auf der PropTech Map Switzerland. Mit dem letzten Update für 2020 etabliert sich die PropTech Map Switzerland definitiv als die führende Übersicht zum Thema PropTech. Dies macht mich als Erfinder und Autor natürlich stolz. Einer...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Over the past year, Vietnam’s fintech industry has grown significantly on the back of rising adoption of digital transactions, a booming e-commerce industry and a broader push by the government to boost digital payments, according to Fintech News’ la...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Stefan Distel wird Leiter des Geschäftsbereichs Reka-Geld und gleichzeitig Mitglied der Direktion der Schweizer Reisekasse Reka. Reka-Geld ist mit über einer Million Kunden die beliebteste Lohnnebenleistung der Schweiz. Stefan Distel wird die Digital...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Sustainable finance is all the rage these days. What better way to market your green credentials directly to the public than through environmentally-sound credit cards? Many sustainable offerings, however, should be viewed under a microscope to test...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
The Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) and the Swiss Business Hub ASEAN will be participating in this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival 2020 (SFF) on the 7-11 December with a digital Swiss Pavilion featuring 8 exhibitors. The virtual particip...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Für die Retailbanken bleibt die Filiale trotz Digitalisierung und Covid-19 auch in Zukunft ein zentraler Ort für die Interaktion mit ihren Kundinnen und Kunden. Webchats, Videoberatung, Chatbots und Co. gewinnen aber an Bedeutung. Das zeigt die Studi...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Swiss venture firm Helvetia Venture Fund has invested in Spanish insurtech startup company Freshurance. With the additional capital, Freshurance will participate in Sandbox Spain, as well as expand its marketing and develop the product technologicall...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Die Zahl der Fintech-Unternehmen in der Schweiz hat sich in den vergangenen fünf Jahren nahezu verdoppelt. Alleine rund 150 Fintechs bieten Dienstleistungen im Bereich Investment Management an. Allerdings vertrauen potenzielle Schweizer Nutzer digita...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
A recent analysis by ccecosystems.news has identified 167 blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) startups focusing on financial services in Switzerland. Out of the 167 companies, only 117 had a valid Internet presence, implying that about...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
“We are operationally ready to offer institutional clients bank accounts and payment services in cryptocurrencies, just like Swiss franc accounts.” Gazprombank Switzerland is one of a number of banks hoping that the Swiss regulator will give the gree...
News / Switzerland - 1 month ago
Der Bundesrat hat am 11. November 2020 die Lancierung des Impulsprogramms «Innovationskraft Schweiz» durch die Innovationsförderagentur «Innosuisse» beschlossen. Mit erleichterten finanziellen Bedingungen bei der Projektförderung sollen Unternehmen i...