Category : News

CB Insights Acquires European Blockchain Data Platform

Data provider CB Insights has acquired Blockdata, a Netherlands-based market intelligence platform for blockchain and other distributed ledger technology. As a result of the acquisition, CB Insights will also be opening an office in Amsterdam. Meanwh...

SIX Group Joins Forces With Luxhub for Open Banking Offering

SIX Group has partnered with Luxembourg-based open banking startup Luxhub to utilize its Open Banking technology. This collaboration with Luxhub is an extension of its Swiss open banking suite following the launch of SIX’s b.Link platform which...

CREALOGIX Backed by IBM Cloud for Products and Services Offering

Swiss banking software provider CREALOGIX has partnered with IBM to offer financial institutions consulting services and tools to help banks implement and operate digital financial services. Backed by the IBM Cloud, CREALOGIX will deliver standardise...

Eine Digitale 100 Millionen Franken Swisscom Obligation

Swisscom AG emittiert erstmals über eine digitale Kapitalmarktplattform eine Anleihe und profitiert von den Vorteilen der Digitalisierung im Schweizer Kapitalmarkt. Über die Plattform von Valyo AG emittiert Swisscom AG eine Anleihe über 100 Millionen...

How the Crypto Nation Switzerland Dealt with Covid

The Swiss blockchain industry appears to be in rude health despite the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of new companies and jobs produced by the sector increased in the first six months of the year. Is this trend set to last?...

The Swiss Fintech Startup Map Welcomes 8 Newcomers in September

The Swisscom Fintech Startup Map released the new Swiss Fintech Startup Map for September 2020. Eight new Swiss Fintech Startups have made their way onto the map. WISEDUP WISEDUP and its partners operate an ecosystem for real estate (investment) sol...

Hypothekarmarkt der Zukunft: WIR Bank kooperiert mit CredEx

Die WIR Bank setzt ihre Diversifikationsstrategie fort und kooperiert mit der Credit Exchange AG (CredEx). Über das Schweizer Fintech betritt die rein schweizerische Genossenschaftsbank eine digitale Plattform im Hypothekarmarkt der Zukunft. Claudio...

Blockchain Nation Switzerland: Verband erhält Innovations-Mandat von Innosuisse

Die Swiss Blockchain Federation fördert ab 2021 Blockchain-Innovationen. Die schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung Innosuisse hat den sogenannten Innobooster «Blockchain Nation Switzerland» bewilligt. Das Förderprogramm läuft über vier Jahr...

Wealthtech Spending to Reach US$24B Annually by 2023

With COVID-19 accelerating digital transformation, wealth managers are expected to increase tech spending to reach approximately US$24 billion annually by 2023, according to a new research by Celent, the tech advisory arm of Oliver Wyman. By the end...

Ingnorieren auf eigene Gefahr… Bitcoin und Blockchain wirklich verstehen

Wir haben uns bei swisspeers seit 2017 mit dem Thema Blockchain im Kreditgeschäft auseinandergesetzt. Für das Peer-to-Peer Lending birgt die Technologie Chancen. Kredite lassen sich tokenisieren und hoch automatisiert abwickeln und handeln. Wir haben...

Credit Suisse Tries to Challenge Neobanks

Credit Suisse has entered the challenger banking race with its plans to launch CSX and CSX Young, a digital banking offering at the end of October 2020. CSX claims to combine the flexibility and cost effectiveness of a digital bank with a range of se...

New BIS Working Paper Looks at State of Central Bank Digital Currency Projects Around the World

A new working paper by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) looks at the state of central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects around the world. According to the study, as of mid-July 2020, at least 36 central banks had published retail or w...

ETH Zürich Professors Release Proposal For Swiss Digital Currency Called eFranc

Professors from ETH Zürich are proposing the formation of a non-interest-bearing central bank digital currency (CBDC) called “eFranc”. Hans Gersbach (Professor for Macroeconomics – Innovation and Policy) and Roger Wattenhofer (Profe...

Swiss Document Processing Startup Turicode Raises CHF 2.2 Million in Seed Round

Winterthur based Document processing startup turicode has secured CHF 2.2 million during a seed investment round to fund the company’s growth plans. Swiss Startup Group, SeedX, BackBone Ventures, Gentian Investments and experienced business angels pa...

Zurich Emerges as Data Center Hotspot in Europe

Zurich is emerging as a hotpot for data center development in Europe. The city is on track to becoming one of Europe’s top ten largest data center markets within the next five to ten years, according to a new study by consulting firm Cushman & Wa...