Category : News

Digital Identity Apps Will Snowball To 6.2 Billion by 2025

A new Juniper Research study revealed that the number of digital identity apps in use will snowball to 6.2 billion in 2025, from just over 1 billion in 2020. The research found that civic identity apps, where government-issued identities are held in...

iCapital Network Builds Momentum With Europe and Asia Expansion

New York-based iCapital Network, a fintech startup with a platform for investing in alternative assets, announced a series of milestones in its expansion journey into European and Asian markets. With the appointment of two industry insiders as senior...

KYC.ch: A Cohesive, Unified Digital KYC Ecosystem

Know your customer (KYC) guidelines, which require professionals in the financial services industry to verify the identity, suitability and risks involved with maintaining a business relationship, are a significant element in the fight against financ...

Sonect Starts in UK and Builds Create Cross-Continental Network in Latin America

Zurich-based Sonect has entered into a partnership agreement with Lana, a personal finance platform aiming to provide transactional accounts and financial services to gig economy workers throughout Latin America. The Sonect app allows customers to wi...

Sonect Launches in the UK and Builds Cross-Continental Network in Latin America

Nets Group Acquires Swiss Payment Terminal Provider CCV Switzerland

Nets Group, Denmark’s payment provider, announced the acquisition of CCV Switzerland, a subsidiary of CCV Group based in the Netherlands. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the coming weeks. CCV Schweiz is said to have a portfolio o...

René Hürlimann Promoted To Microsoft Switzerland’s Executive Team

René Hürlimann, who has been with Microsoft Switzerland for the past two years, is the new Specialist Technology Unit (STU) Lead and has been appointed to Microsoft‘s Executive Team. Hürlimann has led the STU ad interim since the beginning of J...

Swiss Insurance Group Helvetia Makes Fintech Moves

Swiss insurance group Helvetia is making fintech moves, partnering with fintech players and investing in fintech startups. This year, Helvetia has accelerated its push into fintech, teaming up with leading app-based Swiss banking solution neon to lau...

RaiseNow Closes 5.4 Million CHF in Funding Round Led by SIX Fintech Ventures

RaiseNow, a Swiss-based provider of online fundraising solutions, announced a Series A+ investment of 5.4 million CHF. The funding round was led by SIX Fintech Ventures, with existing investor PostFinance and individual investors participating in the...

Hölle der Löwen Schweiz: Schweizer Expense Fintech Startup räumt ab

Anfang Woche ging die fünfte Folge der Gründershow «Die Höhle der Löwen» auf TV24 über die Bühne. Mit dabei war auch das FinTech Startup Expense Robot, das seit Anfang September Yokoy heisst. Alle fünf Investoren wollten in das aufstrebende Startup i...

Höhle der Löwen Schweiz: Schweizer Expense Fintech Startup räumt ab

PayPal Dips Its Toes in the Crypto Market…. in 2021

PayPal announced the launch of a new service enabling its customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal account. The company is introducing the ability to buy, hold and sell select cryptocurrencies, initially featuring Bit...

Willkommene Konkurrenz in Säule 3a : finpension bringt 0.39 % Pauschalgebühr Lösung

finpension komplettiert ihr Vorsorgeangebot. Die bereits etablierten Angebote der zweiten Säule (Freizügigkeit und 1e) werden um eine 3a-Wertschriften-App erweitert. Der Säule 3a Markt ist aufgrund gesetzlicher Vorgaben von Banken und Versicherungen...

Willkommene Konkurrenz in Säule 3a: finpension bringt unabhängige 0.39 % Pauschalgebühr Lösung

Swisscard Hires Former Mastercard Executive as New CEO

Swisscard, a subsidiary of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse, has appointed Guido Müller as its new CEO succeeding Florence Schnydrig Moser who left the company in June 2020. The company also named Daniel Muff as its Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Until Guido...