News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion, five-year investment plan in Italy, marking a significant commitment to support local innovation and growth, including the intent to bring Microsoft’s first datacenter region to the country. The plan “Ambizione Ita...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
The Portuguese fintech industry is growing at an accelerated pace, with now over 100 companies operating locally, including regional leaders Revolut and Monese, according to Portugal Fintech’s 2019 industry report. The report, which presents an overv...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
The Portuguese fintech industry is growing at an accelerated pace, with now over 100 companies operating locally, including regional leaders Revolut and Monese, according to Portugal Fintech’s 2019 industry report. The report, which presents an overv...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Das Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance erstellt jährlich einen Report zur Entwicklung der alternativen Finanzbranche weltweit. Sie haben die Ergebnisse von 1’227 Einzelunternehmen zusammengetragen und erstmals ein globales Bild erstellt. 2018 w...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
All you need to know about the upcoming Bitcoin Halving. 1. What is bitcoin halving? Bitcoin’s halving is the name for the reduction of issuance of new Bitcoins. It happens approximately every 4 years. In simplified terms, the creation of new bitcoin...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
In our new VC Fintech Switzerland series, Fintechnews.ch introduces different portfolios of investors and venture capitalists. If you are Fintech Venture capitalist and would like us to feature your Swiss fintech portfolio contact us: (editorial@fint...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Fintechnews.ch will conduct a series of short interviews around well known longtime Swiss Fintech Influencers. We begin the series with Marc P. Bernegger*. Marc tells us what we should learn from Fintech Startups in Berlin and nominates a Swiss Finte...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
The Libra Association, an independent membership organization, announced the appointment of Stuart Levey as its first CEO. Mr. Levey brings to the Association a wealth of leadership experience in the public and private sectors cutting across banking,...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Fintech revenues are projected to grow from US$150 billion in 2018 to US$500 billion in 2030 at an average annual growth rate that’s around three times faster than the broader financial sector’s revenue growth, according to estimates by UBS. Fintech...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Swisscom released the new Swiss Fintech Startup Map for May 2020. Four new Swiss Fintech Startups joined the map. In total 359 Swiss Fintech Startups are now on the list. INDAGIA Fully integrated platform powered by artificial intelligence for exter...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
New digital financial services company, Alpia incubated by the Swiss banking group REYL today announces a successful Series A funding round worth CHF 12.2 million. The funds will enable Alpian to accelerate its growth plans and pursue its ambitions...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
As a celebration of innovation and new technology, Red Herring each year highlights companies from all over the world who are well-positioned to see explosive growth in their respective industries. With Apiax also one Swiss Fintech made it on the lis...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
N26 has today announced an extension of its Series D funding round to $570M, with a further increase of more than $100M coming from all of the company’s major investors. To date, N26 has raised close to $800M, keeping its valuation at $3.5B. N26 is t...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
On 22 April 2020, the Federal Council agreed a guarantee scheme to support promising startups encountering liquidity problems caused by the coronavirus. The government-accredited loan guarantee organisations facilitate access to bank loans for startu...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Startups have been amongst the hardest hit companies as the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down economies. In Switzerland, four of five blockchain companies located in the so-called Crypto Valley are looking at bankruptcy within the next six months, and 88%...