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Nationalrat Will Kryptowährungen in der Schweiz Regulieren

Der Bundesrat will noch im Frühjahr Vorschläge zur Regulierung von Kryptowährungen wie Bitcoin in die Vernehmlassung schicken. Das sagte Finanzminister Ueli Maurer am Mittwoch im Nationalrat. Der Rat nahm dennoch einen Vorstoss dazu an. Mit 99 zu 83...

Swiss Regulators Paving the Way for New (And More Relaxed) Fintech Licensing

The introduction of a new fintech licence and a revision of the sandbox requirements means that certain adjustments to the regulations have to be made by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. When it comes to pass, companies with a...

EU Calls for a European Blockchain Infrastructure

The blockchain ecosystem has been steadily maturing over the past several years and projects are getting both larger and closer to going live, or have already done so. 2019 is set to witness several large platforms attract significant user bases, acc...

A Glimpse into Ukraine’s Underrated Fintech Scene

In Ukraine, fintech only started to draw the attention of the financial sector players in 2017 after a series of related forums and events, but the industry is now beginning to take off with more than 60 companies at different stages of maturity, acc...

Apiax Wins Swiss FinTech Awards 2019 and Announces Expansion into the UK

Apiax has been named “Early Stage Startup of the Year” at the Swiss FinTech Awards 2019. The startup is also announcing its expansion into the UK and has secured the services of a former FCA expert for this undertaking. The Zurich-based r...

Zurich Based Regtech Apiax Expands into the UK

Apiax, a Zurich based regtech startup that helps ensure compliance for banks and wealth managers have announced their expansion into the UK. This news comes fresh off the back of Apiax bagging the “Early Stage Startup of the Year” at the...

FIS Just Acquired a Forbes Top 100 Digital Company, Worldpay

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has just announced a merger with e-commerce and payments player Worldpay. The combined entity, which would inherit the FIS name, will offer enterprise banking, payments, capital markets and global e-comm...

Selma Finance Wins Geneva Swiss Wealthtech Startup Award

As one of the 3 finalists, Selma Finance was invited to pitch at Geneva WealthTech Forum. Together with the other two Swiss nominees: Aaaccell & Gold Avenue. During the pitch contest Patrik Schär, CEO of Selma, presented how Selma serves as the d...

Schweizer Beraterregister – Wie Können Kundenberater Fachkenntnisse Nachweisen?

Der Countdown bis zur Inkraftsetzung des neuen Schweizer Finanzdienstleistungsgesetzes (FIDLEG) läuft. Es dauert nur noch wenige Monate und dann werden bestimmte in der Schweiz tätige Kundenberater – primär solche von ausländischen Finanzdienst...

Was ist eine Blockchain for Business?

Vor rund 10 Jahren wurde die erste und bis heute bekannteste sogenannte Kryptowährung geschaffen: Bitcoin. Die Basis von Bitcoin bildet eine Reihe von Technologiebausteinen, die später als Blockchain-Technologie bezeichnet wurden. Die Technologie und...

The Swiss Fintech Awards 2019 Go To ….

Since 2015 the Swiss FinTech Awards promote regional development while helping create the strongest possible Swiss FinTech ecosystem underpinned by international network links. This network, made up of selected partner organisations and fintech exper...

The Swiss Fintech Awards 2019 Goes To ….

6 Notable Swiss Fintech Startups Seeking Investments in 2019

The Swiss economic magazine Bilan in Lausanne held their 7th event to select 50 Swiss startups in which to invest. The list this year was curated from 145 startups that applied, where a team of experienced entreprneurs and investors were mandated to...

Personal Finance Startup GOKONG Is Ready for Swiss B2C Market: Interview With CEO Rahul Kaushik

GOKONG, a Swiss fintech startup backed by Bank Vontobel, has recently launched its personal finance management platform aimed at helping consumers better track their finances. The platform aggregates and consolidates all of a user’s financial account...

Deutschland: Eckpunkte für die Regulatorische Behandlung von Krypto-Token und Elektronischen Wertpapieren

Der Koalitionsvertrag vom 12. März 2018 sieht vor, die Rolle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als einen der führenden Digitalisierungs- und FinTech-Standorte zu stärken sowie eine Blockchain-Strategie zu entwickeln. Mit dem nun vorliegenden Eckpunktepa...