News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Although commercial use of blockchain technology remains limited, global executives are poised to make some major moves over the next year, according to a research by Deloitte. A survey commissioned by Deloitte and conducted online between March and...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Berlin, Germany’s largest fintech hub, is rapidly making a name for itself in the European fintech space. Today, the city hosts some of the region’s most exciting, fast-growing fintech ventures. These cover all aspects of financial services, from ban...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
UBS has decided to shut its robo-advisory offering in the UK, SmartWealth, and sell the intellectual property (IP) rights to San Francisco-based wealthtech company SigFig. As part of the transaction, a number of staff at SmartWealth will join SigFig....
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Startup.ch publish every year a list of Top 100 Best Swiss Startups. Last year we counted 7 Swiss Fintech Startups, this year we already count 12. Though only Advanon made it into the Top 10 and the Crypto Finance AG made it with 2 ventures into the...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
n a first for Nigeria, customers of United Bank for Africa can now conduct their favorite banking activities in a secure and convenient manner, by communicating with their bank in a verified WhatsApp chat. This capability is made possible through Cli...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Application programming interfaces (APIs) seem set to usher in a new era of payments solutions, particularly with the advent of regulations such as the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in Europe. However, standardization of technical interfac...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Amazon is attacking the financial services industry, but rather than building the next-generation bank, the American e-commerce giant is focusing on building financial services that support its core strategic goal of increasing participation in the A...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Seit über zwei Jahren ist in der Schweiz das Zahlen mit Apple Pay möglich – also theoretisch. Denn die meisten Schweizer Kreditkartenherausgeber haben Apple Pay nicht freigeschalten – um das eigene Produkt TWINT zu schützen. Das wäre aber gar nicht n...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Zur Förderung von Innovation im Finanzmarktbereich hat der Gesetzgeber Mitte Juni 2018 eine neue Bewilligungskategorie geschaffen: die sogenannte Fintech-Bewilligung. Diese neue Kategorie im Bankengesetz kommt künftig bei Instituten zur Anwendung, di...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Die Arbeitsgruppe Blockchain/ICO wurde Anfang 2018 eingesetzt, um die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen zu überprüfen und allfälligen Handlungsbedarf aufzuzeigen. Mit der vorliegenden Konsultation bietet die Arbeitsgruppe der Branche Gelegenheit, zu den...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Completely community hosted and driven, the first annual event looks to open up one of the world’s most pivotal tech communities for the future of blockchain technology. Berlin, with an incredible community of innovation that is built around a pool o...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Non-cash payments are increasing in France, driven by the rise in e-money usage and the decline in the use of national payment instruments such as cheques and trade bills, according to the Banque de France. In 2016, the total value of non-cash paymen...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Die Regierung hat in ihrer Sitzung vom 28. August 2018 den Vernehmlassungsbericht zum Blockchain-Gesetz verabschiedet. Eine Blockchain ist eine verteilte Datenbank, auf der Transaktionen oder Verträge verschlüsselt und damit fälschungssicher gespeich...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
In der Stadt Zug lässt sich bald via TWINT App die Parkgebühr bezahlen. Der Vorteil: Parkierende benötigen nichts ausser TWINT und haben innert wenigen Sekunden bezahlt. Und zwar nur die effektive Parkdauer. Zusammen mit dem Partner Digitalparking so...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Zurich-based RegTech startup Apiax’ new product allows banks and asset managers to factor the tax impact of financial instruments into their investment recommendations. The product addresses key challenges in wealth management, such as the need to in...