Category : News

GenTwo Raises USD 15 Million Series A

GenTwo, a Swiss-based B2B Fintech platform specialized in securitization of bankable and non-bankable assets, announced today that it has raised a USD 15 million Series A led by USbased Point72 Ventures. In conjunction with the investment, Pete Casel...

Mastercard Study: Share of Financially Excluded Consumers in LatAm Cut in Half Since COVID-19

The number of cash-only consumers, or those without a financial account, has decreased substantially in Latin America (LatAm) over the past couple of years, plummeting from 45% in 2020 to only 21% in 2023, a new study by Mastercard and research firm...

Swiss Startup Investor Map 2023

Arcton, a Zurich-based fintech startup, released the “Swiss Startup Investor Map 2023,” a visual guide featuring 116 organizations that provide investment access to Swiss startups. Arcton compiled the map after thoroughly analyzing over 200 Swiss-bas...

Schweizer Banken und Versicherungen setzen vermehrt auf Künstliche Intelligenz

Schweizer Finanzunternehmen setzen vermehrt auf Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) in verschiedenen Bereichen – insbesondere im Kundenkontakt. Auch generative KI ist trotz Datenschutzbedenken auf dem Vormarsch. Dies zeigt eine Studie der Hochschule Luzern i...

Twint Starts with Pay Now Pay Later

In collaboration with Swissbilling (part of CembraPay), TWINT is gradually rolling out the new “Pay later” feature, which is set to make payments even more flexible. Users shopping with specific merchants can choose whether they want to pay immediate...

Yuh’s Säule 3a ist nun Live

Wie bereits ende Juni angekündigt Startet die hippe digitale Banken App Yuh (Postfinance, Swissquote) mt einer Säule 3a Lösung. Diese ist nun live. Yuh neue Säule 3a Lösung bietet fünf Anlagestrategien. Der Aktienanteil liegt dann, je nach gewählter...

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg gliedert Open Banking Platform Finstar aus und sucht neuen CEO

Die Hypothekarbank Lenzburg gliedert ihr Kernbankensoftware-Geschäft der Open-Banking-Plattform Finstar in eine eigenständige Firma aus. Open-Banking-Pionierin Marianne Wildi wird Verwaltungsratspräsidentin der neuen Gesellschaft und wird als CEO der...

Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of ForgeRock; Combines ForgeRock into Ping Identity

Thoma Bravo and ForgeRock announced the completion of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of ForgeRock in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.3 billion. The acquisition agreement was previously announced on October 11, 2022, and approved by Forg...

HSLU-Studie: Schweizer Banken tun sich schwer mit Open Banking

Open Banking könnte längerfristig zu Strukturanpassungen der Schweizer Bankenlandschaft führen. Denn für kleinere Banken ist die Öffnung der Bankdaten eine grosse Herausforderung. Dies zeigt die neueste Sourcing Studie der Hochschule Luzern. Das Sour...

Tenity Invests in 11 Early-Stage Fintechs, 3 From Switzerland

The upcoming edition of the Tenity Incubation Program in Switzerland welcomes a cohort of 11 highly innovative early-stage startups selected from a pool of more than 220 applications. The selected entrepreneurs are building solutions in the areas of...

Schweizer Nachhaltigkeits Challenger Bank Radicant öffnet sich (endlich) dem breiten Publikum

radicant bank ag (radicant) gibt nun endlich ihre vollständige Marktöffnung bekannt. Ab sofort steht die radicant-App in den App-Stores von Apple und Google zum Download bereit. Das umfassende Angebot steht damit erstmals einem breiten Publikum in de...

Nachhaltigkeits Challenger Bank Radicant öffnet sich dem breiten Publikum

Robo Advisory Switzerland Case: True Wealth From 0.5Bio to 1Bio AUM in 28 Month

Swiss online wealth manager True Wealth has finally reached its long awaited milestone: They reached 1 billion Swiss Franc in client assets under management (AUM) in its direct business. Exactly 28 months ago on 19.April 2021 they announced they had...

UK Launches 1Bio GBP Growth Stage Fintech Fund

UK FinTech Growth Partners announced that it will launch the FinTech Growth Fund, the first investment fund of its kind focussed on supporting growth stage FinTechs as they scale. With backing for the initiative already secured from industry leaders...

CFA Institute: Finance Professionals Show Divide on Central Bank Digital Money

Globally, finance professionals have limited understanding of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and are showing division on whether central banks should launch such instruments, a new study conducted by industry association CFA Institute reveal...