News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has grown over the past few years in response to changes in payments and technology, as well as the disruption caused by COVID-19. A 2021 survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements (...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
After a decade of growth, the European fintech ecosystem is entering a period of cooling and consolidation reflected by a dropping number of new fintech companies being founded, decreasing funding activity and a decline in exit deals, a new report by...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Swiss neobank neon’s crowdfunding campaign reached CHF 5 million of its CHF 10 million target with more than 2,000 investors participating on the first day of the campaign. The campaign, which runs from October 25 to 31, is offering two to 250 non-vo...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
German neobank N26 has launched its cryptocurrency product in Austria to enable customers to buy and sell 194 cryptocurrencies in their app. The N26 Crypto feature will be made available progressively to eligible customers in Austria over the coming...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Open finance platform Moneyhub has secured an initial £35 million in its latest funding round led by asset manager Legal & General and Lloyds Banking Group, with an additional £5 million debt facility provided by Shawbrook Bank. The investment wi...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Cloud banking platform Temenos has launched a carbon emissions calculator to give customers insight into carbon emissions data associated with their consumption of its services. The calculator, which is is embedded into the Temenos Banking Cloud clie...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Europe is home to some of the world’s biggest and most valuable fintech companies, and one of the largest and most developed fintech ecosystems globally. Throughout the years, founders across the region have consistently managed to attract investors’...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Cloud banking platform Mambu has announced general availability across three leading cloud providers — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. The company says that this will allow customers to choose a provider based on their sp...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Digital payments company MoneyGram is now Haas F1 Team’s title sponsor for the 2023 season and beyond, with the new “MoneyGram Haas F1 Team” brand to take effect next year. The Haas F1 Team is a a fan favorite and the only American team competing in...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
The pandemic prompted businesses and customers to embrace digital technologies and non-cash payment methods, fueling the adoption of innovative payment methods like QR code payments, digital wallets, and account-to-account (A2A) payments. Adoption of...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Crypto ecosystem growth fund 1k(x) has appointed Diana Biggs as Partner to drive partnerships that bolster its portfolio’s integration into real world applications. Biggs was previously Chief Strategy Officer at Valour where she served as CEO of its...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
UBS and Microsoft announced an expansion of their partnership that will see more than 50% of UBS’ applications, including critical workloads, running on the Microsoft Azure cloud. The expanded partnership will also help advance UBS’ sustainability in...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Identity verification platform Onfido has promoted Yuelin Li to Chief Product Officer to oversee product strategy and direction, and further establish Onfido’s category leadership in identity verification and fraud mitigation. Li has been instrumenta...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Berner Kantonalbank (BEKB), SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) and digital share platform daura are partnering to enable SMEs to issue their shares digitally in a regulated, intermediated form. BEKB will provide their secondary liquidity SMEx platform, daura...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Wealth managers around the world are still reluctant to invest in cryptocurrency on behalf of their clients amid concerns over the lack of regulation, the lack of education as well as high volatility, a new study by American asset management company...