Category : Switzerland

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...

Swiss Exchange Seeks Regtech Solutions For Swiss Prospectus Review

New legal requirements in Switzerland will make Regtech services in financial services a very hot topic. The Berne Stock Exchange wants to be at the forefront of this and is now looking for Regtech partners. The new Financial Services Act (FinSA) is...

How Estonia is Secretly Rising to Be Europe’s Startup Nation

With one of the highest rates of startups per capita in Europe, Estonia is considered by many as a startup paradise, a status it earned thanks to the numerous governmental initiatives focusing on supporting technology and small businesses. Image Cre...

Consumers Want Technology to Complement, Not Replace Human Financial Advisors

A new study examining what consumers think of technology in financial services finds the majority of Americans (88 percent) want technology to complement, not replace, the assistance of a human financial advisor. Only five percent state financial pla...

Wie hat sich der Schweizer FinTech Markt 2018 entwickelt?

Die Hochschule Luzern hat zum vierten Mal eine umfassende Bestandsaufnahme des Schweizer FinTech-Markts vorgenommen. Die Studie zeigt, dass der hiesige FinTech-Sektor erneut stark gewachsen ist und weiter an Bedeutung gewonnen hat. Die Studie geht au...

GOKONG Mobile App Gives Users A 360˚View Of All Their Finances

Zurich-based fintech venture GOKONG is looking to put a personal financial fitness coach in everyone’s pocket. GOKONG believes financial fitness should be available to everyone. At GOKONG they can monitor and control the financial health just like yo...

15 Most Valuable Fintech Startups and Companies in Europe

The fintech ecosystem in Europe is steadily maturing with adoption of digital financial services continuing to grow and key enablers, including consumer acceptance, number of information and communication technologies (ICT) specialists and easiness t...