Category : Switzerland

Baloise Bank SoBA Introduces Google Pay

Baloise Bank SoBa is one of the first banks in Switzerland to introduce Google Pay as a payment option. The addition expands the bank’s range of mobile payment options, which already includes Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Fitbit Pay, TWINT and Garmin Pay....

Banken vernachlässigen Kleinunternehmen / Kredit-Milliardenmarkt wird Fintechs überlassen

Die Kreditvergabe für Privatkunden konnten Banken erfolgreich standardisieren und vereinfachen. Gewerbetreibende und Freiberufler hingegen kämpfen weiterhin mit komplizierten Formularen und intransparenten Prozessen. Hochwertige digitale Lösungen fin...

Tokenisierung von Private Equity für Frühinvestoren von Blockimmo

Das Zuger Blockchain-Unternehmen blockimmo, eine Plattform für Immobilien-Tokenisierung und Technologieanbieter für Asset-Tokenisierung, hat seine erste Finanzierungsrunde mit Familie, Freunden und ausgewählten Frühphaseninvestoren erfolgreich abgesc...

Ein neues Schweizer KMU Lending Fintech Startup Gewinnt Platz an MassChallenge Switzerland

Letzte Woche gab MassChallenge Switzerland bekannt, dass Systemcredit einen Platz in seinem Accelerator Programm 2019 gewonnen hat. 76 internationle early stage Startups wurden ausgewählt. Wir zählten unter den 76 Startups gerade mal 3 Fintech Startu...

What Wikipedia Can Teach us About Blockchain Technology

Almost a decade after the introduction of Bitcoin, there is a lot of hype about the blockchain technology on which cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are based. Some claim the technology will revolutionise commerce; others are more critical in their pr...

10 Interesting Proptech Startups and Companies in Switzerland to Follow

Proptech has been something of a buzzword in startup circles of recent years, where companies use tech to improve the traditionally opaque and confusing real estate industry. With a clear need for industry disruption, proptech has grown significantly...

UK Maintains Its Position As A Leading Fintech Hub

The UK, a renowned fintech hub with a thriving ecosystem and an international talent pool spanning the whole country, continues to maintain its leading position on the global fintech scene. Today, the UK is home to more than 1,600 fintech firms which...

Google Pay Rolls Out In Switzerland

Google Pay, Google’s digital wallet platform and online payment system, has launched in Switzerland. Google Pay’s support documents reveal a rollout for customers of Cornèrcard, Bonuscard, Swiss Bankers, Revolut, and boon, Wirecard’s mobile payment s...

40% of Business Leaders Willing to Invest More Than US$5M on Blockchain, Said Deloitte Study

The blockchain industry is maturing and beginning a new chapter as executives move from experimentation and research to active adoption and implementation, according to a new study by Deloitte. Deloitte’s 2019 Global Blockchain Survey, released earli...

Interest in Crowdlending Continues to Rise in Switzerland

Interest in crowdlending continues to increase in Switzerland with professional investors growing in importance in the sector, according to a new study by the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ of the Lucerne School of Business, PricewaterhouseC...

Brett King Predicts Ant Financial Will be The Largest Financial Institution by 2030

At the DWS Digital Convention last year, Australian banking futurist, best-selling author and co-founder of mobile banking startup Moven, Brett King spoke about how technology is killing traditional banking and requiring the industry to entirely rede...

“BORN IN SWITZERLAND” Swiss Original Fintech Overview Map Update: 162 Companies

Luc Schuurmans, Head Private Banking, Executive Management at Bank Linth LLB AG, put together an updated overview map of Fintech Companies “Born in Switzerland”. Since his last update, he collected 22 Fintech Startup more – nummo, TokenSuisse,...

7 Wealthtechs in Switzerland Offering More Than Just Your Average Robo-Advisory

Wealthtech is a lesser known little brother to fintech that has slowly been gaining a strong footing in Switzerland. The term refers to companies that use tech like robo-advisors and automation to digitise the wealth and asset management sector. Toda...

Liechtenstein Passes New Blockchain Regulation

The government of Liechtenstein has adopted what has been called the “Blockchain Act”, or more specifically the Report and Motion on the creation of a Law on Tokens and Trustworthy Technology Service Providers (Token and TT Service Provid...

Orange Digital Ventures Invests in Raisin’s €100m Series D Round

Orange Digital Ventures announces its latest investment with Raisin, an innovative Berlin-based fintech making strides in the European savings marketplace. Orange has joined the €100m Series D fundraising round of Raisin alongside existing investors...