Category : Switzerland

Visa Customers Spent More Than US$1 Billion on Crypto-Linked Cards in 2021

Visa revealed that its customers had spent more than US$1 billion on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of 2021. The payments giant reported that it had partnered with 50 leading crypto platforms on card programmes that make it easy to convert...

Crypto Firm Circle Eyes IPO Through SPAC Merger, Bolstered by US$1.1 Billion in Capital

Cryptocurrency company Circle is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) via a merger with Concord Acquisition Corp, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) in a deal that values the firm at US$4.5 billion. The transaction is...

UBS Ties up With Baloise to Offer Proptech Solutions for Swiss Property Owners

Swiss insurance holding company Baloise and UBS, with its mortgage brokerage platforms Atrium and key4, plans to enter into a strategic partnership in order to provide innovative solutions and services to property owners in Switzerland. The aim of th...

The Swiss Fintech Awards 2021 Winners Are…

The Swiss Fintech Awards is organized yearly since 2015 to promote regional development and to strengthen the Swiss fintech ecosystem. A network of partner organisations and fintech experts select the best early and growth-stage startups through a mu...

Here Are the Winners of the Swiss Fintech Awards 2021

The much-anticipated Swiss Fintech Awards has announced the winners for the year 2021 where winners of the three categories received CHF 24,000 each as prize money. The awards have been organised yearly since 2015 to promote regional development and...

Pleo Becomes the Latest Danish Fintech Unicorn With US$150 Million Fundraise

Danish fintech Pleo announced that it has raised US$150 million in a Series C funding round to become a unicorn with a company valuation of US$1.7 billion. The Series C round was co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital, with contributions...

Concardis Schweiz and CCV Schweiz Finalised Merger to Form Nets Schweiz

The legal merger of Swiss payment terminal provider CCV Schweiz SA with Concardis Schweiz AG by the Nets Group, a payment service provider in Europe, has been completed. As of 30 June 2021, the two companies will continue to operate under the Nets br...

Credit Suisse Hires Goldman Sachs’ Exec as New Chief Technology & Operations Officer

Credit Suisse Group AG announced the appointment of Joanne Hannaford as Chief Technology & Operations Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group, effective January 1, 2022. Joanne Hannaford Mrs. Hannaford joins from Goldma...

Netcetera, Entersekt Enables Secure Payments With FIDO Authentication for PLUSCARD

PLUSCARD, a full-service processor for numerous card-issuing institutions across Germany, Netcetera, a digital payment solutions provider, and Entersekt, a customer authentication specialist, launched the FIDO-certified alternative to app-based authe...

Broadridge Acquires ECS From Jordan & Jordan to Enhance Its Regulatory Compliance

Broadridge Financial Solutions, an American-based investment banking company, announced that has acquired cloud-based Execution Compliance and Surveillance Service’s (ECS) assets from Jordan & Jordan. The solution provides a combination of...

Innosuisse Paves the Way for Swiss Startups to Expand to Japan and South Korea

Startups supported by Swiss Innovation agency Innosuisse will soon be able to go to Japan or South Korea to develop their business internationally thanks to the two new camps being opened this year to meet growing demand. These destinations were chos...

Brazil and Mexico Emerge as Top Fintech Countries in Latin America

Though the growth of fintech in Latin America (Latam) started later than in other region, it quickly picked up stream. Today, Latam is experiencing an explosion of fintech activity that’s being fueled by rising demand for online banking tools, encour...

Crowdfunding: Viele Corona-Hilfen über Internetplattformen

Gutscheinverkäufe für das lokale Restaurant, Spenden-Aktion für den Kiosk um die Ecke oder finanzielle Hilfe für Personen, die unter der Pandemie besonders leiden: Die Coronakrise hat eine Welle von Unterstützungsinitiativen auf Crowdfunding-Plattfor...

UK Retirement Platform Smart Snaps up £165 Million in Series D Fundraise

Smart, the global retirement savings technology platform provider that powers the Smart Pension Master Trust, one of the ‘big four’ UK auto enrolment master trusts, has announced that it is concluding a £165 million Series D funding round. Chrysalis...

Moderne Online-Versicherer: Weg von der Marke und hin zum Technologiepartner

Versicherer digitalisieren ihre Partnerschaften. In den letzten zwei Dekaden hat sich in der Technologie von Versicherungen viel verändert: Zahlreiche Gründungen von Insurtechs mit modernen und skalierbaren Technologielösungen bedienen ihre Kunden of...