Category : Switzerland

How the Crypto Nation Switzerland Dealt with Covid

The Swiss blockchain industry appears to be in rude health despite the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of new companies and jobs produced by the sector increased in the first six months of the year. Is this trend set to last?...

The Swiss Fintech Startup Map Welcomes 8 Newcomers in September

The Swisscom Fintech Startup Map released the new Swiss Fintech Startup Map for September 2020. Eight new Swiss Fintech Startups have made their way onto the map. WISEDUP WISEDUP and its partners operate an ecosystem for real estate (investment) sol...

Hypothekarmarkt der Zukunft: WIR Bank kooperiert mit CredEx

Die WIR Bank setzt ihre Diversifikationsstrategie fort und kooperiert mit der Credit Exchange AG (CredEx). Über das Schweizer Fintech betritt die rein schweizerische Genossenschaftsbank eine digitale Plattform im Hypothekarmarkt der Zukunft. Claudio...

Blockchain Nation Switzerland: Verband erhält Innovations-Mandat von Innosuisse

Die Swiss Blockchain Federation fördert ab 2021 Blockchain-Innovationen. Die schweizerische Agentur für Innovationsförderung Innosuisse hat den sogenannten Innobooster «Blockchain Nation Switzerland» bewilligt. Das Förderprogramm läuft über vier Jahr...

Wealthtech Spending to Reach US$24B Annually by 2023

With COVID-19 accelerating digital transformation, wealth managers are expected to increase tech spending to reach approximately US$24 billion annually by 2023, according to a new research by Celent, the tech advisory arm of Oliver Wyman. By the end...

Ingnorieren auf eigene Gefahr… Bitcoin und Blockchain wirklich verstehen

Wir haben uns bei swisspeers seit 2017 mit dem Thema Blockchain im Kreditgeschäft auseinandergesetzt. Für das Peer-to-Peer Lending birgt die Technologie Chancen. Kredite lassen sich tokenisieren und hoch automatisiert abwickeln und handeln. Wir haben...

Credit Suisse Tries to Challenge Neobanks

Credit Suisse has entered the challenger banking race with its plans to launch CSX and CSX Young, a digital banking offering at the end of October 2020. CSX claims to combine the flexibility and cost effectiveness of a digital bank with a range of se...

New BIS Working Paper Looks at State of Central Bank Digital Currency Projects Around the World

A new working paper by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) looks at the state of central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects around the world. According to the study, as of mid-July 2020, at least 36 central banks had published retail or w...

ETH Zürich Professors Release Proposal For Swiss Digital Currency Called eFranc

Professors from ETH Zürich are proposing the formation of a non-interest-bearing central bank digital currency (CBDC) called “eFranc”. Hans Gersbach (Professor for Macroeconomics – Innovation and Policy) and Roger Wattenhofer (Profe...

Swiss Document Processing Startup Turicode Raises CHF 2.2 Million in Seed Round

Winterthur based Document processing startup turicode has secured CHF 2.2 million during a seed investment round to fund the company’s growth plans. Swiss Startup Group, SeedX, BackBone Ventures, Gentian Investments and experienced business angels pa...

Zurich Emerges as Data Center Hotspot in Europe

Zurich is emerging as a hotpot for data center development in Europe. The city is on track to becoming one of Europe’s top ten largest data center markets within the next five to ten years, according to a new study by consulting firm Cushman & Wa...

Top 17 Swiss Fintech Startups 2020

The 10th-anniversary edition of Venturelab’s Top 100 Swiss Startup Award has been released where the award show was live-streamed for the first time. The 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups are picked by a panel of 100 leading inve...

BEKB Is Creating an Ecosystem for Tokenised Assets

In the coming months, Berner Kantonalbank (BEKB), together with daura and other ecosystem partners, will develop a technological infrastructure for the transaction and management of tokenised assets. Corresponding letters of intent were signed on Sep...

German Security Company Giesecke+Devrient Invests in Netcetera

Munich-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) announced its investment in Netcetera, a Swiss software company that provides secure digital payments. With this partnership, the two companies aim to use synergies in their portfolio to...

Key4 by UBS Launches at Swiss Fintech Fair 2020

The Swiss Fintech Fair on the 7th and 8th September this year pivoted to have a fully digital gathering this year due to the COVID-19 situation. The organizer claimed that approximately 1,000 attendees and 80 exhibitors tuned in to hear from more tha...