Category : Switzerland

US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Daily Trading Volume Soars to 6 Billion USD

Ten newly launched US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) broke their daily volume records on February 28, 2024, totaling nearly US$7.7 billion worth of assets being traded on that day alone, data shared on X by Ja...

Exploring SIC Instant Payments in Switzerland: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Prospects

Instant payments are the most positive development for the Swiss financial sector in years due to their proven role as a catalyst for change within that system. Whilst instant payments are mainly used for domestic purpos...

A Wealthtech Startup in Germany to Offer Mobile Phone Plans

The family-focused fintech Bling and Telekom partner to launch Bling Mobile. 18 months after its launch, the Berlin-based Fintech counts over 50,000 families on its platform. In the midst of the ‘funding winter’ a year a...

SNB Study: Results of the Swiss Payment Methods Survey

In spring 2023, the Swiss National Bank conducted its second payment methods survey of companies in Switzerland. Around 1,750 companies, across all sizes, language regions and industries, participated in this survey on p...

Abschaffung von Kontoführungsgebühren – merkt es die Schweizer Kundschaft überhaupt?

Die Preise für Bankdienstleistungen sind in den letzten zwanzig Jahren wesentlich stärker gestiegen als das allgemeine Preisniveau. Ein Hauptgrund hierfür war das Negativzinsumfeld, das zu einer Verengung der Zinsmarge b...

Media M&A Landscape Confident for Growth Amid Strategic Shifts

by Fintechnews Switzerland February 26, 2024 In 2023, the mergers and ac...

Vencora Acquires Crealogix

by Fintechnews Switzerland February 23, 2024 UK based Vencora announced...

Synthesized Receives UBS Next Investment

by Fintechnews Switzerland February 23, 2024 Synthesized Ltd, a London b...

IT Industry’s Surveillance Capitalism Threats Democracies, Autonomy

by Fintechnews Switzerland February 23, 2024 The information technology...

Digital Nomadism, a Catalyst for Growth but also Fraud Surge

by Fintechnews Switzerland February 23, 2024 For companies, the digital...

The Top Swiss Law Firms for Fintech and Blockchain Practice

by Fintechnews Switzerland February 22, 2024 Chambers and Partners, a le...

KI Partnerschaft zwischen Adnovum und Squirro

by Company Announcement February 21, 2024 Adnovum und Squirro starten ei...

European Banks Invest in Fintech Startups, Embrace New Tech Amid Rising Threat from Digital Challengers

In Europe, incumbent banks are responding to rising competition from platform players, neobanks and payment providers by launching their own digital-only subsidiaries, investing in technology and providing banking-as-a-s...

PostFinance Starts with New Crypto Product Offering

PostFinance is launching a crypto service tomorrow. The new offering will enable its customers to purchase or securely store an initial range of 11 cryptocurrencies at the click of a mouse or even set up a crypto saving...

Citi Collaborates to Explore Tokenization of Private Markets

Citi has announced that it has successfully completed a proof of concept on tokenization of private funds along with Wellington Management and WisdomTree. The proof of concept, which was conducted on the Avalanche Spruce...