Category : Switzerland

Introducing the TransferWise Debit Card and Borderless Account

UK fintech unicorn TransferWise quietly launched its Borderless account and linked debit card offering in early 2018 for customers located in the UK and European Union (EU), before adding support for those in the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Singa...

Mason Privatbank in Liechtenstein Offers Digital Asset Custody Services for Their Asia-Based Clients

Hex Trust has announced that Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein AG, has selected them to provide digital asset custody services for their Asia-based clients. The partnership enables Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein AG’s clients (high net worth individuals...

Mason Privatbank in Liechtenstein Offers Digital Asset Custody Services for Asia-Based Clients

Vanguard: Asset-Backed Securities Issuance via Blockchain

Vanguard, in partnership with technology provider Symbiont, announced the completion of the first phase of a blockchain pilot designed to digitize the issuance of asset-backed securities (ABS). In close collaboration with a large US ABS issuer, as we...

Sparbatze bringt eigene Aktien auf die Blockchain

Sparbatze hat sich entschieden, sein Aktienregister digital auf der Blockchain Lösung von daura zu führen. Damit können die Aktien als Token zugänglich gemacht werden. daura basiert auf Schweizer Recht und läuft auf einer privaten, in der Schweiz dur...

Holistic Life Risk Assessment and Tailored Coverage with Vlot

With rate of new COVID-19 cases slowing, Switzerland is gradually easing restrictions in a bid to avoid further damage to the economy. As of June 12, Switzerland recorded more than 31,000 COVID-19 cases including over 1,600 deaths, according to data...

Johann Schneider-Ammann Joins the Board of Directors of Crypto Valley Venture Capital

Former Swiss President and Federal CouncillorJohann Schneider-Ammann has joined the Board of Directors of Crypto Valley Venture Capital CV VC. With his entrepreneurial experience and his network, the former Minister of Economics and Science brings un...

Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Fragen an Daniel Diemers

Fintechnews.ch interviewt in einer Serie von Kurz-Interviews bekannte Schweizer Fintech Influenzer. Heute sprechen wir mit Daniel Diemers* über Fintech und Passporting im Nahen Osten und über Wealthtech. Hallo Dani, was hat sich während der Pandemi...

Revolut im Nacken der Schweizer Prepaidkarten-Anbieter / Transferwise Karte noch unbekannt

Der unabhängige Online-Vergleichsdienst moneyland.ch hat im Rahmen einer repräsentativen Online-Umfrage Anfang 2020 befragt, welche Kreditkarten und Prepaidkarten die Schweizer Bevölkerung nutzt und wie zufrieden sie mit diesen ist. Insgesamt sind 15...

N26 CPO on Digital Banking, Building Trust, and More: Spiros Margaris Interview

Switzerland based venture capitalist and fintech expert Spiros Margaris has released the first video interview of his new series @SpirosMargaris & Friends. For this interview, Margaris talked to Georgina Smallwood, chief product officer (CPO) at...

Launch of the QR-Bill in Switzerland

The QR-bill will modernize Swiss payment transactions. From 30 June 2020, invoice recipients will be receiving their first QR-bills instead of the traditional payment slips. You can recognize the QR-bill by the Swiss QR Code, which contains all the i...

Swiss SME Lending Startup Teylor Closes CHF 8 Million Funding / Expands to Germany

Teylor, a Swiss SME lending technology startup, successfully closed a financing round of CHF 8 million. The significant increase in demand for digital banking solutions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated Teylor’s growth and allowed the c...

Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets Poised for Prime Time

Though institutional adoption of digital assets remains low, demand from traditional trading firms is growing rapidly, showcasing that the sector is poised for prime time, according to a research by management intelligence platform Acuiti. In a speci...

Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview Series: 7 Questions to Oliver Bussmann

In May 2020, Fintechnews.ch launched the Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview series, which presents at least once a week a short interview we have conducted with a well-known, longtime Swiss Fintech Influencer to get his or her views on some of...

Swiss Fintech Accelerator F10 Welcomes new Zurich Head

F10 announced the appointment of Gerrit Sindermann as new Head F10 Zurich. Gerrit will join F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator mid of June 2020 to lead the mission of guiding Startups in transforming their ideas into successful companies while s...