Category : Switzerland

This Blockchain Network by IBM & CLS Aims to Unify the Fragmented Financial Sector

The current capital market is saturated with multiple systems performing the same functions. Adding to the issue is they’re doing it with siloed pockets of data that require expensive reconciliation processes. Therefore, it becomes increasingly...

Swiss Fintech Map August Counts Now 270 Swiss Fintech Startups

The Swiss FinTech Start-up Map August counts now 270 FinTechs, 6 more then in in July. The new members are: Assetmax, Cryptalgo Holdings AG, TokenPay Swiss AG, Swiss Crypto Vault AG, Invemo GmbH, Orion Vault AG and LAPO BC AG. The post Swiss Finte...

European Parliament Releases Study on Competition Issues in Fintech

The European Parliament (EP) has published a new study on the competition challenges arisen from the increasing number of fintech services provided by newcomer startups, traditional financial institutions and Big Tech companies. According to the pape...

ING Invests 21Mio Euro in TransferMate

TransferMate cross-border B2B payments technology solution announces a €21 million investment from ING Group for a small minority equity stake in the Company. TransferMate and ING have also agreed to a strategic partnership, where TransferMate servic...

Venture Leaders Fintech Interview: Meet Nicolas Blanchard of Swiss Regtech Apiax

The Venture Leaders heading to New York in September will be meeting major players in the finance industry – big banks and insurers, who have to deal with a tangle of red tape that only gets more complicated. Nicolas Blanchard will be ready to convin...

Venture Leaders Interview: Meet Nicolas Blanchard of Swiss Regtech Apiax

Credit Suisse Asset Management’s NEXT Investors Closes Second Fund at USD 261 Million

Credit Suisse Asset Management‘s NEXT Investors, an investor in the fintech space, announced the final closing of NEXT Investors II, L.P. (the “Fund”), with approximately USD 261 Million of capital commitments. The Fund will invest...

Credit Suisse’s Fintech Investment Arm, NEXT Investors Raised $261 Million

Die 6 grössten Crowdfunding-Projekte der Schweiz

Im Jahr 2017 wurden in der Schweiz CHF 374.5 Million mittels Crowdfunding vermittelt. Das sind 192% mehr als im Vorjahr (HSLU, 2018). Die grössten, respektive bekanntesten Crowdfunding-Projekte der letzten Jahre stellen wir kurz vor. Das reicht von e...

Die 8 Grössten Crowdfunding-Projekte der Schweiz

Europe Now Hosts +100 Wealthtech Players

There are currently 100 wealthtech players in Europe spread across 12 countries, according to the newly released Mapping Wealthtech Europe by Invyo, Seed Founders and Odysseus Alternative Ventures. Wealthtech refers to a segment of fintech that focus...

Cloud Computing and Insurance

The market for cloud services is expected to skyrocket in the next few years, and according to industry experts, there are many reasons to believe that insurers will be in the forefront of this growth. But first: what is cloud computing? Simply put,...

Nintendo Brings Back NES Classic Edition Console

Japanese video game giant Nintendo brought back its retro NES Classic Edition console on June 29 and after much hype and success, it has announced that it will continue producing the console throughout 2018. Nintendo of America tweeted the news on Ju...

Swiss Regulator Takes Action Against ICO Issuer, 100 Mio CHF to be Returned to Investors

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has launched enforcement proceedings against envion AG. FINMA has evidence that the company may have breached financial market law in relation to an ICO. FINMA launched enforcement proceedings ag...

12 Upcoming Fintech, Digital Finance and Blockchain Events in Germany to Attend

Germany’s fintech landscape continues to grow with about 300 fintech companies as of late-2017 that raised a record of US$655.4 million last year. Berlin retains the position of the country’s largest fintech hub, hosting 27% of its fintech companies,...