Category : Switzerland

7 Major Cryptocurrency Exchanges You Should Know

Someone once said to me, “A cryptocurrency exchange could be the best exchange, until it isn’t.” The question of “which is the best cryptocurrency exchange?” is a difficult one to answer. The best exchange today could be...

Lykke Receives a European Liscence

Lykke receives a European Investment Firm Licence and will expand its regulated services into the European Markets. On July 4, Lykke Cyprus Limited received approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) to operate as a regulate...

Crealogix implementiert Mobile Banking Platform bei der VZ Depotbank

Responsive All-in-one-Lösung für das mobile Banking geht in der Schweiz in Q4/2018 live – Roll-out in Deutschland für 2019 geplant. Die VZ Depotbank, ein eigenständiges Unternehmen der VZ-Gruppe, hat den Digital-BankingSoftwareanbieter CREALOGIX mit...

Jersey Issues ICO Guidance Notes

The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has issued a guidance note containing information about Jersey’s approach to ICO activity. ICOs are a digital way of raising funds from the public using distributed ledger technology. The guidance...

Krypto Platform Sponsored Englisches Premier League Fussballteam

Das ist eine schöne Nachricht über die erste Kooperation dieser Art – Kryptowährung-Platform engagiert sich im Fussball-Sponsoring . CoinDeal, von den Polen Adam Bicz, Kajetan Maćkowiak und Filip Dzierżak, wurde offizieller Sponsor des Wolverha...

Peter Schnürer wird CEO des MME/Swisscom Blockchain-Startups daura

Peter Schnürer übernimmt per 1. Oktober 2018 die Geschäftsführung des Blockchain-Startups daura ag, einem Gemeinschaftsunternehmen von Luka Müller, Partner der Anwaltskanzlei MME, und Swisscom. Das Unternehmen daura wurde im Frühling 2018 mit dem Zie...

Fintech in Switzerland: 2018 Mid-Year Review

The Swiss fintech industry has been growing steadily in the past years, supported by superior general conditions for fintech companies including the political stability and the progressive regulatory environment. As of early July 2018, Switzerland co...

European Parliament: Cryptocurrencies Unlikely to Impact Central Bank Monetary Policy

Virtual currencies including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are unlikely to have an impact on monetary policy, according to a new report by the European Parliament. Image: European Parliament, Strasbourg, Hemicycle, Wikipedia The research paper, pr...

EU Parliament: Cryptocurrencies Unlikely to Impact Central Bank Monetary Policy

The Reality of Blockchain for CFOs and Auditors

Blockchain technology’s ability to record any form of data makes it malleable for use in many industries. Despite its vast potential for financial services, in particular, its adoption by that sector has taken on a more measured pace, hindered in man...

SophiaTX and Biotron Partner Up to Launch Full Personal Data App

Swiss-based blockchain firm SophiaTX is partnering personal data analytics platform Biotron to release the full version of their personal data analytics app, Biotron Data, to the public. The beta version of the app, was released in May, and has alrea...

Twint Appoints New CEO

TWINT, Switzerland’y has now appointed Markus Kilb as its new CEO to replace Thierry Kneissler. Markus Kilb, previously head of Unicredit Family Financing Bank in Germany, is an expert in customer-facing credit card business and in digital transforma...

Wirtschaftsfaktor Crowdlending: 75.000 Jobs und 4,4 Mrd. Euro Beitrag zur Globalwirtschaft durch KMU-Finanzierung

Eine aktuelle Studie von Oxford Economics zeigt erstmals die wachsende globale Bedeutung von Crowdlending für Volkswirtschaften auf – auch in Deutschland. 2017 sind durch die Kreditvergabe über Funding Circle, dem führenden Marktplatz für die Finanzi...

Brexit: How Will It Affect London as a Global Fintech Hub?

As the clock starts ticking closer and closer toward the inevitable Brexit, questions are being raised about London’s position as a global fintech hub. Simon Briskman, partner at the international law firm, Fieldfisher was of the opinion that f...

Introducing Swiss Fintechpoly: a Monopoly but for Fintech Nerds

With more than 275 million sets sold in 43 languages and 111 countries, and more than one billion players, it is fair to say that Monopoly is one of the world’s favorite board games and part of international popular culture. Derived from The Landlord...