Category : Switzerland

9 Must-Read Personal Finance Rockstar Blogs in the US

On September 26-29, 2018, FinCon18 Orlando, the country’s premier conference for financial bloggers, will bring together more than 2,000 digital content creators and brands in personal finance and investing. The four-day event will provide participan...

UBS: Bitcoin To Reach $ 200’000 Before Replacing Money

70% of changes in bitcoin price is mainly due to speculation. Bitcoin instability, structure, and its high volatility act as limitations to go mainstream analyst says. “Bitcoin is still too unstable.” A report sent to UBS clients underlines tha...

EPFL and Cryptography

When one of the most prominent Swiss research institutes ( starts reflecting upon Blockchain technology and practical aspects, the plethora of opportunities seems infinite. EPFL’s goal is to establish a digital guarantee of trust among several partne...

Regulators Across the Globe Team-Up to Launch a Global Fintech Sandbox

As one of the most regulated industries in the world, fintech companies face one big obstacle in scaling: expanding into different regions. Each nation not only comes with its own quirks and market conditions, it also comes with a strict set of regul...

Venture Leaders Fintech: Meet Alberto Rama of Investment Navigator

New York is a big city, but for the Fintech Venture Leaders flying there on September 16th, there’s only one address that matters. Wall Street is synonymous with investment, and Alberto Rama will be taking his Investment Navigator to key players in t...

Venture Leaders Fintech Interview: Meet Oliver Werneyer of IMburse

Fintech Venture Leader Oliver Werneyer is the CEO of IMburse, a startup that simplifies the entire transaction technology space. It offers companies in industries from insurance to retail the chance to improve their customer relationships through per...

Blockchain Courses, Education in Switzerland

Developments in blockchain technology are transforming many industries including financial services, insurance, legal, and healthcare. To better understand the opportunities and challenges that blockchain brings to businesses, and keep up with this r...

5 Swiss Fintechs That Should Consider Expanding to Singapore & Southeast Asia

Switzerland has a long history of doing business in Singapore. Today, over 400 Swiss companies, which mainly operate in the areas of banking, transport and logistics, biotech, insurance and professional services, are present in the city-state. Accord...

New York Stock Exchange’s Owner Wants to Make Crypto Mainstream with Bakkt

Global exchanges operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), will in November launch a new digital asset platform. The new company will be called Bakkt, and will be launched in partnership with Microsoft,...

Wefox Expandiert Weiter und Startet in Italien

Nur drei Jahre nach dem operativen Start in der Schweiz, in Deutschland und vor mehr als einem Jahr in Österreich gibt das Insurtech wefox den Markteintritt in Italien bekannt und setzt damit seine Internationalisierungsstrategie konsequent um. Juli...

Venture Leaders Fintech Interview: Meet Pranay Jain of Enterprise Bot

The Fintech Venture Leaders team are preparing for a roadshow that will take them to the heart of the global finance industry: New York City. Team member Enterprise Bot will be hoping to sign up more customers for its natural language powered AI chat...

“BORN IN SWITZERLAND” Swiss Original Fintech Overview Map Update: 119 Companies

Luc Schuurmans, Head Private Banking, Executive Management at Bank Linth LLB AG, put together an updated overview map of Fintech Companies “Born in Switzerland”. Since his last update he collected 3 Fintech Startups more – theScreener, Altoo a...

Crypto in Switzerland: Early Signs of Exodus?

Does it look like the first sign of exodus for crypto companies in the Confederation? It may not be the exact case although Switzerland may not keep its competitive advantage it used to have for the past few years. Crypto companies not entitled any m...

Boerse Stuttgart Group Plans ICO Trading Platform

After the start of cryptocurrency trading via BISON, there will soon be a platform for initial coin offerings (ICOs), a multilateral trading venue for cryptocurrencies as well as solutions for safe custody. As an established market player, Boerse Stu...

How Blockchain Helps to Reduce Social and Gender Gaps

When it comes to disruptive technologies, nothing takes the centrestage more than Blockchain. It’s use has been talked about across sectors and industries. There can be no denying that Blockchain has its uses in the financial, governmental, legal, co...