News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Thomson Reuters announced in July the launch of Thomson Reuters LabsTM – The Incubator. Located in Switzerland, the Incubator will host early-stage entrepreneurs building next-generation products in big data, advanced analytics, distributed ledgers,...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Despite its little-deserved reputation as the sleepy corner of financial services, insurance can be a disorientating industry to work in as Insurers and Insurtechs alike contend not just with cyclical adjustments but massive seismic shifts in the bus...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Seit einigen Jahren erfreut sich der Handel mit den sogenannten binären Optionen großer Beliebtheit. Bei diesen Digitaloptionen, wie binäre Optionen ebenfalls bezeichnet werden, handelt es sich um eine Variante der klassischen Optionen, die seit Jahr...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
A lot of traders do not know how to trade in Forex. They get wrong information about the market and they begin to follow the other traders. This is a no place for the inexperienced traders in the financial market. If you want to trade the market with...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
A professional group of Austrian programmers and entrepreneurs has launched an attempt at changing the way the job market works on the Internet. Their solution’s name for the problem: Blocklancer – the first Decentralized Autonomous Job Market. The B...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
In an earlier article on the World Economic Forum’s report (Read here), it’s mentioned that the WEF advocates a multi-stakeholder approach to govern blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Recognizing the nature of distributed ledgers, stewardsh...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Fintech has the potential to improve both financial stability and access to services. But for the sector to thrive, there needs to be significant changes in the focus of regulation, according to a new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Working...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Throughout last week, during the strong rally of bitcoin, Bitconnect Coin (BCC) gained upward momentum, surpassing the $100 mark for the first time in history and establishing a new all-time high at $115. According to cryptocurrency market data pr...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
The rapid development of fintech around the world is leading to significant shifts in the global financial industry and forcing banks and financial institutions to rethink their growth strategies. Compared to leading fintech hubs such as London and S...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Professor Patrick Schueffel from the Institute for Entrepreneurship & Small and Medium Enterprises in Switzerland defines the word Fintech in his article, featured in Volume 4 in the Journal of Innovation Management. The article, which was publi...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Has there been a week in 2017 where you didn’t read, or at least scrolled by, an article on blockchain or Bitcoin and its various potentials for the future? Chances are, you will come across an article today after finishing reading this one. In its s...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has become a popular alternative to traditional bank loans for both businesses and individuals. The global P2P lending market was valued at US$26 billion in 2015 and is projected to reach US$460 billion by 2022, growing at...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Die auf bargeldloses Bezahlen spezialisierte Aduno Gruppe übernimmt die Mehrheit an Contovista. Nach der erfolgreichen Lancierung der PFM-Lösung 2015 und der damals erfolgten Beteiligung von 14 Prozent, übernimmt die Aduno Gruppe nun mit 70 Prozent d...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Fintech has become a true global phenomenon, attracting US$17.4 billion in venture capital in 2016, an 11% increase compared to 2015, according to data provided by PitchBook. While China, the US and the UK remain the clear leaders in the field, other...
News / Switzerland - 6 years ago
Fintech is gaining steam in Iran as the country’s central bank, financial institutions and government agencies are taking steps to make Tehran a regional hub for financial innovation. This comes as part of the Iran Vision 2025, which seeks to t...