Category : Switzerland

Globe Pivots From Telco to ‘Techco’ to Find the Big Problems and Solve Them at Scale

Digital solutions platform Globe is accelerating its pivot from a traditional telecommunications company to a full-fledged tech enterprise, always on the lookout for the next big problem to solve towards digital enablement and transformation. Ernest...

Competition Heats up Among Digital Nomad Visa Nations

As the digital nomad lifestyle becomes increasingly popular, countries around the world are setting up special visa programs for remote workers and digital entrepreneurs, allowing them to legally live and work in the country. So-called digital nomad...

ECB Survey: Nearly All EU Banks Have Digital Transformation Strategy in Place

Advancements in technology, rising demand for digital solutions and increased competition have prompted European banking incumbents to undertake digital transformation journeys. To understand the status of banks’ digitalization efforts, the European...

7 Startups Selected for Tenity’s Latest Swiss Incubation Programme

Tenity, Swiss fintech accelerator formerly known as F10, has selected 7 early-stage startups from 5 countries for the 10th edition of its incubation programme running out of Zurich which kicked-off this week. The selected startups will receive an ini...

Taking Stock of CBDCs and the Cross-Border Payments Landscape in Europe

Recent technological innovations and increasing demand for convenience and security have expedited the shift to digital systems, including financial systems. This has become the catalyst for people and businesses to find new ways of interacting and c...

Aisot Technologies Raises CHF 1.8 Million Seed Funding

Aisot Technologies, a spin-off from ETH Zurich developing AI-powered portfolio insights for equity and crypto markets, announced that it received CHF 1.8 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Swiss investment firm Haute Capital Partne...

Lloyds Invests £10Million in Digital ID Firm Yoti

Lloyds Banking Group has invested £10 million in digital identity company Yoti to develop its new digital identity solution that will be launched later this year. Yoti offers a range of digital identity solutions that make it simple for people and bu...

German Fintech tidely Secures EUR 3.5 Million in Fundraise Led by TX Ventures

tidely, a German-based liquidity management solution provider for SMEs, announced that it has raised EUR 3.5 million in a funding round led by fintech investor TX Ventures. The round was also joined by Bayernkapital. tidely was founded in 2018 by Nic...

Mercedes Drivers Pay Now with Fingerprint

Since March, Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor. With the new digital payment service Mercedes pay+, Mercedes-Benz introduces native in-car payments. With native in-car payments, the...

Mercedes Drivers Can Now Authenticate Payments With Fingerprint Sensor

Gründung der Swiss Metaverse Association

Das Ziel dieses jüngst in Bern gegründeten Vereins ist es, ein breit abgestütztes Metaverse-Ökosystem zu schaffen und sich für attraktive Rahmenbedingungen in der Schweiz einzusetzen, so dass neue Geschäftsmodelle, Firmen und Arbeitsplätze entstehen...

Worldline Launches Solution to Help Companies Enter the Metaverse

French payments company Worldline is launching a white-label solution for companies to enter into the Metaverse without any prior experience. This white-label solution is suitable for any company developing a Metaverse strategy and looking for a cost...

Tenity Partners With UBS to Invest in 400 Early Stage Fintechs

Tenity, Swiss innovation ecosystem formerly known as F10, announced that UBS is now one of its preferred global strategic banking partner. Through this partnership, UBS will have access to Tenity’s global ecosystem of innovative early stage fintechs...

Shift Crypto und Pocket Bitcoin verkünden langfristige Partnerschaft

Shift Crypto, der Schweizer Hardware-Wallet-Hersteller, geht eine Partnerschaft mit Pocket Bitcoin ein. Pocket Bitcoin ist ein Schweizer Bitcoin-Broker, der die einfachste Möglichkeit bietet, Bitcoin direkt auf die eigene Wallet zu stacken. Beide Unt...

Finance Companies Ramp Up AI Deployment

In the financial services industry, banks, insurers, asset managers and fintech companies are increasing the speed at which they deploy artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled applications, confident that AI will help them assess risk more accurately, e...