Category : Switzerland

Europe’s Neo-Banks Remain an Untapped Channel for Insurance Distribution

A multitude of ‘neo-banks’ have been formed in recent years, offering a range of banking services through digital channels and especially mobile banking apps. Despite the rapid proliferation and growth of these organisations, however, Finaccord’s res...

Finanz-App Yuh startet mit Säule 3a Konkurrenz

Yuh, die junge Schweizer Finanz-App erweitert ihr Angebot um eine digitale Säule 3a und geht damit mit den Platformen von Frankly, Viac und Co in direkte Konkurrenz. In den nächsten Monaten erweitert Yuh das Angebot erneut, diesmal um eine eigene Säu...

Thomson Reuters Acquires AI Legaltech Casetext for $650 Million in Cash

Thomson Reuters announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Casetext, a California-based provider of technology for legal professionals, for $650 million cash. The proposed transaction will complement Thomson Reuters existing AI roadmap...

The 3 Finance and Insurance Vertical Winner of the >>venture>> Switzerland Competition 2023

Venture, Switzerland’s leading early-stage startup competition, held its highly anticipated Award Ceremony on June 26, 2023, at the Swiss Tech Convention Center located at EPFL. The event marked a significant milestone for >>venture>> as...

The 3 Finance and Insurance Vertical Winners of the >>venture>> Switzerland Competition 2023

SAP Fioneer Rolls Out Customisable SME Banking Solution

SAP Fioneer, a global provider of financial services software solutions and platforms, has announced the launch of its tailored small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking offering. As a unique end-to-end solution, the Fioneer SME Banking Edition...

Bitcoin Crosses US$30K Mark Following Slew of Spot ETF Announcements

The price of bitcoin crossed the US$30,000 mark last week, driven by investors’ excitement about the prospects of high-profile investment firms jumping deeper into digital assets by launching spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bitcoin, the wor...

Mastercard Accelerates Go-To-Market Opportunities for Blockchain Innovation

Expanded Mastercard Engage partner network will help scale digital assets and blockchain technology, and meet continued ecosystem demand As Mastercard’s continues to embrace new and emerging payments technology such as crypto, Mastercard is introduci...

Backbase Taps Entrust to Enable Customers to Integrate With Google Pay, Apple Pay

Digital banking software provider Backbase has tied up with Entrust, an American digital security and credential issuance solutions provider, to enable its end customers to securely add their payment cards to third-party wallets like Apple Pay or Goo...

Crypto.com Gets Regulatory Nod to Offer Services in Spain

Digital asset exchange platform Crypto.com announced that it has secured the virtual asset service provider (VASP) registration from the Bank of Spain. With this registration, Crypto.com may offer a suite of its products and services to users in Spai...

UK Real Time Payment Fintech Volt Closed $60M Series B Round, CommerzVenture Participates

Volt, a UK based infrastucutre-real-time payment company, announces that it has raised a $60 million Series B to fund expansion into new international markets such as APAC and the Americas – and support product development in existing markets across...

FinFinder.ch sichert sich 200’000 CHF Angel Round Funding

FinFinder.ch ist einie unabhängige Matchmaking-Plattform für persönliche Finanzcoaches in der Schweiz. Das Unternehmen ist seit zwei Jahren aktiv und generiert täglich Kundenanfragen aus allen Altersgruppen und zu verschiedenen Finanzthemen wie Alter...

Europe Lags Behind Asia and Latin America in Real-Time Payments Adoption

ACI Worldwide, a Realtime Payment Specialist, recently launched its ACI Instant Pay solution in Europe and the U.K., enabling merchants to accept online, mobile and in-store payments instantly via a simple API integration with ACI Payments Orchestrat...

KKR to Buy EUR40 billion of PayPal’s Buy Now Pay Later Loans in Europe

PayPal Holdings and KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced the signing of an exclusive multi-year agreement for a €3 billion replenishing loan commitment under which private credit funds and accounts managed by KKR will purchase up to €40 b...

Postfinance Plans Swiss Digital Franc

PostFinance wants to drive the development of a Digital Swiss Franc and is entering into partnership with Swiss Stablecoin Ltd for this purpose. As part of a joint proof of concept, a digital image of the Swiss franc will be released for specific use...