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Business executives are bullish on the prospect of the metaverse, predicting sizeable commercial opportunities in taking part in immersive virtual environments. But despite the high level of interest, industry stakeholders are also growing increasing...
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More than 20 countries around the world have introduced investor visa programs, providing wealthy people with a residency permit or, in some cases, even citizenship in return for a substantial investment.
Also known as “golden visas,” these programs...
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1 year ago
Digital private bank Alpian announced that it is now a Principal Member of Visa, allowing the company to issue its exclusive metal debit card in Switzerland.
The pairing of the metal debit card with a multi-currency current account (CHF, EUR, GBP and...
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In the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic is seeing the emergence of a burgeoning fintech industry, a thriving ecosystem that has risen on the back of supportive regulatory initiatives and ambitions to improve financial inclusion.
With 55 active finte...
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Digital asset bank Sygnum announced the opening of its metaverse hub, saying that is the virtual equivalent of New York’s Times Square in Decentraland.
Decentraland claims to be the first and largest metaverse which leverages a crypto asset called MA...
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1 year ago
Account-to-account payments platform Vyne entered a new partnership with web development platform Wix that gives Wix’s UK-based merchants access to Vyne’s open banking payments infrastructure, enabling them to offer their customers the ability to pay...
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1 year ago
SDX Web3 Services, the newly launched business unit from SIX Digital Exchange, is now live with its non-custodial Ethereum staking service.
This new offering is a straightforward and secure way to launch new validators, generate yield from staking, a...
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1 year ago
Norwegian financial data company Infront has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Swiss wealthtech platform Assetmax. Details of the deal was not disclosed.
The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of September at the latest...
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1 year ago
The fintech ecosystem in Latin America (LatAm) has risen quickly over the past couple of years with sustained growth observed in all segments and in the number of active fintech companies, a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) a...
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1 year ago
Digital payment solutions provider Netcetera has been recognised in advisory firm Aite-Novarica Group’s annual Digital Wallet Impact awards, under the value-added services category.
Netcetera won the award for its ToPay Mobile Wallet, a mobile app in...
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1 year ago
Zurich-based electronic signature specialist Skribble has completed a EUR 10 million round of funding. The round was led by Munich-based Acton Capital Partners and Swiss venture capital firm VI Partners.
Contracts such as employment and supplier cont...
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1 year ago
Hackers and cybercriminals are exploiting vulnerabilities found in cross-chain bridge protocols to siphon billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies out of wallets and smart contracts, a new report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis claims....
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1 year ago
Hackers and cybercriminals are exploiting vulnerabilities found in cross-chain bridge protocols to siphon billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies out of wallets and smart contracts, a new report by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis claims....
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Digital financial advisor Selma Finance extends its Series A funding round with an additional CHF 7 million led by TX Ventures, VC arm of Swiss media company TX Group, bringing its Series A round to a total of CHF 10 million.
Sparrow Ventures, the VC...
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1 year ago
Financial planning platform Tresio has partnered with freemium open banking provider Nordigen to further enhance its financial tool via accurate, real-time data.
Tresio’s partnership with Nordigen allows it to source customers’ financial data directl...