Category : Switzerland

Hackers Tap Cross-Chain Bridges Vulnerabilities; Whopping US$2B Worth of Crypto Stolen So Far

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....

Hackers Tap Cross-Chain Bridges Vulnerabilities; Whopping US$2B Worth of Crypto Stolen

Selma Raises Additional CHF 7 Million in Series A Extension Led by TX Ventures

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...

Tresio Partners With Latvia’s Nordigen to Gather Its Customers’ Financial Data

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...

OneSpan’s Mobile Security Solution Snags the 2022 SC Award

Digital agreements security company OneSpan announced its Mobile Security Suite (MSS) has earned the coveted title of “Best Mobile Security Solution” for the 2022 SC Awards. Held by the CyberRisk Alliance and its flagship brand SC Media, the SC Award...

Banking für die Generation Z

Unterschiedliche Generationen verhalten sich unterschiedlich. Das liegt auch an den unterschiedlichen Lebensumständen, in denen die Generationen aufwachsen. Beispielsweise belegt eine Befragung von Cassini, dass für die Generation Z (zwischen 1995 un...

6 Swiss Fintech Startups Join F10 Accelerator Program in Zurich

The ninth edition of the F10 Incubation Program showcases a diverse and innovative batch of early-stage startups, covering solutions in areas such as Web3, Sustainability, Proptech, Regtech, Wealth Management, InsurTech and Investing. The 5-month pro...

FIS Rolls Out New Central Infrastructure Payment Solution

American multinational company FIS has launched its new central infrastructure payment solution, RealNet Central, to help central banks transform their markets to digital-first, real-time payment economies. With real-time payments increasing, many co...

The Super App Model May Not Be Suitable for the US Market

Super apps may be widely popular in Asia and quickly gaining ground in Africa and Latin America (LatAm), they have little chance to succeed in the US because of lacking consumer interest, cultural barriers as well as data privacy and security concern...

InvestHK and HKMA Launches CBDC-Focused Vertical at the Global Fast Track 2022

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) jointly announced the addition of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) track to the Global Fast Track 2022, giving local and global firms valuable opportunities to partner wi...

BLKB plant Beteiligung an Parashift

Parashift ermöglicht es Unternehmen, Daten aus Dokumenten auszulesen und diese für ihre Anliegen zu nutzen. Die BLKB unterstützt das Deep-Tech Startup mit seinen innovativen Lösungen und strebt eine Minderheitsbeteiligung an. Mit den Lösungen von Par...

How to Enter a New Market Faster as a Fintech Company

By now, most of us are tired of reading about how many industries have been wiped out or troubled by the pandemic. However, some sectors have since rebounded and are even displaying growth. In Fintech, 2021 was a record year for investments – 132 bil...

Top 12 Global Fintech Investors in Q2 2022

Despite falling tech stocks and concerns about an economic downturn, global fintech venture capital (VC) dealmaking remained strong in 2022. In H1 2022, fintech startups collected a total of US$53.5 billion, a that sum falls behind 2021’s figure but...

Global Blockchain Funding Dip; Mega-Rounds Shrink

After a record year 2021, the venture capital (VC) market for blockchain investment is slowing down significantly in 2022 amid uncertain macroeconomic conditions and financial markets turmoil. In Q2 2022, VC investors scaled back cryptocurrency inves...

E-Commerce Schweiz – Wachstum setzt sich auf hohem Niveau fort

Alles in allem ist der Schweizer E-Commerce auch 2021 gewachsen. Verschiedene Branchen konnten ihren Online-Umsatz nochmals deutlich erhöhen, andere haben auf hohem Niveau nur noch leicht zugelegt und wenige haben aufgrund der sich normalisierenden G...