Category : Switzerland

Sustainable Investing and Crypto Among Top European Fintech Trends in 2022

The year is coming to an end and Finch Capital is sharing its fintech predictions for 2022. Among the hottest trends for the year to come, the venture capital (VC) firm cites cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi), embedded insurance, and sus...

Amnis Receives EEA Payment Institution License and Expands to Europe

AMNIS Treasury Services AG (Amnis), a Swiss fintech founded in 2014 with the goal of simplifying international payment transactions for SMEs, is expanding to Europe with the first license as a payment institution issued by the Financial Market Author...

SafeBreach Secures US$53.5 Million in Series D Funding Round

Breach and attack simulation startup SafeBreach announced that it has raised US$53.5 million in Series D funding, bringing the company’s total funding to over US$106 million. Led by Sonae IM and Israel Growth Partners (IGP), the round was also joined...

Mexican Credit Card Issuer Stori Closes US$200 Million in Oversubscribed Series C

Mexican credit card issuer Stori announced that it has closed US$125 million during an over-subscribed Series C funding round co-led by global venture capital firm GGV Capital and growth-stage investor GIC. Other investors include General Catalyst, G...

G+D Named a Winner of Singapore Fintech Festival’s Global CBDC Challenge

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Munich-based security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) was one of the three winners of the Global Central Bank Digital Currency Challenge (Global CBDC Challenge) The challenge was a par...

FINMA Extends YAPEAL’s License to Now Include Cross Border Services

Swiss digital challenger bank YAPEAL announced that the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted it a license extension to offer cross border services to international customers. The services include national payments, interna...

Banks Prepare For Big Changes In Switzerland’s Financial Landscape

When it comes to the financial landscape in Switzerland, there’s perception, and there’s reality. The perception may be that it is an isolated, neutral country that opted for independence from the European Union. The reality is it has also made the n...

HWZ Zertifikate neu auf Swisscom Blockchain gespeichert

Die HWZ startet einen Pilotversuch mit der Swisscom: 44 Absolvierende der Studiengänge CAS Digital Finance HWZ und CAS Digital Insurance HWZ erhalten neben dem offiziellen HWZ-Zertifikat auch ein fälschungssicheres Blockchain-Zertifikat. Der Einsa...

Yuh bietet neu Fraktional-Trading an in der Schweiz

In der Yuh-App ist es neu möglich Fractions zu traden, sprich Bruchteile von Finanzinstrumenten zu handeln, ohne das ganze Produkt, wie z. B. Aktien oder ETFs kaufen zu müssen. Mit diesem innovativen neuen Feature wandelt sich auch das Yuhniversum: Z...

Google Invests US$1 Billion in CME Group, Signs Cloud Migration Deal

Google has made a US$1 billion equity investment in CME Group, a diverse derivatives marketplace, and signed a 10-year strategic partnership to accelerate latter’s move to the cloud. Under the agreement, CME Group will migrate its technology in...

F10 Join Forces With the Italian Angels for Growth to Strengthen Its Investor Network

Fintech incubator and accelerator F10 and the Italian Angels for Growth (IAG) have signed letter of intent to work together to strengthen the global fintech and insurtech startup ecosystem. Through the partnership, F10 further expands its internation...

BNPL Adoption Soars in the UK

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) arrangements are growing exponentially in the UK, gaining traction amongst both consumers and businesses. Research by consulting firm Bain & Company found that BNPL is now used by 25% of e-commerce shoppers and 20,000 me...

Schweizer Premiere: Private Banking Services via App

Während die Digitalisierung in vielen Bereichen des Finanzwesens bereits weit fortgeschritten ist, hat sie im Private Banking bisher wenig Spuren hinterlassen. Die Prozesse sind in der Regel mit viel manueller Arbeit verbunden, dementsprechend teuer...

Schweizer Betreibungsauszüge auf der Blockchain

Betreibungsschalter-Plus.ch bietet neu mit Blockchain-Siegel versehene elektronische Betreibungsauszüge an. Damit hat der Empfänger oder die Empfängerin eines Betreibungsauszugs die Sicherheit, dass die Daten echt sind. Die Blockchain-Technologie bie...

Socure Secures US$450 Million Series E Fundraise at US$4.5 Billion Valuation

Socure, a provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, announced its significantly oversubscribed US$450 million Series E funding round at a US$4.5 billion valuation. The company achieved a US$4.5 billion valuation just seven months...