News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
In Europe, companies of all sizes and from all sectors are waking up to the embedded finance opportunity with most planning to the join the movement by integrating seamless payment capabilities, a new study by paytech and banking-as-a-service (BaaS)...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Bitcoin Suisse announced that Dr. Dirk Klee, currently CEO Wealth Management & Investments of Barclays UK, will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Bitcoin Suisse as of April 1, 2022. Dr. Arthur Vayloyan will step down from his current role...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
iProov, a leader in online biometric face authentication announced a $70 million (USD) growth investment from Sumeru Equity Partners. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Sumeru invests in technology firms with the potential to change the world, with a p...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Despite Switzerland being a global banking hub, a study commissioned by fintech firm Crealogix found low adoption of digital functionalities and low satisfaction ratings of digital banking amongst Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced the appointment of Michael Callahan as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Callahan joins the team with extensive sales and marketing experience, serving in senior leadership roles at companies suc...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Banque Heritage joins Wecan Comply’s blockchain based compliance platform and aims to create a digital ecosystem for its EAMs. Banque Heritage has joined Swiss fintech Wecan Comply’s compliance platform that is predicted to revolutionize the complian...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
MoneyGram International announced that they have completed a strategic minority investment in Coinme, a cryptocurrency cash exchange in the U.S. This venture, which gives the Company an approximate 4% ownership stake in Coinme, closes out Coinme̵...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
As investors increasingly incorporate digital assets into their portfolios, the crypto custody landscape continues to grow and mature. As of late-2021, around US$230 billion worth of digital assets, or about 9% of the total US$2.5 trillion cryptocurr...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
In 2021, the Swiss fintech industry continued to mature, with established ventures attracting considerable funding to fuel growth and pursue their global ambitions. In the digital asset and blockchain space, the momentum pursued, building on the surg...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Fintech News Switzerland would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. We will be taking a break from the 23rd December 2021 to the 2nd January 2022. Until then, you can access some of our ye...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
The Swiss market for crypto assets has seen strong growth over the past three years, a trend reflected in the trading volumes for direct and indirect investments into crypto assets, a new research by the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ and Sw...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
London-headquartered global digital banking solutions provider Meniga has appointed Gunter Saurwein as its new COO to drive growth and performance. Saurwein will be based out of Meniga’s Stockholm office, and will also act as the CEO’s deputy, the co...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Checkout.com has announced the appointment of Meron Colbeci as its Chief Product Officer. Colbeci is the former head of consumer product management at Meta’s fintech product group Novi, and was a senior product leader at SoFi and PayPal as well, a st...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Estonia-based conversational AI company AlphaChat. AlphaChat’s customer service automation technology will help to enhance Zurich Insurance Group’s conversational AI capabilities, and support the developme...
News / Switzerland - 2 years ago
As a global financial hub and the world’s top asset management center, Switzerland is poised to become a leading hub for sustainable finance, a new report by the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ, part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences...