Category : Switzerland

10 Largest Fintech Acquisition Deals so Far in 2021

2021 is emerging as a record year for fintech exits. Since the beginning of the year, there has been EUR 22.6 billion worth of exits in Europe, an all-time high that’s double the previous record of EUR 11.36 billion in 2018, according to a Sifted rep...

Fintech News Readers Voted: The Top Swiss Fintech Influencers and Companies

Recognized by the Fintech News community for their strong growth and market potential, Dextra, Sygnum and Yapeal were named the most outstanding Swiss fintech companies. The readers selected Miki Vayloyan and Andy Waar as the most influential fintech...

Glarner Regionalbank setzt in der Vorsorge auf Descartes

Die Kundenberater der Glarner Regionalbank können ab sofort auf der Plattform Descartes Vorsorge, egal ob via Handy, Tablet oder stationärem Computer, gemeinsam mit dem Kunden innerhalb von fünf Minuten ein Vorsorgedepot eröffnen. Nach Eröffnung erhä...

Mastercard Inks Deal to Acquire Danish Open Banking Firm Aiia

Mastercard is set to acquire Aiia, a Danish open banking technology provider, for an undisclosed sum and the transaction is anticipated to close by year’s end. Aiia is a licensed Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) and Account Information Serv...

Ledgy Secures US$10 Million in Series A Fundraise Led by Sequoia

Swiss equity management platform Ledgy announced that it has raised US$10 million during a Series A funding round led by Sequoia. Ledgy’s existing investors and early supporters Myke Näf, Paul Sevinç, btov Partners, Creathor Ventures and VI Par...

SIX Joins Forces With Inventx to Expand the Swiss Open Finance Ecosystem

Swiss stock exchange SIX will collaborate with Inventx, an IT service provider, to ensure the smooth interconnection of their complementary ix.OpenFinancePlatform and bLink open-finance hubs going forward. Following the cooperation between Swisscom a...

Stronger Mobile Application Security Is the Key to Revenue Growth

Financial institutions have been moving towards expanding digitisation for years, offering remote banking services, and prioritising the customer experience in digital platforms. In 2020, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated th...

FQX Leverages Blockchain & Electronic Signatures to Revamp Trade Finance & Money Markets

Switzerland’s fintech startup FQX seeks to revamp how companies around the world access finance by using blockchain and tokenization to make promissory notes transferable, cross-border and more cost-efficient. Promissory notes, are financial instrume...

Supercar CrowdInvesting: Einen Aston Martin oder einen Bentley teilen

Ein Sportwagen zu besitzen, zu fahren und zu erleben ist für viele ein Traum und für andere ein alltägliches Erlebnis. Häufig kommt es vor, dass solche Fahrzeuge, auch Supercars von der Community genannt, gemietet oder geleast werden. In Anbetracht d...

Fazit zur Mega Immobilien Marktplatz Fusion von TX Group, Ringier und der Mobiliar

Nachdem ich weltweit als Erster über den geplanten Zusammenschluss der Marktplätze von TX Group und Ringier berichtet habe (die Mobiliar habe ich vergessen), möchte ich heute versuchen, die neue Realität einzuordnen. Für mich ist klar, dass bei den R...

New Swiss Fintech Startup Map September 2021 Welcomes 4 Newcomers

Swisscom has released the updated Swiss Fintech Startup Map for September 2021, welcoming 4 new Swiss startups for the month. The map provides regular updates on the Swiss fintech landscape in the region now displays a grand total of 355 Swiss fintec...

Databricks Secures US$1.6 Billion in Series H Fundraise at US$38 Billion Valuation

Databricks, a US-based enterprise software company, announced that it has raised US$1.6 billion during a Series H funding round at a US$38 billion valuation. This new round brings Databricks’ total funding to almost US$3.6 billion, and will be used t...