Category : Switzerland

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...

MoneyLion’s SPAC Merger to Be Finalised, Soon to Be Listed on NYSE

US-based neobank MoneyLion’s merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Fusion Acquisition Corp. to become a publicly listed company is coming to a close. A special meeting of Fusion Acquisition Corp. shareholders will be held on...

Swisscom Releases Updated Swiss Regtech Startup Map for 2021

Swiss telecommunications provider Swisscom has teamed up with think tank e.foresight to publish this quarter’s comprehensive market overview of the country’s regtech startups. The regtech map hones in on firms that provide solutions for a...

News Swiss Regtech Startup Map for 2021 Released

F10’s Alumnus Things Protocol Works on Mobility Project for Eco-friendly Travels

Swiss incubator and accelerator F10’s alumnus Things Protocol announced that it is working on a MobiFi project, a sustainable fintech solution that will reportedly change the way people travel around the world. The MobiFi project aims at buildi...

5 Reasons Why Apple Could Be Your Next Bank

As more big tech companies want to grow and take over the financial tech space, Apple already offers few financial services like Apple Wallet, Apple Pay and Apple Card. However, it’s reasonable to believe that Apple is interested in taking a step fur...

SFTI Co-Director Cornelia Stengel Discusses Top Fintech Trends

Payment innovations, embedded finance and digital assets are amongst the fast-rising trends to watch out for in the Swiss fintech space. These trends are emerging on the back of deeper ecosystem collaborations and a shift towards “individualization”...