Category : Switzerland

Swiss Challenger Bank Neon Receives CHF 7 Million in Funding

The Zurich-based challenger bank neon announced that it has received funding of 7 million CHF from its pre-existing investors. Thsi includes TX Group, BackBone Ventures, QoQa Services SA, the Helvetia Venture Fund, the Schwyzer Kantonalbank’s innovat...

Swiss Neobank Neon Bags CHF 7 Million, Offers Equity Crowdfunding to Customers

adesso unterstützt die Mobiliar -Versicherung bei der Digitalisierungsstrategie

adesso ist ein Partner bei der grossen Digitalisierungsinitiative für die Schweizerische Mobiliar Versicherungsgesellschaft. Das achtköpfige adesso-Team ist Teil dieses Digitalisierungsprojektes und entwickelt einen Code für die Automatisierung der V...

Norilsk Nickel Owners Continue Tokenization of Physical Assets

Interros, Nornickel’s largest shareholder, has entered the consortium of investors for the Atomyze blockchain platform, Interros head Sergey Batekhin told reporters. Earlier, Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and n...

Nach nur drei Wochen: Yuh knackt die 10’000er Kundenmarke

Am 11. Mai 2021 ging die neue digitale Finanz-App Yuh im Apple und Google Play Store live. Heute wurde bereits die 10’000er Kundenmarke geknackt. Die angekündigte Revolution kommt in der Schweiz sehr gut an, wie die eindrücklichen Zahlen nach nur dre...

14 Startups Selected For F10 Incubation Program With First Dedicated Climate Fintech Track

During the program the startups will validate and further develop their ventures, receive world-class coaching and gain access to a vast network of mentors, experts and investors. The first dedicated program track for Climate FinTech Startups comes a...

Swiss Event Management Company MCH Group Acquires Zurich’s Digital Festival

Swiss event management company MCH Group is wholly acquiring Digital Festival AG in Zurich with its platforms Digital Festival, HackZurich and HackZurich Talents. The operational team around managing director and co-founder Jonathan Isenring is being...

St. Galler Kantonalbank Goes Live With CREALOGIX’s Hybrid Platform

St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB) selected Swiss digital banking software provider CREALOGIX to pursue new paths in the digitalisation of its infrastructure and the new platform went live in May 2021. This enables it to integrate new digital applications...

FiCAS Appoints Chief Growth Officer, Christine Schmid Joins the Board of Bitcoin Capital

FiCAS, a Swiss-based crypto investment management boutique, has appointed Niklaus Neddermann to lead the design and implementation of new business initiatives and organic growth more broadly. Niklaus Neddermann Niklaus Neddermann began his career as...

FQX Secures $4.7M in Seed Funding Led By Earlybird Venture Capital and SIX Ventures

Zurich-based FQX secures $4.7M in seed funding to scale their revolutionary eNoteTM infrastructure. Earlybird led the round with participation of SIX Fintech Ventures, the non-strategic corporate venture arm of SIX, and the unicorn founder Carsten Th...

FQX Secures $4.7 Million Seed Funding to Scale Its Promissory Note Infrastructure

FQX, a Swiss-based fintech focused on electronic negotiable instruments, has secured US$4.7 million in seed funding to scale their eNoteTM infrastructure. Earlybird led the round with participation of SIX Fintech Ventures, the non-strategic corporate...

Wefox Bags US$650 Million in Series C Fundraise, Secures Valuation of US$3 Billion

wefox, a Berlin-based digital insurance company, has raised US$650 million for its Series C funding round led by Target Global, resulting in a post-money valuation of US$3 billion. The firm intends to invest the proceeds in strengthening its presence...

London Fintech Curve Raises Nearly £10 Million in Largest Ever Equity Raise on Crowdcube

Curve, a London fintech that allows consumers to store their payment cards in a single location, has secured £10 million in an equity raise on Crowdcube from 11,795 investors. This is reportedly the largest ever equity raise on Crowdcube, breaking mu...

Boerse Stuttgart Digital Appoints Moneyfarm’s Senior Exec to Its Board of Directors

Boerse Stuttgart Digital Holding, Germany’s trading platform for digital assets and the parent company for the digital business of Boerse Stuttgart Group, announced the appointment of Dr Oliver Vins to its board of directors from 1 June 2021 onwards....

Crypto Firm Circle Raises US$440 Million, Considers US$4 Billion SPAC Deal

Circle, creator of the second largest stablecoin USDC, announced it has raised US$440 million in financing from leading institutional and strategic investors. The financing included investments from leading private equity, institutional and strategic...