Category : Switzerland

Gazprombank Switzerland Receives FINMA Authorization for Crypto Offering

Gazprombank (Switzerland) has received authorization from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to provide cryptocurrency bank accounts to corporate and institutional clients. Gazprombank (Switzerland) (“Gazprombank”) p...

A Useful Swiss Crypto Legal Guide

The Swiss Crypto Guide which is a platform providing free guidance for legal questions concerning crypto currencies in Switzerland and is aimed particularly at startups and SMEs, has now gone live. Source: Swiss Crypto Guide The author is Dr. Karin L...

Yooz Launches in Switzerland

Swiss companies have now access to the most automated, paperless purchase-to-pay solution in Europe offering seamless integration with all ERPs. Yooz, an international provider of intelligent P2P software announces the launch of its automated, cloud-...

UBS Launches US$200 Million Fintech Investment Fund

UBS has launched a US$ 200 million fund called UBS Next that targets investments in the fintech and broader tech ecosystem. UBS is driving both internal initiatives as well as existing strategic partnerships and external collaborations with technolog...

Digital Identity Apps Will Snowball To 6.2 Billion by 2025

A new Juniper Research study revealed that the number of digital identity apps in use will snowball to 6.2 billion in 2025, from just over 1 billion in 2020. The research found that civic identity apps, where government-issued identities are held in...

iCapital Network Builds Momentum With Europe and Asia Expansion

New York-based iCapital Network, a fintech startup with a platform for investing in alternative assets, announced a series of milestones in its expansion journey into European and Asian markets. With the appointment of two industry insiders as senior...

KYC.ch: A Cohesive, Unified Digital KYC Ecosystem

Know your customer (KYC) guidelines, which require professionals in the financial services industry to verify the identity, suitability and risks involved with maintaining a business relationship, are a significant element in the fight against financ...

Sonect Starts in UK and Builds Create Cross-Continental Network in Latin America

Zurich-based Sonect has entered into a partnership agreement with Lana, a personal finance platform aiming to provide transactional accounts and financial services to gig economy workers throughout Latin America. The Sonect app allows customers to wi...

Sonect Launches in the UK and Builds Cross-Continental Network in Latin America

Nets Group Acquires Swiss Payment Terminal Provider CCV Switzerland

Nets Group, Denmark’s payment provider, announced the acquisition of CCV Switzerland, a subsidiary of CCV Group based in the Netherlands. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the coming weeks. CCV Schweiz is said to have a portfolio o...

René Hürlimann Promoted To Microsoft Switzerland’s Executive Team

René Hürlimann, who has been with Microsoft Switzerland for the past two years, is the new Specialist Technology Unit (STU) Lead and has been appointed to Microsoft‘s Executive Team. Hürlimann has led the STU ad interim since the beginning of J...

Swiss Insurance Group Helvetia Makes Fintech Moves

Swiss insurance group Helvetia is making fintech moves, partnering with fintech players and investing in fintech startups. This year, Helvetia has accelerated its push into fintech, teaming up with leading app-based Swiss banking solution neon to lau...

RaiseNow Closes 5.4 Million CHF in Funding Round Led by SIX Fintech Ventures

RaiseNow, a Swiss-based provider of online fundraising solutions, announced a Series A+ investment of 5.4 million CHF. The funding round was led by SIX Fintech Ventures, with existing investor PostFinance and individual investors participating in the...

Hölle der Löwen Schweiz: Schweizer Expense Fintech Startup räumt ab

Anfang Woche ging die fünfte Folge der Gründershow «Die Höhle der Löwen» auf TV24 über die Bühne. Mit dabei war auch das FinTech Startup Expense Robot, das seit Anfang September Yokoy heisst. Alle fünf Investoren wollten in das aufstrebende Startup i...