Category : Switzerland

Sunrise and YAPEAL Agree Partnership for Mobile Digital Swiss Financial Services App

YAPEAL is launching its product today. YAPEAL will be providing fully digitalized financial services without the need for a third-party bank: a Swiss bank account with a customizable IBAN, Switzerland’s first Visa Debit card, and a Mobile Pay p...

A Week of Fintech Firsts in Switzerland

It’s been an interesting few days for digital payments, blockchain finance and cryptocurrencies in Switzerland, with several companies and projects announcing developments. At the tail end of last month, budding crypto bank Mt Pelerin said was applyi...

Online Obligationen Platform führt erfolgreich erste Emission durch

Valyo AG hat erstmals eine Anleihensemission über ihre Kapitalmarktplattform durchgeführt. Raiffeisen Schweiz emittierte eine Anleihe über 112 Millionen Franken mit einer Laufzeit von zwei Jahren und einem Coupon von 0 Prozent. Emittenten und Investo...

Mt.Pelerin Runs Its First Shareholders Meeting on the Blockchain

In October 2018, Mt Pelerin Group SA incorporated its shares on the blockchain through the MPS, a freely transferable ERC20 token providing direct ownership of shares within the meaning of Swiss law. With that innovation, Mt Pelerin paved the way to...

F10 Fintech Accelerator Graduate Oper Raises €500k in Funding

Fintech start-up Oper raises €500,000 in their pre-seed funding round. In addition to Barclays and early-stage funding group Pitchdrive, three angel investors also participated in the round. The capital raised serves to further scale the digital revo...

Swiss InCore Bank Integrates with Global Crypto Exchange Kraken

InCore Bank is now the first financial institution in Switzerland to offer banking services to Kraken clients. Kraken is among the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Europe according to its euro-based volume. With this integration, Kraken is offering...

Ecosystem Influencer Interview: 7 Questions to Michael Lewrick

In May 2020, Fintechnews.ch launched the Fintech Influencer Switzerland Interview series, which presents at least once a week a short interview we have conducted with a well-known, longtime Swiss Fintech Influencer to get his or her views on some of...

COVID-19 Brings Both Opportunities and Challenges for Fintechs: BCG Paper

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant changes in the ways consumers and businesses carry out their financial transactions, and though some cash-strapped fintechs might struggle in the short term, new opportunities will arise for those that man...

Leonteq Forms Strategic Collaboration With Google Cloud

Leonteq AG today announced a new collaboration with Google Cloud to support its platform scalability by extending its infrastructure to the cloud. Furthermore, Leonteq will adopt Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) which aims to deliver scalable and...

Bitcoin Suisse Prepares for Growth with New Appointments of Seasoned Veterans

Bitcoin Suisse, a Swiss crypto financial firm, today announced further steps in its growth trajectory towards becoming the leading, publicly listed crypto and digital assets firm with the election of Roger Studer, former Head of Investment Banking at...

Swisscard erweitert mit Google Pay das Angebot für mobiles Zahlen

In der aktuellen Situation der COVID-19-Krise gewinnt mobiles Zahlen zusätzlich an Bedeutung. Ab Mitte August 2020 können die Kundinnen und Kunden von Swisscard mit Mastercard und Visa Karten neu auch mit Google Pay bezahlen – einfach, schnell und si...

3 Barriers European Fintechs Face Around Working with Refugee Populations

Refugees in Europe are struggling to access basic financial services, and though this would have typically represented an opportunity for fintechs, companies in the space are facing major barriers that are hampering their ability to adequately serve...

7 Questions to Sandra Tobler about Covid and Cybersecurity

The Swiss Cybersecurity Startup Map Showcases Switzerland’s Leading Players

The continued growth of Swiss Cybersecurity startups is generating a hotbed of innovation in Switzerland. The Swiss Cybersecurity Start-Up Map 2020 showcases them all in one view and has the mission to give Swiss Cybersecurity Startups the visibility...

Arbeiten in der Coronakrise: Homeoffice vor dem Durchbruch?

Ein Virus verändert die Arbeitswelt: Es ist noch gar nicht lange her, dass das Arbeiten daheim eine Option war, die nur von wenigen Mitarbeitenden genutzt wurde. Seit den Einschränkungen durch die Corona-Pandemie haben viele Unternehmen ihre Arbeitsw...