Category : Switzerland

Allianz Suisse Lanciert ETF-Basierte Anlagelösung Für Private (ELVIA Einvest)

Im Niedrigzinsumfeld gewinnen passive Anlageinstrumente an Beliebtheit. Im Vergleich zu aktiv verwalteten Anlagen bieten sie Renditevorteile durch ihre günstige Gebührenstruktur. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) sind eine attraktive Kapitalanlage für lan...

Gibraltar: Distributed Ledger Technology Regulatory Framework

The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission’s (GFSC) DLT Regulatory Framework came in to effect on 1st January 2018. This means that firms in Gibraltar, that use DLT (also known as blockchain) to store or transmit value belonging to others, now have...

Top Fintech Events in Europe to attend in 2018

After an eventful 2017 in Fintech, we begin another new year with fresh expectations as to how some of the hottest trends in the financial technology sector including cryptocurrencies, blockchain, investing, peer-to-peer lending, trade finance as wel...

Top 2018 Fintech Events and Conferences in Europe

“BORN IN SWITZERLAND” Swiss Original Fintech Overview Map 104 Companies per 1.1.2018

Luc Schuurmans, Head Private Banking, Executive Management at Bank Linth LLB AG, put together an updated overview map of Fintech Companies “Born in Switzerland”. Since his last update he collected 15 Startups more Along with Swisscoms Fintech map (a...

10 Startups selected for the Swiss FinTech Awards 2018

The Swiss Fintech Awards have pre-selected 5 Early Stage Fintech Startups and 5 Growth Stage Startups. This 10 Startups will now join the Accenture Boot Camp in January including a Speed Dating with jury members and sponsors in February. The Finale –...

Index On Bitcoin Futures XBT Launched

Three weeks after the approval of bitcoin futures by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States, Solactive is launching the Solactive Bitcoin Front Month Rolling Futures 5D Index, an index tracking the performance of XBT futures li...

Fintech Switzerland 2017 in Review

The Swiss fintech ecosystem experienced significant growth in 2017, aided by a supportive regulatory framework, traditional financial players’ willingness to collaborate with startups, and new international fintech agreements. As of December 20...

Fintegration: Deloitte and Finform Automate the Process of Opening Customer Bank Accounts

The Swiss fintech pioneer and automation specialist Finform and the compliance experts from professional services firm Deloitte Switzerland are joining forces to simplify financial service providers’ compliance processes. The integration of the range...

German Fintech “Weltsparen” gets funding from Paypal

Raisin, a financial marketplace that enables savers to access the best deposit rates across Europe, has closed another round of financing. The company previously has raised a total of EUR 60 million, with investments from Thrive Capital, Ribbit Capit...

Estland is Planning to Launch Estcoin — and that’s only the Start

The startup world is being rapidly transformed by Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Instead of giving up shares, many startups are now raising finance by issuing their own blockchain-based crypto coins to investors around the world. The US, Singapore, a...

Crypto Finance AG schliesst auf dem Weg zur Schweizer Banklizenz eine 16 Mio. Finanzierungsrunde ab

Die Crypto Finance AG mit Ihren drei Geschäftsbereichen Crypto Fund, Crypto Broker und Crypto Storage beantragt derzeit eine Banklizenz bei der Eidgenössischen Finanzmarktaufsicht FINMA. Dieser Prozess wird einige Zeit in Anspruch nehmen, deshalb Ja...

Stadt Wien und EY sichern öffentliche Daten mit Blockchain

Die Stadt Wien hat einen ersten Schritt für den Einsatz der Blockchain-Technologie in Verwaltungsprozessen gesetzt. Ein erstes Pilotprojekt, das in Zusammenarbeit mit der Prüfungs- und Beratungsorganisation EY umgesetzt wurde, steht kurz vor dem erfo...

German SME-lending platform Finiata closes €18 million financing round

German P2P Lending company Finiata got €18 million of fresh capital. €10 was directly invested by existing investors including Redalpine, DN Capital, Point Nine and Fly Ventures. ENERN, the largest Czech VC, and Kulczyk Investments joined as new inv...

Swissquote bietet Handel mit fünf Kryptowährungen an: neben Bitcoin jetzt auch Bitcoin Cash, Ether, Litecoin und Ripple

Swissquote hat heute den Handel mit vier weiteren Kryptowährungen lanciert. Neben Bitcoin können Anleger jetzt auch in Ether, Litecoin, Ripple und Bitcoin Cash investieren. Swissquote bietet den Handel mit Bitcoin bereits seit Juli 2017 an. Mit jetzt...