Category : Switzerland

How to Enter a New Market Faster as a Fintech Company

By now, most of us are tired of reading about how many industries have been wiped out or troubled by the pandemic. However, some sectors have since rebounded and are even displaying growth. In Fintech, 2021 was a record year for investments – 132 bil...

Top 12 Global Fintech Investors in Q2 2022

Despite falling tech stocks and concerns about an economic downturn, global fintech venture capital (VC) dealmaking remained strong in 2022. In H1 2022, fintech startups collected a total of US$53.5 billion, a that sum falls behind 2021’s figure but...

Global Blockchain Funding Dip; Mega-Rounds Shrink

After a record year 2021, the venture capital (VC) market for blockchain investment is slowing down significantly in 2022 amid uncertain macroeconomic conditions and financial markets turmoil. In Q2 2022, VC investors scaled back cryptocurrency inves...

E-Commerce Schweiz – Wachstum setzt sich auf hohem Niveau fort

Alles in allem ist der Schweizer E-Commerce auch 2021 gewachsen. Verschiedene Branchen konnten ihren Online-Umsatz nochmals deutlich erhöhen, andere haben auf hohem Niveau nur noch leicht zugelegt und wenige haben aufgrund der sich normalisierenden G...

E-Commerce Schweiz – Wachstum setzt sich auf hohem Niveau fort / E-Wallets starten durch

UK’s First Digital Promissory Note Transaction

Lloyds Bank has completed the UK’s first transaction utilising a digital promissory note (DPN) purchase. This landmark transaction dramatically increases speed of payment and paves the way for a significant increase in the use of promissory notes for...

Adyen Rolls Out Its Very Own Terminal Range Designed In-House

Dutch payments firm Adyen announced the launch of its first in-house designed terminals which was designed to facilitate diverse payment use cases. The terminal range marks the latest step forward in Adyen’s growing unified commerce offering. The dev...

Bridging the Gap Between Online Business and Transactional Banking

As the global economy shifts towards an interconnected future, digitalisation continues to transform the world of transactional banking. Fintechs often outpace traditional banking institutions when it comes to serving the fast paced environment of on...

How Connected Cars Will Help Drive the Payment Revolution

Cars are becoming increasingly more connected and are turning into a new mobile source of payment and data. Juniper Research estimates that by 2026, global transaction volume of in-vehicle payments will exceed 4.7 billion by 2026, up from just 87 mil...

UBS Invests in Tech Unicorn Bigpanda

UBS announced it has invested in BigPanda, a leading artificial intelligence IT operations (AIOps) platform, through UBS Next, the firm’s strategic venture and innovation unit. As clients increasingly seek more digital services and b...

M&A-Aktivitäten von Schweizer KMU auf Rekordhoch

Die Zahl der Fusionen und Übernahmen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen (KMU) aus der Schweiz hat im ersten Halbjahr 2022 erneut einen Rekord erzielt. 133 KMU haben gemäss der neuen Deloitte MidCap-M&A-Studie andere Firmen gekauft oder wurden selb...

Apple Strengthens its Commitment to its Finance Business

Tech giant Apple is jumping deeper into financial services, moving away from its initial goal of providing finance solutions to retain customers and grow its core business of selling consumer electronics, to the broader aspiration of building a full-...

Top Funded DACH Fintechs and Top DACH Fintech Cities

The global fintech landscape has encountered accelerated change in recent years thanks to expansive funding and the notably pivotal role the industry played in adapting to the pandemic and post-pandemic eras. Financial accessibility and digital servi...

Neobanks Face Setbacks Amid High Cash Burns and Little Revenue Streams

A challenging economic environment, diminished funding and valuations, and increased scrutiny of regulators have put tremendous stress on neobanks around the world. Over the past few years, the industry has seen its fair share of business failures of...

Swiss Employee Insurance Startup Secures Pre-Seed Funding from Wingman and Tomahawk

grape, the neoinsurer for employee insurances, has raised CHF 1.7 million in a pre-seed funding round to expand its digital insurance product and grow the team. The round is led by Swiss venture capital firm Wingman Ventures, with participation from...