Category : Switzerland

The Future of Retail Banking is Ecosystem-Based, Mobile-First and Data-Driven: Study

The future of retail banking in Switzerland will be data-driven, ecosystem-based and run primarily through mobile consumer interfaces, a new study conducted by Business Engineering Institute St. Gallen found. The study, commissioned by Contovista, Vi...

Swiss Insurtech vlot Raises CHF 1M to Transform the Life Insurance and Pensions Landscape

The Swiss-based enterprise SaaS company vlot AG creates awareness of personal income and saving gaps and provides seamless workflows to plug in tailored product solutions. To further accelerate market traction and expansion, vlot has closed a CHF 1M...

Deutsche Kreditbank startet mit vollautomatisiertem Online-Konsumentenkredit

In Echtzeit kann man nun bei der Deutschen Kreditbank (DKB) einen automatisierten Kreditentscheidung fällen. Der Sofortkredit bei der DKB startet ab Anfang November mit einem effektiven Jahreszinssatz von 3,19 Prozent bei einem Nettodarlehensbetrag...

Swiss Decentralised Exchange Project Hangs in Balance

The cryptocurrency firm Lykke is one of the longest-established Swiss blockchain companies. But it has recently run into financial difficulties. What’s going on and what does that mean for the sector? Founder and CEO Richard Olsen gave me his take on...

Der WetziKoin fürs lokale Gewerbe

Eine Investition der Stadt Wetzikon zugunsten des örtlichen Gewerbes in der Coronakrise, eine Plattform samt App für den Kreislauf eines lokalen Zahlungsmittels und die drei Partner DU DA, Papers, Farner Consulting: dies sind die Grundlagen von ecoo,...

key4 UBS erweitert Angebot und geht neue Partnerschaft mit Homegate ein

Ende Juni hat UBS mit key4 eine offene Online-Plattform rund um die Finanzierung und den Erhalt von Eigenheim und Wohnen lanciert. Bestehende Hypotheken können seit dem Launch auf key4 unkompliziert verlängert werden. Heute baut UBS das Angebot aus:...

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...