Category : Switzerland

Peru Fintech Industry Grew 16% This Year; COVID-19 Accelerates Digital Adoption

Peru’s fintech industry has been growing consistently these past years, surging to 171 fintech companies operating locally, as of September 2021. The figure represents a 16% from 2020, and an annual average growth rate of 20% over the last seven year...

ZKB Fonds für Startups in Skalierungsphase

Ohne genügend finanzielle Ressourcen kann auch die beste Geschäftsidee nicht zünden. Und genau das ist das Problem: Fabian Bamert «Der Schweiz fehlt es an finanzstarken Kapitalgebern, die auch nach einem erfolgreichen Markteintritt während der Skalie...

Investition in Startups: Neue Anlagekategorie für Schweizer Pensionskassen

Die Pensionskassen können künftig einfacher in innovative und zukunftsgerichtete Technologien in der Schweiz investieren. Der Bundesrat hat an seiner Sitzung vom 17. November 2021 die Schaffung einer neuen Anlagekategorie für nichtkotierte Anlagen be...

Mastercard Finalises Acquisition of Danish Open Banking Firm Aiia

Mastercard announced it has completed its acquisition of Aiia, a Danish open banking technology provider that offers single and secure API access to banks and fintech companies, and enables users to easily perform account-to-account payments. Details...

SIX Digital Exchange Issues World’s First Digital Bond

The Switzerland Stock Exchange (SIX) announced that the SIX Digital Exchange will issue its first senior unsecured digital CHF bond. According to SIX, the bond was issued for a total volume of CHF 150 million and with its maturity for 2026 via its ho...

SIX Digital Exchange Issues First Digital Bond

Payroll Automation Startup Earny Launches Public Beta with Seed Funding

Earny, a Swiss-based startup that simplifies and automates payroll for small and mid-size enterprises (SMEs), announced the launch of its Software as a service (SaaS) as a public beta in November 2021. By granting access of its solution to a small gr...

ConsenSys Raises Valuation to US$3.2 Billion With Us$200 Million Fundraise

Blockchain firm ConsenSys announced the close of a US$200 million financing round, bringing its valuation to US$3.2 billion. New investors Marshall Wace, Third Point, ParaFi Capital, and Think Investments contributed to the round alongside new partne...

Credit Card Startup Upgrade Raises US$280 Million Series F, Now Valued at US$6 Billion

Upgrade, Inc., a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit and mobile banking to mainstream consumers, announced that it raised a US$280 million Series F round at a US$6 billion pre-money valuation. Upgrade said that it has raised...

Anleger können jetzt auch in den Crowd-Lending- Pionier Cashare investieren

Kunden und Kundinnen von Cashare haben die Möglichkeit, auf der Plattform mittels Crowdinvesting Partizipationsscheine zu erwerben und damit direkt am zukünftigen Erfolg des Unternehmens teilzuhaben. Beteiligung am Unternehmenswachstum Der Crowdlendi...

Fintech M&A Activity Reaches New Heights

Fintech exits through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have reached a new all-time high this year, outpacing all of 2020 by 23% to reach 664 deals in Q3 2021 year-to-date (YTD), new data from CB Insights show. These figures were shared in the State...

Markteinführung der NFT-Kollektion „Homo Spacien“ zeigt, wie die Raumfahrt die menschliche Evolution prägen wird

Vizzio Art Creators Lab (VACL), Teil von Vizzio Art, einem europäischen Anbieter für digitale Wandkunst, kündigt den Launch der limitierten NFT-Sammlung „Homo Spacien“ an. Die einzigartige Serie zeigt Konzepte auf, wie sich die Menschheit parallel zu...

MoneyLion Acquires MALKA Media to Accelerate Customer Growth

US-based neobank MoneyLion announced that it has acquired MALKA Media Group, a rapidly growing creator network and content platform. The acquisition builds on a four-year partnership between both entities. MALKA’s content engine as well as Mone...

SIX Swiss Exchange to Allow SPAC Listings From December Onwards

The SIX Swiss Exchange announced that Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) can now be be listed and traded on its platform from 6th December 2021 onwards. The Swiss bourse said that it has obtained authorisation from all of the relevant auth...