News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Cryptocurrency company Circle is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) via a merger with Concord Acquisition Corp, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC) in a deal that values the firm at US$4.5 billion. The transaction is...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Swiss insurance holding company Baloise and UBS, with its mortgage brokerage platforms Atrium and key4, plans to enter into a strategic partnership in order to provide innovative solutions and services to property owners in Switzerland. The aim of th...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
The Swiss Fintech Awards is organized yearly since 2015 to promote regional development and to strengthen the Swiss fintech ecosystem. A network of partner organisations and fintech experts select the best early and growth-stage startups through a mu...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
The much-anticipated Swiss Fintech Awards has announced the winners for the year 2021 where winners of the three categories received CHF 24,000 each as prize money. The awards have been organised yearly since 2015 to promote regional development and...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Danish fintech Pleo announced that it has raised US$150 million in a Series C funding round to become a unicorn with a company valuation of US$1.7 billion. The Series C round was co-led by Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital, with contributions...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
The legal merger of Swiss payment terminal provider CCV Schweiz SA with Concardis Schweiz AG by the Nets Group, a payment service provider in Europe, has been completed. As of 30 June 2021, the two companies will continue to operate under the Nets br...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Credit Suisse Group AG announced the appointment of Joanne Hannaford as Chief Technology & Operations Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group, effective January 1, 2022. Joanne Hannaford Mrs. Hannaford joins from Goldma...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
PLUSCARD, a full-service processor for numerous card-issuing institutions across Germany, Netcetera, a digital payment solutions provider, and Entersekt, a customer authentication specialist, launched the FIDO-certified alternative to app-based authe...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Broadridge Financial Solutions, an American-based investment banking company, announced that has acquired cloud-based Execution Compliance and Surveillance Service’s (ECS) assets from Jordan & Jordan. The solution provides a combination of...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Startups supported by Swiss Innovation agency Innosuisse will soon be able to go to Japan or South Korea to develop their business internationally thanks to the two new camps being opened this year to meet growing demand. These destinations were chos...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Though the growth of fintech in Latin America (Latam) started later than in other region, it quickly picked up stream. Today, Latam is experiencing an explosion of fintech activity that’s being fueled by rising demand for online banking tools, encour...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Gutscheinverkäufe für das lokale Restaurant, Spenden-Aktion für den Kiosk um die Ecke oder finanzielle Hilfe für Personen, die unter der Pandemie besonders leiden: Die Coronakrise hat eine Welle von Unterstützungsinitiativen auf Crowdfunding-Plattfor...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Smart, the global retirement savings technology platform provider that powers the Smart Pension Master Trust, one of the ‘big four’ UK auto enrolment master trusts, has announced that it is concluding a £165 million Series D funding round. Chrysalis...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
Versicherer digitalisieren ihre Partnerschaften. In den letzten zwei Dekaden hat sich in der Technologie von Versicherungen viel verändert: Zahlreiche Gründungen von Insurtechs mit modernen und skalierbaren Technologielösungen bedienen ihre Kunden of...
News / Switzerland - 3 years ago
The St.Gallen based wealthtech startup Kaspar& announced that it has secured a seat in the second stage of Switzerland startup accelerator programme Venture Kick. Launched in 2017, Venture Kick offers a three stage funding model initiated to supp...