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Fintech and Banking Solutions for Freelancers and Digital Nomads

Fintech startups are coming up with ingenious solutions to serve freelancers and small businesses around the world that work internationally

Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

Online Financial Services Comparison Platforms: Are They Useful?

Online comparison platforms allow consumers to find, compare or review all sorts of products and services. These platforms, which typically

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Steemit, the Blockchain-Powered Social Network

Inspired by Reddit, Steemit is a blogging and social networking website running on top of a blockchain that pays users

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Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank Launch World’s Largest Tech Fund

An investment group that includes Japan’s SoftBank and Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund, has announced a major close with

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Swiss Banks And Swiss Fintechs Are Undergoing A Serious Customer Trust Issue

Swiss banks and financial institutions are facing many challenges as new, tech-focused entrants are trying to disrupt their businesses. Customer

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Customers Welcome Artificial Intelligence

A Consumer Intelligence report by PwC revealed that most consumers believe artificial intelligence (AI) will help humankind. In February 2017,

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200 Schweizer Fintech Startups: Swiss Fintech Map Mai

Die Fintech Switzerland Map vom Mai zeigt, dass die 200er Marke geknackt wurde. Swiss Fintech Rocks! Die Map wird monatlich

Mobile Payments

Facebook Messenger Payments Developments

The arrival of the digital age has transformed the retail banking industry and altered the relationship between banks and their

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Swiss Fintech Highlights 2017

Digitalization and evolving client needs are changing all areas of banking, bringing both substantial opportunities and challenges. For Switzerland, a

Online Wealth Mgt

Free Stock Trading App Robinhood Joins Fintech Unicorn Club as 23rd Member

Robinhood, a popular app for trading stocks without fees, has raised US$110 million in a Series C funding round led

Online Mortgage

MortgageTech: The Startups That Are Digitalizing The Mortgage Process

The massive mortgage industry is mainly dominated by banks and large mortgage lending firms like Quicken Loans. However, since the

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10 Upcoming Fintech Events in Switzerland

Several fintech events are scheduled in the coming months that will tackle some of the hottest trends in the financial

Blockchain/Bitcoin

The Blockchain Bank – Keep your Bank Relevant in the Future

The transformation to “The Blockchain Bank“ must be initiated and advanced now. Only then will a traditional financial service provider

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Swiss Finance Minister Ueli Maurer: Singapore’s Fintech Scene on a “High Level”

Singapore’s fintech scene is on a “high level” and there are learning points for Switzerland, according to Swiss Finance Minister

Online Wealth Mgt

7 Interesting Wealthtech Solutions from Switzerland

Tighter regulation, fast-paced customer demands, market shifts and disruptive technologies are amongst the many forces that have been changing the

Lending

3.5 Millionen Series A Für Lend

Das Zürcher FinTech-Startup LEND, hat die Series A Finanzierungsrunde im Umfang von CHF 3.5 Millionen erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Neben bestehenden Investoren

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Online Invoicing and Accounting Solutions for Self-Employed and SMEs in Switzerland

In the traditional business model, invoices are created at the end of each billing period, then printed, put in an

Online Mortgage

Online-Hypotheken-Anbieter Punkten mit Guten Konditionen

In der Vergangenheit wurden Kredite und Hypotheken in einem langen und mühsamen Prozedere offline bei Banken oder Kreditgenossenschaften abgeschlossen. Heute

Lending

Dem Negativzinsumfeld entfliehen mit Crowd4Cash / Neue P2P Lending Platform für die Schweiz

Crowd4Cash ist die eine neue Schweizer Crowd Lending (Peer-to-Peer) Plattform, welche Kreditnehmer und Kreditgeber auf einfache Weise zusammenbringt, 100% Online,

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Lykke Adds Support for ChronoBank TIME Token Trading

Lykke, the Swiss startup developing a global blockchain-powered marketplace, has added support for ChronoBank’s TIME token trading. Lykke plans to

Crowdlending

Crowdlending Platform Swisspeers Teams up with Amnis to Offer New Financing and Repayment Options to SMEs

Swiss crowdlending platform Swisspeers and foreign exchange marketplace Amnis have announced a new partnership to offer small and medium-sized enterprises

Money Transfer

7 Top Money Transfer Companies from the UK

The UK, and most particularly London, is undeniably one of the leading fintech hubs in the world. In 2015, VC-backed

Lending

Neues Kreditvergleichs-Portal

Ein neues Startup “PR Fina” vermittelt Kreditsuchende mit kompetenten und seriösen Kreditvermittlern und Kreditanbietern in der Schweiz. Diese sollen gebührenfrei

Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

Eine wegbereitende Vermögensplattform für die ganzheitliche Betrachtung von“Gesamtvermögen” und “Risiko”

B&B Analytics informiert über die Lancierung ihres Flagschiff-Angebots AXLE – einer umfassenden Vermögensplattform für Family Offices, Vermögensverwalter und Anlageexperten. AXLE

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Infographic: The Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide

Here is a infographic showing the top 20 venture capitalists worldwide and where they have invested their money. The list comes

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7 Spannende Fintechs aktiv in Singapore

Singapur hatte ein ziemlich aufregendes Jahr hinter sich in Sachen Fintech. Der Stadtstaat organisierte den weltgrössten FinTech-Event, etliche Banken und

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FUSION launches 3 New Global Accelerators & presents the 2nd Batch of Fintech Startups

FUSION, operating Switzerland’s First Fintech Startup Accelerator Fintech FUSION, hosted their Annual Demoday at the Fer Geneva. With over 300

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Social-Private-Banking: How to Make Customers (with Fintech) more Happy?

We all want to be satisfied. We want to be happy. Each generation and culture, however, interprets “happiness” differently. Being

Money Transfer

Europa: Mit Digitalen Finanzdienstleistungen 6,5 Mio. Euro im Jahr Sparen

Europas Verbraucher bezahlen bis zu 6,5 Mio. Euro im Jahr an versteckten Kosten für die Nutzung von Banking-Dienstleistungen. Zu diesem

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Infographic: PSD2 explained

In less than a year, the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will be implemented across the European Union member states.

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The Swiss Fintech Startup Map Overview (June Update)

Swisscom/eforesight shows every month a very nice overview with the Swiss Fintech Startup Map Overview. Here the June Update, now counting 185

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Banks Vs. Fintech: ‘Fintegration’ Is The Smartest Move

Banks and fintech startups have more business interests in common than issues that divide them, according to a new report

InsurTech

Wearable InsurTech Infographic

How Wearable Technology is Influencing The Insurance Industry. A nice infographic about Wearabble Insuretech from LifeInsurancePost.com. In 1964, Edward Thorp