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Digitalisierung Braucht Neue Fähigkeiten- Neue Ausbildungs-Intitiative für Führungskräfte

Unternehmen stehen heute im Personalmanagement vor einer doppelten Herausforderung: Sie müssen neue Fachkräfte gewinnen und gleichzeitig die bestehenden Mitarbeitenden auf

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Most Anticipated Fintech Events in the US Taking Place in H1 2019

As fintech continues to disrupt the financial landscape, a multitude of fintech conferences are scheduled to take place this year

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Bexio geht nach Lausanne: Bereits 20’000 Kunden in der Schweiz

Dank einem nochmaligen Wachstumsschub arbeiten mittlerweile über 20’000 Unternehmen mit der cloudbasierten Business-Software bexio des Schweizer Fintech Startups. Um weiter

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Bank Fricks Aims to Target Institutional Investors With Its New Subsidiary, DLT Markets

Having recently launched their blockchain incubator, Bank Frick seems to be deepening their foray into all things cryptocurrency and blockchain

InsurTech

Allianz X Increases Fund Size to €1 Billion, Eyeing to Invest in Digital Business

Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the Allianz Group, announced today it has received additional investment from Allianz SE,

Mobile Payments

Re-Thinking Transactions: The 2019 European Payment Summit

Now in its 17th edition, The European Payment Summit (EPS) will gather key policymakers, decision makers in the FSI, top-experts in

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Is Blockchain all Hype? A Financier and Supply Chain Professor Discuss

This is an article from The Conversations’s Head to Head, a series in which academics from different disciplines chew over current

Fidor Offers a New AI-Powered Chatbot for Banks

Fidor is announcing its new banking chatbot, designed in collaboration with Finn AI, an AI-powered conversational banking technology provider. Having

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Switzerland’s Booming Fintech Startup Industry in 2019

Famous for its banking sector and ranked the most innovative country in the world by the Global Innovation Index ,

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FSB Report: Fintech Developments and Potential Financial Stability Implications

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report on FinTech and market structure in financial services. The publication is part of

Blockchain/Bitcoin Liechtenstein

Kryptowährungen am Post-Schalter Kaufen

Ab dem 15. Februar 2019 bietet die Liechtensteinische Post AG den Wechsel von Kryptowährungen am Schalter an. In einer ersten

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Who Will Win the Swiss Fintech Startup Award 2019? – 5 Free Tickets for our Readers

The Swiss Fintech Awards 2019 has just released a series of videos featuring the 10 selected hopefuls competing in two

Regtech

Swift Now Offers Global Know Your Customer Platform to Corporates

SWIFT announced that it will be opening its Know Your Customer platform, the KYC Registry, to corporates. In a first

Online Mortgage

Avaloq Manager wird COO von MoneyPark

Der unabhängige Hypothekenvermittler MoneyPark hat Michael Rogenmoser als COO & Head of Business Development gewonnen. Rogenmoser kommt von Avaloq, dem schweizerischen

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Swiss Fintech Startup Map February: 9 “New” Swiss Fintech Join

Swisscom just released the new Swiss Fintech Startup Map. The Swiss Fintech map counts now 316 Startups. 9 new Swiss

InsurTech London

Baloise Invests in London Insurtech Startup

Through Anthemis Baloise Strategic Ventures, Baloise is investing in Stable, a London-based startup. Stable has created an index insurance product

Austria Blockchain/Bitcoin

Bitcoin Kaufen – in Österreich nun auf der Post möglich via Automat

Kryptowährungen kommen immer mehr im Alltag der österreichischen Bevölkerung an. Das aktuellste Beispiel für diese Entwicklung ist die Kooperation des

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Redalpine Backs Carvolution

With its fully digital car subscription service, Carvolution reshapes car ownership and access, focusing on flexibility and convenience. The round

InsurTech

vlot will die Lebensversicherung in der Schweiz revolotunieren

Das Zürcher InsurTech Start-up vlot geht neue Wege bei den Lebensversicherungen und vereinfacht den Zugang zum Schweizer Vorsorgesystem. Vlot verfolgt

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Swiss Fintech Fair 2019: Die Schweizer Fintech-Messe findet im September in Zürich statt

Die SWISS FINTECH FAIR wird am 17. September 2019 in den Hallen des Kraftwerks im Zentrum von Zürich stattfinden. Initiator

London

24 Fintech Events in London to Attend in 2019

London is Europe’s leading fintech hub, home to some of the world’s hottest fintech companies including TransferWise, Revolut and Funding

Lending

Zurich Based Fintech Bags CHF 120 Mio in Series A Funding Round

Zurich based Fintech Tradeplus24 has completed their Series A financing round, raising over CHF 120m in a mix of equity

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What Happened to Fintech Switzerland’s Previous Pick of Hottest Fintech Startups?

In mid 2016, after sifting through copious amounts of reports, studies and our own internal evaluations we’ve come up with

Blockchain/Bitcoin Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Joins European Blockchain Partnership

On 1 February 2019, the Principality of Liechtenstein signed the Declaration joining the European Blockchain Partnership, thus becoming the 28th

Blockchain/Bitcoin Liechtenstein

Bank Frick’s Spinoff to Accelerate Fintech and Blockchain

Bank Frick has established its own subsidiary in order to promote and finance blockchain and fintech start-ups. From the birth

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Ein 500 Millionen Startup Fonds für die Schweiz; UBS, Credit Suisse und Mobiliar an Board

Die Schweiz gehört zu den weltweit führenden Volkswirtschaften. Es gelingt ihr immer wieder, mit Neugierde, Offenheit und Erfolg auf neue

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New SIX Paper Outlines Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Securities Value Chain

SIX, the financial services provider best known for operating the Swiss stock exchange, has released a new whitepaper that explores

Germany Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

Berlin Based Fintech Raisin Secures $114 Million in Series D Funding

Today Raisin (Weltsparen), the pan-European fintech marketplace for savings and investment products, announced that it closed a Series D funding

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Top 20 Fintech Organizations On Social Media

Social advisory firm Jay Palter recently published their list of fintech influencer as means to help the community stay abreast

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A Snapshot of the Europe’s Fintech Unicorns

Fintech has been on the upward momentum ever since the term has been entered into our lexicon. A report by

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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

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Top 28 Fintech Investors In Europe

Global investment in financial technology ventures, or fintechs, tripled to US$12.21 billion in 2014, according to Accenture, a clear indication

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TOP Fintech Startups Over Last Decades

In the time of technology development and human creativity, more and more startups are established to tackle various problems in different

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The 9 Best Fintech Podcasts

Top 9 Fintech Podcasts: Podcasts use an audio file to share information through computers or portable music devices. When they

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The World’s Top 10 Neo- and Challenger Banks in 2016

In 2015 and 2016, a new breed of challengers have emerged – the digitally focused challengers, such as Atom, Fidor

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Top 10 Fintech Accelerators in Europe

A startup accelerator program is an intensive business development program that supports founders and helps them turn their ideas into

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Wer sind die Top Schweizer Fintech Influencer?

In diesem Beitrag zeigen wir, wer gemäss verschiedenen Messmethoden zu den Top Schweizer Fintech Influencer gehört. Kürzlich erschien ein Ranking vom

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FinTech Infographics: The Evolution of FinTech

The FinTech industry offers technology solutions and services to solve financial isues. This evolution started with the birth of the signature verification system