Zurich Insurance Group to Acquire Estonia’s AI Firm AlphaChat
Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire Estonia-based conversational AI company AlphaChat. AlphaChat’s customer service automation technology will help to enhance Zurich Insurance Group’s conversational AI capabilities, and support the development of Intelligent Virtual Assistants for both internal and external
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Switzerland Poised to Become a Leading Hub for Sustainable Investment
As a global financial hub and the world’s top asset management center, Switzerland is poised to become a leading hub for sustainable finance, a new report by the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ, part of Lucerne University of Applied
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Here Are the Key Findings From OneSpan’s Global Financial Regulations Report
OneSpan recently released its second annual Global Financial Regulations Report, that outlines major developments in the regulatory landscape. In conjunction with comprehensive research into how the changing regulatory landscape is impacting the banking community, this year’s report also reveals how
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Thoma Bravo Takes Bottomline Private in US$2.6 Billion Acquisition Deal
Software investment firm Thoma Bravo has inked a deal to acquire payment and invoice management platform Bottomline Technologies in an all-cash transaction for approximately US$2.6 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Bottomline shareholders will receive $57.00 per share in
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SIX and BearingPoint Join Forces for Invoice-To-Payment Service in Europe
Management and technology consulting company BearingPoint and the Swiss financial market infrastructure operator SIX are partnering to develop a fully integrated invoice-to-payment service. The service will digitalise the entire value-added chain from the issue of the invoice to its payment.
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Viseca lanciert Open Finance Angebot
Spesenprozesse sind oft papierbasiert und umständlich. Neue Lösungen für Spesenmanagement wie etwa Edi von HR Campus oder Yokoy schaffen hier Abhilfe. Der Spesenprozess kann in solchen Fällen über eine Mobile App automatisiert und digital End-to-End in Echtzeit abgewickelt werden. Um
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New Gold Token by SEBA Bank Allows Digital Ownership of Physical Gold
FINMA-licensed digital assets banking platform SEBA Bank has launched its Gold Token, a regulated digital token for investment in and delivery of physical gold on-demand. The SEBA Bank Gold Token enables investors to own a digital form of physical gold
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Temenos Expands Microsoft Partnership to Bolster Its Cloud Banking Product
Global banking software company Temenos is expanding its strategic relationship with Microsoft to meet the growing demand for its SaaS and banking services. The company is looking to grow its SaaS and open banking solutions under the Temenos Banking Cloud,
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Mexican Fintech Clara Clinches Unicorn Status With US$70 Million Series B
Mexico City-based end-to-end corporate spend management solution Clara has secured US$70 million in a Series B equity financing round. The round was led by Coatue, and takes Clara’s valuation to US$1 billion. With the Series B, Clara has become the
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VT5 Becomes First SPAC to Go Public on the SIX Swiss Exchange
VT5 Acquisition Company has become the first company to go public on the SIX Swiss stock exchange through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listing. The IPO comprised an offering of 20,000,001 class A shares along with 6,666,657 redeemable warrants,
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