Republic to Acquire Seedrs in US$100 Million Deal to Expand Its Europe Footprint
US-based private investment platform Republic will be acquiring European online private investment platform Seedrs for about US$100 million. The deal is expected to close in early 2022. The deal also saw participation from global institutional investment management firm Davidson Kempner
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London Stock Exchange Group to Acquire Quantile for US$364 Million
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) will be acquiring financial services provider Quantile Group in a deal valued at GBP 274 million (US$364 million). The acquisition is expected to close in 2022. Quantile will support LSEG’s global OTC Derivatives clearing
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Run auf die PropTech Map Switzerland
Quasi als Endspurt vor dem Jahreswechsel kommen neun PropTechs neu auf die Proptech Switzerland Map. Einmal mehr legt die Kategorie “Services” zu. Aber es gibt auch einen prominenten Abgang. STARTUP.ch vermeldet rekordhohe Firmengründungen, vor allem in den Bereich Immobilien und
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26 Startups Graduate From F10 Switzerland’s Global Summit /6 Investments
Twenty-six fintech and insurtech startups have graduated from incubator and accelerator programs by F10 Switzerland, as part of the third leg of the F10 Global Summit. A statement by F10 Switzerland said that a total of 12 growth-stage and 14
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Moody’s Acquires Passfort and 360kompany to Boost Its Onboarding Solutions
Global integrated risk assessment firm Moody’s Corporation is acquiring two European providers of onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) technology solutions. Moody’s has completed the acquisition of PassFort Limited and has signed an agreement to acquire Austrian based d360kompany AG
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SEBA Bank Launches Crypto and Blended AMC Platform With GenTwo Digital
Digital assets banking platform SEBA Bank has launched a platform for blended Actively Managed Certificates (AMCs) in partnership with GenTwo Digital. The AMC platform allows Swiss asset managers to originate a Swiss-compliant AMC with Swiss ISIN, a statement from the
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UBS Becomes First Swiss Bank to Launch Digital Gold Trading
Investment bank UBS has become the first Swiss bank to roll out a digital gold trading solution for local customers on its mobile banking app. The trading solution will be made available for amounts as low as US$5, Reuters reported.
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Bitcoin Capital Rolls Out New Crypto ETPs on the Swiss Stock Exchange
Bitcoin Capital has expanded its crypto asset offerings by launching two new crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The new products, 1 FiCAS Active Bitcoin ETP and 1 FiCAS Active Ethereum ETP, are actively managed by crypto
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Colombia: Underdeveloped Wealthtech, Banking Tech Sectors Are an Opportunity for Swiss Fintechs
In Colombia, underdeveloped fintech segments including investment management/wealthtech and banking infrastructure represent a market opportunity for Swiss fintech companies, which have over the years build up expertise and competencies in both areas, a new report by Swiss governmental agency Switzerland
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Infoniqa übernimmt Run my Accounts
Infoniqa übernimmt per sofort die Run my Accounts AG. Nach dem im Frühjahr 2021 angekündigten Kauf der Sage Schweiz AG ist die Akquisition von Run my Accounts bereits die zweite Schweizer Übernahme. Mit den Übernahmen baut Infoniqa die Präsenz in
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