2 Schweizer Krypto-Startups im Mastercard Accelerator dabei
Mastercard startet ein weiteres globales Startup-Engagement-Programm. Start Path unterstützt schnell wachsende junge Unternehmen aus den Bereichen Digital Assets, Blockchain und Kryptowährungen. Sieben Startups haben sich dem Programm angeschlossen: GK8, Domain Money, Mintable (Singapore), SupraOracles, STACS (Singapore), Taurus und Uphold. Gemeinsam mit Mastercard werden sie in
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Swiss Fintech Tradeplus24 Raises $25 Million To Drive Expansion
Swiss small and medium enterprise (SME) financing startup Tradeplus24 has raked in $225 million in pre-Series B round, the startup announced. Of the total funding, $25 million is in equity financing and the remaining $200 million is in debt financing.
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What are Stablecoins and What Risks and Opportunities Do They Bring?
Stablecoins, or digital tokens with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets, have surged in popularity over the past year on the back of booming cryptocurrency transaction activity, the emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi), and a large rise in
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Spendesk Raises €100 Million in Series C Funding
Paris-headquartered Spendesk, an all-in-one spend management platform for finance teams, has raised €100 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic while existing investors Index Ventures and Eight Roads Ventures
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Solarisbank Reaches Unicorn Status With EUR 190 Million Series D Funding
Berlin-based Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform Solarisbank has raised EUR 290 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round, clinching the coveted unison status with a valuation of € 1.4 billion. The funding was led by Switzerland-based Decisive Capital Management while new
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2021, a Tipping Point for Digital Asset Adoption in Switzerland
2021 was the tipping point for the acceptance of cryptocurrencies and digital assets in Switzerland. Investors entered the space at a rapid pace and client demand became simply too large to brush aside. Meanwhile, financial institutions started actively joining the
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Swiss Marketplace Lending Volume Surged 42.5% to CHF 15.4 Billion in 2020
In 2020, the total volume of new debt capital brokered through online platform in Switzerland grew 42.5% to CHF 15.4 billion. This represents a 183% increase from 2017 during which total volume of marketplace lending in Switzerland totaled CHF 5.4
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Top 12 Global Neobanking Influencers in 2021
From retail and telecommunications to construction and transport, numerous sectors are currently experiencing disruption and digital transformation. This trend has been further accelerated by the global pandemic that forced people to adopt digital services in all spheres of life. In
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Report: 53% of Global Population Set To Embrace Digital Banking By 2026
With the pandemic accelerating digital adoption across the globe, the popularity of digital banking has soared through the roof. Around 35% of customers adopted online banking, with 30% specifically increasing their use of mobile banking, since COVID-19 struck last year. According
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UK Fintech Soldo Raises US$180 Million in Series C Funding Round Led by Temasek
Soldo, a London-based business expense automation platform, announced that it has closed a US$180 million oversubscribed Series C funding round. The fundraise was led by Temasek, a leading global investor headquartered in Singapore. The round includes new investors Sunley House
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