Wealthtech
Securing Wealth in Changing Times
Fifteen years after the financial crisis, banks are again experiencing a crisis of confidence that has caused stock prices to fluctuate wildly and destroyed Credit Suisse. But that is not the only problem – sovereign debt continues to rise and
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UBS Completes Cross-Border Intraday Trade On Broadridge’s Blockchain-Powered Platform
Global financial technology company Broadridge Financial Solutions announced that UBS and a global Asian bank have successfully executed a cross-border intraday repo transaction on its blockchain-enabled platform. This intraday trade marks the launch of the next phase in the rollout
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Maerki Baumann’s Clients Can Now Invest in Redalpine’s Venture Capital Fund
Zurich-based private bank Maerki Baumann & Co. announced that it has partnered with Redalpine Venture Partners, a Swiss venture capital firm, to enable its clients to invest in the latter’s venture capital fund. The partnership allows Maerki Baumann’s clients to
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Aisot Technologies Raises CHF 1.8 Million Seed Funding
Aisot Technologies, a spin-off from ETH Zurich developing AI-powered portfolio insights for equity and crypto markets, announced that it received CHF 1.8 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Swiss investment firm Haute Capital Partners and
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eToro Partners With Sentifi to Launch Social Sentiment Portfolio
eToro, the social investing network, announced the launch of SocialSentiment, a portfolio offering exposure to US companies with solid ESG performance and high levels of positive social chatter developed in partnership with Sentifi, an award-winning alternative data provider. Dani Brinker,
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Robinhood Launches New Media Outlet Sherwood Media
Digital investment platform Robinhood is launching a new media arm called Sherwood Media, which will cover the markets, economics, business, technology and the culture of money, the company said last week. The fintech firm joins the growing list of companies that
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Wealthtech Startup Everon Closes CHF 2.5 Million Seed Round from TX Ventures
Zurich-based fintech company Everon, which specializes in digital wealth management, has closed its seed funding round of approximately CHF 2.5 million. The main investor in the round was TX Ventures, the VC investment arm of the Swiss media company TX
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N26 and Bitpanda Expand Crypto Trading Product to Switzerland
German neobank N26 has partnered with Austrian crypto platform Bitpanda to expand its in-app crypto trading product to its customers in Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland from €1 onwards. The N26 Crypto was already rolled out in Austria late
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The City of Lugano Issues Its First Native Digital Bond on SDX With ZKB
The city of Lugano, Switzerland, launched a 6-year CHF senior unsecured bond with a total issue volume of CHF 100 million and a maturity in 2029. By issuing the first native digital bond, the city of Lugano is pioneering this
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UBS Issues USD 50 Million Tokenized Debt Securities for Asia Pacific
UBS has closed the first tokenized debt transaction for Asia Pacific investors, underlining its commitment to expand regional investment opportunities. UBS AG London branch issued USD 50 million in digital fixed rate security tokens (‘digital securities’) using blockchain technology to
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