Fintech News Switzerland
EIB and Goldman Sachs Issue First Euro-Denominated Digital Bond on a Private Blockchain
The European Investment Bank (EIB) — in collaboration with Goldman Sachs Bank Europe, Santander and Société Générale — launched Project
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SIX Fintech Ventures Joins Keyrock’s $72 Million Series B Fundraising
Keyrock, a Brussel based digital asset market maker, raised $72 million in its Series B funding round from investors including
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Mastercard & Vesta Join Forces to Offer Enhanced Fraud Management Solutions
Mastercard and Vesta, an end-to-end fraud prevention platform for digital purchases, announced a new strategic partnership to provide a state-of-the-art
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The State of the German Blockchain Ecosystem
Despite a global venture capital (VC) pullback, shrinking valuations and public market turmoil, Germany’s blockchain VC funding market remained stable
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16 Banking, Insurance and Fintech Professionals Named Among 2022 Top B2B Marketing Influencers
CMO Huddles, a community of business-to-business (B2B) marketing leaders, have released its selection of this year’s top B2B marketing influencers.
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Interest in Media for Equity on the Rise
Media for equity, a financing option that provides advertising in return for equity in a company, is proliferating at an
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A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM to Discontinue Blockchain Trade Platform Tradelens
A.P. Moller – Maersk and IBM announced the decision to withdraw the TradeLens offerings and discontinue the platform. Starting immediately,
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Swiss Digital Bank Alpian Ramps up Athlete Endorsements to Appeal to the Mass Affluent
Swiss digital bank Alpian has announced the appointment of Sébastien Buemi as honorary “chief inspiration officer,” adding the Swiss professional
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Alpian ernennt Sébastien Buemi zum dritten ehrenamtlichen Chief Inspiration Officer
Nachdem Alpian im Oktober 2022 offiziell als erste digitale Privatbank der Schweiz an den Start ging, gibt das Unternehmen heute
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France, Luxembourg and EIB Conduct Joint Wholesale CBDC Experiment
The Banque de France, Banque centrale du Luxembourg and European Investment Bank (EIB) successfully conducted a wholesale central bank digital
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Conferma Pay, Sabre and Mastercard Issue B2B Virtual Travel Payment Cards
UK virtual corporate card provider Conferma Pay and US travel tech company Sabre have partnered with Mastercard to issue virtual
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Belgium’s OpenWay Launches Card-as-a-Service Platform
Belgian payment processing company OpenWay has added card issuing software to its Way4 digital payments platform covering credit, debit, corporate,
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UBS Chooses Regula’s Identity Verification Solutions to Automate Onboarding
UBS has partnered with Latvian identity verification company Regula to create a fully automated and 24/7 account opening process for
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BVNK Acquires System Pay Services to Provide Licensed E-Money Services
UK crypto payments platform BVNK has acquired payments company System Pay Services for its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license after
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wefox Appoints Zalando’s Laura Eschricht as Chief Marketing Officer
German insurtech platform wefox has appointed Laura Eschricht as its new Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. She joins wefox from
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BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy Due to Exposure to FTX
Crypto lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection citing a liquidity crisis due to substantial exposure to recently
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Quid Launches Multi-Currency Wallet for SMEs With Visa’s Currencycloud
UK business banking platform Quid Global and cross-border payments platform Currencycloud have partnered to launch Quid’s multi-currency global wallet for
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Spain’s Cobee Raises €40M Series B for Employee Benefits Platform
Madrid employee benefits platform Cobee has closed a €40 million Series B funding round with investments from London-based Octopus Ventures
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Estonia’s Kriptomat Partners Volt for Real-Time Payments for Crypto Trading
Estonian crypto platform Kriptomat has partnered with UK payment gateway provider Volt to enable customers to make real-time account-to-account payments
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Fintech Startup Failures Pile Up
After experiencing record investment volumes in 2021, venture funding is dropping significantly this year amid hiking inflation rates, political instability
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PayPal Ramps Up Integrations and Partnerships
PayPal has reached a new agreement with Apple that will see that two technology giants accept each other’s products in
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UK’s Starling Bank Blocks All Transactions to and From Crypto Platforms
London-based Starling Bank recently announced in a text to its users that it has decided to block all incoming and
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Crypto Winter Wipes Out 72,000 Bitcoin Millionaires in 2022
Crypto comparison website Bitstacker conducted a study which found that there was a 70% drop in Bitcoin millionaires in November
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Railsr Launches Data Dashboard for Brands to Track Customer Trends
London-based embedded finance platform Railsr has launched Insights, a dashboard for brands to access data-driven insights on their customer base
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Switzerland Sets the Stage for Instant Payments
Stability. Secrecy. Safety. The Swiss financial system has been the very definition of these attributes for almost 200 years. But
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45 Millionen für Startup Fund von EquityPitcher
Die Venture Capital Firma EquityPitcher AG schliesst erfolgreich ihren zweiten Fonds. Dieser investiert gezielt in Startups aus der DACH-Region und
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Market Participants See Potential in DLT and Tokenization to Shorten Settlement Cycle
The clearing and settlement landscape is on the brick of a major transformation, driven by the accelerated pace of technology
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BX Swiss and FlowBank to Waive Fees for Swiss Shares Trading
The Swiss stock exchange BX Swiss and the Geneva-based online bank FlowBank announced that they will enable private investors to
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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
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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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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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BLKB unterstützt St.Galler Wealthtech Startup Kaspar&
Kaspar& ist seit Ende Februar 2022 auf dem Schweizer Markt. Das Spin-off der HSG und ETH offeriert mit seinem App
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Blockchain in Austria: An Overview
Austria has embarked on a digital transformation journey and has set out to become a hotspot for blockchain technology. In 2017,
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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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Sweden is Testing the e-Krona
The Riksbank has implemented a public procurement of a technology supplier to the e-krona pilot project and intends to sign
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Fintech: Banks, Beware! Why Banks Have a Difficult Time Innovating
The birth and rise of Fintech is deeply rooted in the global financial crisis of 2008, particularly the erosion of
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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 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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