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Wealthtech

Die 3a-Vorsorge App frankly verstärkt den Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit: 600 Millionen Meilenstein

Die Vorsorge-App frankly ermöglicht Nutzerinnen und Nutzer in ihrer Säule 3a ein einfaches und günstiges Vorsorgesparen mit Wertschriften. Die rein

Germany Mobile Payments Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

SumUp und N26 kooperieren für bargeldlosen Zahlungslösungen für Selbständige

SumUp hat eine Partnerschaft mit der mobilen Bank N26 verkündet. Die beiden Branchenpioniere wollen Freiberuflern, Selbstständigen und UnternehmerInnen in ganz

Payments USA

Apple Introduces Apple Family Card, Allowing Spouses to Merge Their Credit Lines

Apple announced the launch of Apple Card Family, which allows users to share their Apple Card in order to track

Open Banking Personal Finance Mgt (PFM)

Hypi Lenzburg wird Partnerbank bei digitalem Altervorsorge Fintech Projekt

Das St. Galler Fintech-Unternehmen PSS AG lanciert für Menschen im Pensionierungsalter eine erste rein digitale Anlagelösung für das freie Altersguthaben

Funding InsurTech

Die Mobiliar gründet VC Firma Lightbird

Die Mobiliar stärkt ihre Position als Startup-Investorin und hat die Lightbird Ventures AG gegründet. Sie beauftragt Marcau Partners mit dem

Blockchain/Bitcoin Funding USA

Digital Asset Bags US$120 Million to Expand its Daml Data Network

Digital Asset, the creators of the Daml multi-party application platform, announced that it has raised over US$ 120 million in

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Swissquote Adds 9 Additional Cryptocurrencies for Retail Trading

Swiss banking group Swissquote announced that it is expanding its cryptocurrency offering with nine additional ones. In addition to the

Green Fintech

The Green Fintech Action Plan to Turn Switzerland Into a Sustainable Digital Finance Hub

The Green Fintech Network, a group of startups and experts in digital and sustainable financial services, has released an action

Austria Wealthtech

Austrian Investment Platform Bitpanda Launches Fractional Shares Trading

Bitpanda, an Austrian investment platform that just recently attained unicorn status at a valuation of US$ 1.2 billion, has launched

Blockchain/Bitcoin London

Bank of England Establishes a Digital Currency Taskforce

The Bank of England and the UK Treasury have announced the joint creation of a taskforce to coordinate the exploration

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Mt Pelerin Offers Crypto Investment With “Zero Fees” to Its New Users

Swiss fintech Mt Pelerin now allows the users of its mobile app Bridge Wallet to buy and sell cryptocurrencies at

Funding Germany InsurTech

Munich-Based SME and Freelancer Focused Insurtech Raises €5 Million Seed Funding

insureQ, a Germany-based provider of embedded insurance products for SMEs and freelancers, announced that it has raised a €5 million

Blockchain/Bitcoin USA

PayPal’s Venmo Introduces Crypto Buying and Selling Within Its App

Venmo, a mobile payment service owned by PayPal, announced that it now allows more than 70 million of its customers

Security USA

Mastercard to Acquire Identity Verification Company Ekata for US$850 Million

Mastercard announced that it has acquired identity verification company Ekata for US$850 million as digital identity is a foundational part

Blockchain/Bitcoin Germany

Deutsche Telekom kauft DeFi Blockchain Startup

Die Deutsche Telekom investiert in die Zukunft der dezentralen Finanzwirtschaft (DeFi) und kauft Celo Token (CELO). Celo ist ein weltweites

Various

Swiss Influencer Marketing Report 2020 – Top 7 Insights

Die vorliegende Studie der Universität Luzern ist die erste in der Schweiz durchgeführte Studie, die sowohl die relevante Zielgruppe von

Wealthtech

True Wealth’s Assets Under Management Now Exceeds Half a Billion Swiss Francs

Swiss online wealth management platform True Wealth reported that its number of customers has increased by 1,500 (more than 25%)

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Societe Generale Issues Structured Products as Security Token on Public Blockchain

Societe Generale announced that it has issued its first structured product as a security token directly registered on the Tezos’

Fintech Opinion Leader Funding

Is a SPAC Approach Relevant For Swiss Companies? (Part 2)

Following my initial article on SPACs, I was surprised to see how many people and Swiss companies that had been

Various

Finnova Announces Major Revamp Of Its Board Of Directors

Swiss-based banking solutions provider Finnova has announced several major changes in its board of directors. Walter Knabenhans and Hanspeter Rhyner

Blockchain/Bitcoin InsurTech

AXA Switzerland Accepts Bitcoin for Insurance Payments

AXA Switzerland announced that it will now allow its customers to pay their bills with bitcoin from April onwards, being

Funding USA

6 Fintechs Make Top 20 US Valuation Leaderboard; Worth a Combined US$145B

The past two years have seen the valuations of the US’s most valuable venture (VC)-backed fintech companies soar. As of

Covid19 Digital Transformation

Banks Fell Short of Meeting Customers’ Expectations in 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated banking-sector issues, forcing retail banks to embrace digital transformation and realign their offerings to customer

InsurTech

Digitalisierung-Trends im Schweizer Versicherungsmarkt

Mehr als ein Drittel der in der Schweiz wohnhaften Bevölkerung kann sich vorstellen, künftig ausschliesslich online mit Versicherungen zu interagieren.