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France Funding

Shift Technology Joins the Unicorn Club by Securing $220 Million in Investment

Shift Technology, a France-based SaaS provider of AI-driven decision automation and optimisation solutions for the insurance industry, announced that it

Mobile Payments

Swiss Contactless Payments Has Continued to Flourish, Neobanks Rise in Popularity

The Swiss Payment Monitor found that the trend towards credit card use and contactless payment has continued to flourish in

Blockchain/Bitcoin

Revolut Kicks off Beta Phase of Bitcoin Withdrawals

Revolut, a British fintech company offering banking services, has rolled out the beta launch of bitcoin withdrawals to customer’s own

Partner Content

F10 Seeks Sustainable Finance and SME Services Applications

The ten startups in F10 Switzerland’s second Acceleration Program has officially graduated during an online startup showcase which featured 275

Payments

Banking Circle Reports Significant Growth a Year After Securing Its Banking License

Payments specialist Banking Circle reported a significant uplift in payments flow and clients a year after it secured a banking

Blockchain/Bitcoin USA

Visa Teams up With Tala to Drive Crypto Adoption Among the Underbanked

Tala, a digital financial services provider in emerging markets, announced a new partnership with Visa to help underbanked populations participate

Mobile Payments

Bluecode Taps Deutsche Handelsbank’s Former Top Exec as New COO

European mobile payment provider Bluecode has expanded its executive team by hiring Daniel Koller as its new Chief Operating Officer

Funding Security

Swiss-Singaporean Cybersecurity Firm Acronis Snags $250 Million Investment

Acronis, a cybersecurity firm founded in Singapore and incorporated in Switzerland, announced that it has received more than $250 million

Funding Wealthtech

Wealthsimple Raises US$ 610 Million, Canadian Celebrities Buy In

Wealthsimple, a Canadian online investment management service focused on millennials, announced that it has raised $610 million (C$750 million) in a

Virtual Banking

Postfinance and Swissquote Set to Officially Kick Off Their Digital Banking App Yuh

PostFinance, the financial services unit of Swiss Post, has partnered with Swissquote will be officially launching their collaborative digital banking

Open Banking

Adesso Schweiz to Support Hypothekarbank Lenzburg’s Open Banking Ambitions

Consulting and IT service provider adesso Schweiz has entered into a strategic partnership with Hypothekarbank Lenzburg to further develop and

Mobile Payments

New CIO for Swiss Mobile-Payment App TWINT

Swiss mobile payment app TWINT announced the appointment of Simon Wehrli as its Chief Information Officer as well as a

Funding Germany Virtual Banking

German Challenger Bank Vivid Money Secures EUR 60 Million for European Expansion

Berlin-based mobile banking app Vivid Money announced an investment of EUR 60 million, bringing the company’s valuation to EUR 360

Lending

PostFinance to Offer Personal Loans via Fintech Startup bob finance

PostFinance, the financial services unit of Swiss Post, has partnered with Swiss digital lender bob Finance to offer personal loans.

Germany Mobile Payments

Lidl Pay startet in Deutschland

Mit dem Scan der Lidl-Plus-App an der Kasse können Kunden ganz einfach in einem Schritt ihre Coupons einlösen, auf Wunsch

Payments

«MOGLI» – die erste Payment-App für Schweizer KMU’s erhält Finma Fintech Bewilligung

MOGLI safe and easy: «MOGLI» bewahrt die Kundengelder im Girokonto bei der Schweizerischen Nationalbank auf. Das Herz von Geschäfts- und

Blockchain/Bitcoin Germany

Deutsche Börse and Commerzbank Join Forces to Build Digital Asset Marketplaces

German stock exchange operator Deutsche Börse and Commerzbank have partnered to invest into Fintech 360X to create digital asset marketplaces.

Online Mortgage Partner Content

Trends und Analysen des digitalen Hypothekarmarktes

Mit Valuu lancierte PostFinance Anfang 2019 die erste vollständig digitale Hypothekenplattform der Schweiz. Die Idee dahinter: Personen in der Schweiz